Author Archives: Eric Mu

Drought worsening: 100 rainless days in Beijing

Guangzhou Daily: Seven major grain-producing provinces hit by severe drought.

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Tianjin Network News spoof

To introduce the program at its Spring Festival party, Tianjin TV ran this deadpan clip poking fun at the stodgy image of state television.

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99-year-old man on trial for fraud

Today’s Beijing Times reported a recent fraud case involving a 99-year-old man named Zhou Zhiping who was charged with defrauding a certain Mr Chen of 749,000 yuan.

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Fake commercial “expert” exposed

Some sharp-eyed TV watcher has identified that the ‘experts’ who appeared on different commercials ranging from diabetes medicine to special banknote for collection are actually the same person.

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The number one document of 2009

People’s Daily: The Chinese government is going to increase agriculture subsidies to farmers as part of its package to boost the rural economical development.

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White House, Dark Horse

Xiamen Economic Daily: Barack Obama’s swear-in ceremony which took place yesterday is all over today’s newspaper front pages.

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New Avian Flu case confirmed in Hunan Province

A 16-year-old boy who was diagnosed with infection of avian flu in Hunan Province is still in critical condition

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Shanxi teens held for ransom in Burma

Teens from Shanxi Province were lured to Burma with the false promise of jobs.

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Hu Jintao talks about ticket scarcity

President Hu Jintao instructed the railway ministry to use their brains to come up a solution for the Spring Festival Rush.

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Changing China one loan at a time

Casey Wilson, a co-founder of Wokai, talks about her work with Wokai, the first foreign-funded microfinance organization in China.

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