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Author Archives: Barry van Wyk
The 18th Party Congress opens
Its finally here, the day we’ve all been waiting for so long, and there really is not much else that can be found on China’s front pages today. The Beijing Morning Post (北京晨报) is indicative of the kind of headline that is … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged 18th Party Congress, Beijing Morning Post, City Lady, Danwei.com
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“Hold the people dearest in our hearts”
The front page of the Shanghai Youth Daily today leads with a big headline reading “Hold the people dearest in our hearts” (or foremost in mind, if you will – 把人民放在心中最高位置) (The Shanghai Youth Daily was established in 1949 and is closely tied to the Chinese Communist … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Danwei.com, Zhou Yongkang
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Maiden flight of new Chinese stealth fighter, definitely “not copied” from foreign design
At 10:30 am on Wednesday this week, China’s second fifth generation fighter plane, the J-31, flew for the first time. The Jinling Evening Newsfrom Nanjing in Jiangsu province today proudly displays the new fighter on its front page, and proclaims that China is now … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Front Page of the Day
Tagged aircraft, Danwei.com
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Pan Shiyi: Another real estate mogul’s affair goes public
Another scantily clad woman can be seen today on the front page of the City Lady (都市女报), a newspaper ostensibly focused on women’s issues but apparently not only aimed at female readers. And once again we can feast our eyes on the … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Sex, Drugs and Vice
Tagged Danwei.com, gossip, Pan Shiyi, real estate, Wang Shi
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Real estate billionaire Wang Shi’s divorce and new girlfriend
Having a mistress in China would not normally be front page news. But when you are a 61-year-old famous real estate mogul and renowned entrepreneur and when your new mistress is a pretty, 31-year-old actress – that’s front page front … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Internet and Media, Sex, Drugs and Vice
Tagged Danwei.com, Wang Shi
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Ningbo will ‘resolutely not have the PX project’
Unmentioned in almost every other newspaper in the country, but right in the middle of the front page of the Ningbo Daily (宁波日报) today is a brief announcement: Ningbo will resolutely not have the PX project. After protests all of last week against an expansion project … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Front Page of the Day, Health and Medicine
Tagged Danwei.com, NIMBY, Ningbo, pollution, protest, PX
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“Black kid’s happy life” in Shenyang orphanage
On the front page of Shenyang Evening News (沈阳晚报) from the capital of Liaoning province today is a large picture and profile of a four-year-old mixed-race child — the “happy black kid” of the headline who ended up in a Shenyang orphanage after he … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, School and Education, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged adoption, children, Danwei.com, Mixed Race, orphans, Shenyang
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“Obama’s mouth won”
Obama won the debate, and both Obama and Romney think China should be a partner of the US. That in a nutshell is the verdict of the Changjiang Times (长江商报) from Hubei province today on Monday’s third and final debate of the … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged Danwei.com, Debate, Election 2012, Obama, Romney, Views on China
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“Knight of the Yangtze” Lu Zijian dies at the legendary age of 118
The front page of the Chongqing Economic Times (重庆商报) today features a glowing obituary to Lu Zijian (吕紫剑): Chinese martial arts expert, “Knight of the Yangtze”, “Swordsman of the North East”, “Three Time Knight”, fighter against Japanese imperialism, witness to three centuries and now dead at … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Health and Medicine
Tagged Danwei.com, Lu Zijian, martial arts
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Post-90s interns freak out on first day after asked to name each other’s shortcomings
The front page of the Shenyang Evening News (沈阳晚报) today explains what happened when ten new interns, all of post-90s age, were given a ‘psychological test’ from their new boss (who happened to be a renowned former psychology major) on their first day at … Continue reading
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Tagged Danwei.com, post 90s
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