Author Archives: Allison Carol Goldman

Hospital appointment scalpers will face consequences

Posted on 2012-05-02 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Beijing Morning Post today features the headline, “Hospital appointment scalpers will face the consequences.” Chinese hospitals require patients to wait in line to make am appointment. The scalpers wait in line, make appointments and then sell them … Continue reading →

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Kunming sleeper bus crashes, falls off a bridge

Posted on 2012-04-27 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Spring City Evening News today features the headline: “A journey without end.” The story is about a fast-travelling bus that crashed, and fell off a bridge in Yunan provinces, killing 9 people and injuring 36. … Continue reading →

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At the Beijing Auto Show, one model’s dress is worth more than the costliest of cars

Posted on 2012-04-26 by Allison Carol Goldman

The flashy photo dominating the front page of today’s South Eastern Economic Times shows a scantily-clad model of the type Beijing’s Auto Show is famous for. The headline reads, “This small diamond dress is worth over a hundred million.” Every year, … Continue reading →

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Dongguan looks at toxic medicine capsules

Posted on 2012-04-24 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Dongguan Times features a photo of medicine capsules that have been dumped by factories in Zhengzhou, Henan Province after being found to contain dangerous levels of chromium, which can be toxic if ingested in excessive … Continue reading →

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Housing prices in Chongqing to “stay stable”

Posted on 2012-04-23 by Allison Carol Goldman

The headline on the front page of today’s Chongqing Economic Times is: “The spring [property] fair closes, selling 2,988 high rise apartments at an average price of 6,136 yuan.” The article says the housing market is not expected to crash. It interviews … Continue reading →

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Praise for the 50 biggest taxpayers in Chongqing

Posted on 2012-04-20 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Chongqing Economic Times today featured the headline: “50 tax payers are the backbone of Chongqing’s economic development.” The article describes a speech that Huang Qifan, the mayor of Chongqing, gave yesterday at the 2011 Chongqing … Continue reading →

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Medical reforms: on the road to universal health care?

Posted on 2012-04-19 by Allison Carol Goldman

The Beijing Daily Messenger, formerly known as the Star Daily, is a weekday newspaper distributed on the Beijing subway. The front page today features an article, “300 cities and counties test pilot reforms of public hospitals.” According to Xinhua news agency, the … Continue reading →

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Both Xi Jinping and Zhou Yongkang meet with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Posted on 2012-04-13 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s People’s Daily features the headline, “Use practical acts to maintain reform, development and stability.” The article says the majority of party members, cadres and the masses strongly support the CPC Central Committee’s decision to discipline Bo Xilai and … Continue reading →

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People’s Daily: “People must unify their thinking and rally behind the CPC Central Committee”

Posted on 2012-04-12 by Allison Carol Goldman

The People’s Daily , the official mouth-piece of the Communist Part of China, today features an article on its front page headlined: “Consciously maintain the good aspects of reform, development and stability.” The article states that the broad masses of Chinese cadres … Continue reading →

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Bo Xilai investigation and school bus regulations

Posted on 2012-04-11 by Allison Carol Goldman

China Youth Daily is a popular newspaper under the auspices of the Communist Youth League of China that claims a circulation of around 800,000. The largest headline on today’s front page is that the State Council has formally released new school bus … Continue reading →

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