While we in the West think of Oreos as round with a sweet white filling, Chinese think of a four-layered rectangular bar filled with vanilla and chocolate cream covered in chocolate.
A Q&A with acclaimed documentarian Tan Siok Siok about her new film Boomtown Beijing - a film that captures the Chinese capital the summer before the Olympics. Be sure to also check out the film's trailer and links.
I think the 2015 number is built on a number that heavily favors anyone who wants to make grand declarations about China catching up quickly. In fact, last I remember, when Rich Brubaker at All Roads posted that China would catch up by 2028, we all took that number with quite a bit of skepticism.
When they arrived into the Guangzhou station from the HK Train, they were told that their visa would have to be canceled and they would be on their last 30 day stay and they would have to go back home to get an extension or a new visa!
Like visitors at George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon, Va., people come to Shaoshan in the heart of China to remember and teach their children about their national hero. He launched the Long March, an estimated 3,750-mile epic exploit as central to the story of China as the Boston Tea Party
A young university graduate who was working as an official in a village outside Beijing has gone missing. Many graduates are motivated to work in the countryside because of economic reasons and the chance to get a Beijing hukou.
Although the title is a little misleading (I would state that it is about international assumptions made on both sides), I still think this is a must view to really understand the situation over Olympic protests.
That’s right, Tencent publicly notes its expertise in… whistle blowing.
Beijing is calling upon its citizens to report Olympic logo infringements paying the tattle tail part of the fine. Most unauthorized vendors will not likely be able to afford the fine. The incentive will work much better if the reward is paid regardless of whether the fine is actually collected.
I was just sitting here ready to write a post when our whole building started to sway, I thought it was a case of vertigo until the pictures started to sway. Outside what I found most strange was that some construction workers remained on the cranes and continued working.
I was happy to come across today’s China Daily article reporting some immediate health benefits from the May 1 smoking ban that I mentioned in my prior post . Though perhaps not the type that immediately comes to mind, we’ll take what we can get.
