Author Archives: Eric Mu

The first person to take the SARS vaccine got plenty of exposure in the media today. His name is Lan Wanli, a 23 year old graduate student from Beijing Chemical University. He took part in the test of the China-developed … Continue reading →

The above headline was used on most newspapers front pages in Beijing today. Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended the foundation ceremony of the new Daimler-Chrysler Sino-German joint-venture factory in the Beijing Economic Development Zone on December 6. During his … Continue reading →

According to China Daily: The first-phase human test of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), developed by Chinese scientists, proved that it is safe and effective. As the first of the worldwide vaccine teams to finish first-phase clinical … Continue reading →

In order to welcome the upcoming “double festivals” (New Year and Chinese Spring Festival), a new campaign to get rid of fake goods has started in Beijing. The main areas where the crackdown will take place include the markets at … Continue reading →

The foggy weather is the most popular topic in today’s papers. The fog brings lots of troubles: Visibility in Beijing city was less than one kilometer Wednesday morning and five of the eight expressways were closed temporarily due to the … Continue reading →

The photo on the pictured front page of The Beijing News was used in most of today’s papers. According to Xinhua, Hu Jintao visited “Home of Love” — a non-governmental organization dedicated to AIDS prevention and treatment in the Beijing … Continue reading →

Besides important economic and political news such as Japan wanting to stop aid to China, the words in the headline of this post are the most popular topics in Beijing’s media today. According to Beijing Daily Messenger , a thief … Continue reading →

News about the coal mine accident covers today’s media again. According to The Beijing News , a coal mine gas explosion yesterday morning in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, in Northwest China killed five coal miners and left another 166 missing and unaccounted … Continue reading →

Most newspapers in Beijing put a similar image on their front page today: The photo on the Beijing Youth Daily (left) shows a rescue worker holding the second flight data recorder or “black box”, of the crashed CRJ-200 jet which … Continue reading →

Today’s Beijing newspapers are focused on the following topic: – President Hu Jintao’s state visit to Cuba – Updated reports of airliner crash in Baotuo – Beijing first disabled-access bus starts operating – Concern about Peking and Tsinghua Universities distributing … Continue reading →