China's PR fumble - and some great athletics
A posting from Joyceland, written by a Chinese woman, raised in the USA, lived in the UK and married to a Canuck [I think I've got it right]. Some interesting comments on the Games, so far. more »China...
View ArticlePhotos of the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games
Photos of the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games on August 24 at 20:00 (local time). more »China Sports2008gamesolympicceremony
View ArticleLondon can take heart from these spectacularly humourless Games
Another summary of the Beijing Games from Marina Hyde, contrasting them with her expectations of the next games. more »Generalbeijingolympicslondon20082012
View ArticleChinese Moon Festival Greeting Cards for the Mid-Autumn Festival
We prepared some post cards about Chinese festivals for you to send to your friends. Chinese culture can be reflected by the cards. more »Arts & Entertainmentchinesechina2008moonfestivalcard
View ArticleNewborn found in China's Bird's Nest stadium
A newborn girl was found abandoned in a women's toilet in China's Bird's Nest National Stadium during the Paralympics, state press said Wednesday. The baby was discovered on Tuesday afternoon and was...
View ArticleIsrael's lone medallist Shahar Zubari calls the Chinese "scum"
Shanghaiist reports that everyone's up in a dither after Shahar Zubari referred to the Chinese as "scum". No context for the remark is given, but it's sort of hard to imagine that would matter. more...
View ArticleShopping Festivals Launched to Expend Domestic Needs, Expand Economy
All prefectural cities in Hunan have carried out two-month shopping festivals before the Spring Festival. Businesses in Changsha has increased by about 20% against the same period of 2008 in the first...
View ArticleJust Released: Survey on China's Economy and Policy for 2009
A survey held on CCTV2, Xinhua, Sina and other agencies, results on TV as of this morning. What's stark: People are extremely negative about the economy. Really really negative. But they're split on...
View ArticleThe future of Beijing's Bird's Nest Statium
Xinhua has reported that the unused Beijing Olympic Stadium is getting desperate to attract some business to it and plans have been released that it will be used to anchor shopping complex in the next...
View ArticleBeijing Olympics were the most polluted games ever
The Beijing Olympics of 2008 were the most polluted games ever with athletes and spectators exposed to dangerous level of smog, researchers have concluded. more »China...
View ArticleChina's GDP 1978-2008
A very interesting interactive graphic showing the sources and size of China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the past 30 years from 1978 to 2008. more »China...
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Chinese New Years from 2009 to 2030
We all know that the coming Chinese New Year is 2010-02-14. It is currently only 1 day away. This year's animal sign is Ox from 2009-01-26 to 2010-02-14. Click here for the Chinese New Year date for...
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From earthquake ruins, new families form in China
The Xia family lives in a new home perched high in the mountains of Beichuan. Every day they prepare lunch together, a savory feast including vegetables they grow on their own plot and pork from pigs...
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Rebuilding Beichuan, Brick by Brick
The Wenchuan Earthquake left hundreds of thousands homeless and had to be rebuilt, brick by brick. I took part in the reconstruction and learned a few things. more...
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The Ace of Diamonds: Surviving the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Three years ago, Charlie and two friends set out on a daytime motorcycle trip to nearby Qingcheng Shan, one of the birthplaces of Daoism. Chaos ensued as the region was ravaged by a 9.0 earthquake....
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