Author Archives: Allison Carol Goldman

China’s first woman in space

The Guizhou Economic Times today features a picture of a spaceship and two would-be astronauts, one of whom will become China’s first woman in space later this week. In the afternoon of Saturday, June 16, China will launch the Shenzhou No. 9 … Continue reading →

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Gaokao essay questions: fun and easy!

The front page of todays’ Shenzhen Evening News features a smiling girl giving a thumbs-up.  She is a high school student about to start her second, and final day of test taking for the gaokao, China’s national university entrance exam. The headline reads: … Continue reading →

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Taking the train to the gaokao

The China Youth Daily is a commercial daily run by the Communist Youth League. Today’s cover story: “Taking the train to the gaokao.” The gaokao is China’s university entrance exam. It is offered once a year, on a single day, to students across the country, … Continue reading →

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Northern Girls: interview with author Sheng Keyi

Qian Xiaohong is a young woman from a village in Hunan who went to the boomtown of Shenzhen in the 1990s in search of work. She is bold and optimistic, if sometimes a little naïve, and has short black hair … Continue reading →

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University diploma scandal in Jinan

The Jinan Times is a daily newspaper based in Shandong province. Today’s front page features a picture of a distressed student along with a phony university admissions letter. The headline reads: “68 ‘university students’ realize on the eve of their graduation that … Continue reading →

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Dancing cigarettes tell Wenzhou people not to smoke

The Wenzhou Business Daily is a commercial daily published in Zhejiang province, under the umbrella of the Wenzhou Daily Newspaper Group. Today’s front page features a picture of dancing cigarettes. In honor of international no tobacco day, they’re acting out the negative … Continue reading →

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Food safety and fingerprint registration

The Beijing Daily Messenger, formerly known as the Star Daily, is a weekday newspaper distributed on the Beijing subway. Today’s front page features the headline, “a generation of ID cards will be retired next year.” According to the article, the Vice Minister … Continue reading →

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Beijing kindergartens to receive new “Spirit of Beijing” readers

The Beijing Morning Post is a commercial daily under the Beijing Daily Press Group, controlled by municipal authorities. Today’s top headline reads, “City to encourage the moral development of minors.” The article says the Beijing municipal government yesterday launched a new action plan: … Continue reading →

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Is the U.S. causing trouble for Confucius?

The Southern Metropolis Daily is a Guangdong-based newspaper with a circulation of several hundred thousand print copies in its home province, and a wide national audience online. The front page today features a cartoon of Confucius next to an American flag. The … Continue reading →

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17 young people disappear in Yunnan, police fear a serial killer

The Chonqing Economic Times is a newspaper under the Chongqing Daily Press Group with a circulation of around 630,000 copies per day. Today the front page announces a new round of economic stimuli to promote stable growth in China. According to the … Continue reading →

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