Author Archives: Eric Mu

Airline crash kills 54 in Baotou

Posted on 2004-11-22 by Eric Mu

The pictured front page is from Beijing Daily Messenger and shows police searching the wreckage of the plane in a lake near Baotuo yesterday. The top headline is “Fаlungong interferes with BTV signal”.

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P&G: 2005 CCTV Advertising King

Posted on 2004-11-19 by Eric Mu

The first multi-national TV commercial king on CCTV has emerged: P&G has the highest ad placement budget on CCTV of any company in China, and has committed to spend 385.15 million RMB on primetime spots on the state-owned broadcaster. The … Continue reading →

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Chinese soccer: good bye to 2006 World Cup

Posted on 2004-11-18 by Eric Mu

Depressing news for Chinese soccer fans: the national side was knocked out of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This story is the lead of headline of most Beijing newspapers today. From Xinhua: China thrashed Hong Kong of China 7-0 in … Continue reading →

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Today’s headlines

Posted on 2004-11-17 by Eric Mu

China Daily Foreign players to help in mining reform The Beijing News 新京报 京城9大行业下月迎外资 9 industries open to foreign investment in Beijing next month Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报 京城系列投毒诈骗案告破 Poison conman arrested A man who threatened to place poison in … Continue reading →

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China Business News launched

Posted on 2004-11-16 by Eric Mu

Two years in the making, China Business News (diyi caijing ribao) published its debut issue yesterday. Jointly owned by Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group (which goes by the alarming acronym SMEG), Guangzhou Daily Group and Beijing Youth Daily Group, the … Continue reading →

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Where does money from star athletes go?

Posted on 2004-10-29 by Eric Mu

Chinese sports stars are starting to make a lot of money from sponsorships and advertising events. However, since athletics is still an ‘amateur sport’ and the athletes are not as free as professional sports people to pocket endorsement money, where … Continue reading →

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Nuclear reactors, earthquakes, Japanese war shrine issues

Posted on 2004-10-20 by Eric Mu

Beijing headlines: China may import nuclear reactors from US China may import third generation AP-1000 nuclear reactors from the United States to develop new nuclear power plants for growing energy demand. 79 Japanese congressmen pay pilgrimage to the Yasukuni Shrine … Continue reading →

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Shanghai bans medical ads endorsed by celebrities

Posted on 2004-10-20 by Eric Mu

According to Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai Administration For Industry and Commerce (SAIC) banned celebrity endorsed medical ads from October 14. The ban includes medical ads featuring movie stars acting as “health ambassadors” and spokesmen who praise magic medical effects. This … Continue reading →

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A clamor of voices on Chinese football

Posted on 2004-10-19 by Eric Mu

Since the beginning of October, China’s newspapers, TV stations, magazines and the Internet have been buzzing with reports and discussions about Chinese football. The hubbub involves different interest groups like football clubs, fans and the China Football Association (CFA). The … Continue reading →

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Deaths in the news today

Posted on 2004-10-18 by Eric Mu

Two new items about deaths were the most common leading headlines of today’s Beijing newspapers: Two Chinese shot dead in robbery in South Africa Two Chinese men working in South Africa were shot dead in an armed robbery on Sunday … Continue reading →

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