Author Archives: Barry van Wyk

There’s a use for gutter oil after all, oh wait…

Posted on 2012-08-31 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the City Lady (都市女报) from Shandong province today reports that a listed company has “unexpectedly and crazily” succeeded in making medicine from gutter oil (地沟油). The company in question, Joincare (健康元全资子公司) has reportedly procured 145 million yuan’s worth of gutter oil … Continue reading →

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Spurned mothers in desperate, suicidal stand-off for their kids’ education

Posted on 2012-08-30 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of City Lady (都市女报), a newspaper focused on women’s issues published in Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) province, today features two stories on two controversial issues related to education. The front page displays three images and the story of an incident that occurred … Continue reading →

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Disgruntled retired woman firebombs board meeting

Posted on 2012-08-28 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the Jinan Times (济南晚报) in Shandong today carries the gruesome tale of an attack by a retired but disgruntled former employee on a board meeting at a water supply company in Shaoyang (邵阳市) in Hunan province. Just after … Continue reading →

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Chinese criminal gang arrested in Angola

Posted on 2012-08-27 by Barry van Wyk

The front pages of various Chinese newspapers yesterday featured the story of 37 Chinese criminal suspects that were arrested for a whole host of misdeeds that they carried out against other Chinese nationals in Angola. The front page of the Jing … Continue reading →

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Guangzhou pays best

Posted on 2012-08-24 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the New Express (新快报) from Guangzhou today reports on new statistics released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showing that Guangzhou in 2011 had the highest average salary among 22 provincial capitals and four municipalities in China, namely … Continue reading →

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Was Liu Xiang’s Olympic flop all a set-up?

Posted on 2012-08-23 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the Oriental Guardian (东方卫报) today speculates on the conspiracy theories surrounding hurdler Liu Xiang’s Olympic race. At 17:47 on 7 August, countless Chinese people collectively cried out in anguish when Liu Xiang fell on the first hurdle of … Continue reading →

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‘Collective holiday’ in Shenyang residential community

Posted on 2012-08-16 by Barry van Wyk

Shenyang Evening News reports today that the property management department of Peng Cheng Gardens community in the city has declared a one month collective holiday. Hence the community is not being guarded properly and the garbage is strewn everywhere. The reason … Continue reading →

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Chinese activists arrested by Japan on disputed Diaoyu island

Posted on 2012-08-16 by Barry van Wyk

In the midst of a complicated and ongoing political dispute involving China and a host of other countries over a number of islands in the South China Sea, various papers in China today carried front page stories on 14 Chinese … Continue reading →

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Legless mountaineer and other stories from China’s front pages

Posted on 2012-08-14 by Barry van Wyk

A few heart-warming stories from the front pages of China’s newspapers today, and a more disturbing one as a notorious criminal is killed. From Shanxi Evening News (山西晚报) comes the inspirational story of Chen Zhou (陈州), a man from Shandong with no … Continue reading →

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Memorial arch collapses in Hangzhou

Posted on 2012-08-13 by Barry van Wyk

The front page story today in the Jinling Evening News in Nanjing reports on an incident that occurred yesterday in Hangzhou when a memorial arch collapsed, killing two and injuring one. At about 09:40 in the morning, the wood and brick structure of … Continue reading →

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