Author Archives: Eric Mu

Paper fights back against journalist arrest, Zoomlion alleged fraud back in spotlight

Guangzhou-based New Express ran a front page story today with a massive headline reading RELEASE HIM (请放人). The article requests the Changsha police authorities to release Chen Yongzhou (陈永洲), a journalist working for the newspaper who was arrested on October 19 at … Continue reading

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Does Vancl face a cash crunch?

Upstart Chinese clothing brand Vancl, a rising Internet star that aims to be Zara and Amazon rolled into one, has been the subject of a series of negative news reports. Of late, according to New Financial Observer(新金融观察报 ), a financial newspaper … Continue reading

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Baidu eyes Internet finance industry?

An article published by China Business News 第一财经日报 on October 17 claims to provide a glimpse into search giant Baidu’s ambitions to enter the Internet financial industry. The article quotes a source “close to the matter” who says that Baidu … Continue reading

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Hotel customer info vulnerability “threatens family harmony”

WooYun.org, a Chinese Internet security forum that publishes information about security loopholes, recently issued a warning about the data security of hotel records. Such information — including customers’ IDs, room numbers, and check-in and check-out times — is stored on the … Continue reading

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The iPhone and upstart smartphone Xiaomi

Apple’s presentation of new mobile operating system iOS 6 last week sent Chinese Apple fans into a frenzy. On Sina Weibo, 1.8 million and counting messages were posted commenting on iOS 6. Many people were excited by the new features … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Chinese graduate

An essay by Danwei staff writer Eric Mu.  When I was a kid, university graduates were as rare as unicorns, now they are more like popcorn: cheap and plentiful. No big surprise, considering there are millions of fresh ones every … Continue reading

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Internet chat: Premier Wen promises to raise income tax threshold

During his latest Internet chat with netizens, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the government would raise the tax-free threshold of individual income tax this year.

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Inflammable noodles rumor busted!

Today’s Beijing News dedicates an entire page discussing the possible causes of combustible noodles.

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National People’s Congress to introduce prison sentences for defected officials

A draft bill that will be passed soon stipulates that government employees who leave their posts without permission, defect to other countries and defect when they are abroad, may face prison terms from five years to ten years

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China evacuates overseas citizens from Libya

Ji’nan-based Qilu Evening News highlights the news of 83 Chinese workers’ safe exit from Libya and connects it to China’s increased effort to evacuate its overseas citizens from danger areas in recent years.

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