Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinabounder is back, with a name and a book

Philandering English teacher ‘Chinabounder’ is back, with a name and a book.

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Good morning Xinhua Insurance!

This video on Youku.com is labeled the ‘terribly tiring morning exercises at Xinhua Insurance (NCI)’ and shows what may be compulsory a.m. activities for the staff.

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More on the 50 cent army

More on China’s ‘fifty cent army’ of online propagandists.

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What is it with the pandas?

An American professor in Beijing wants to boycott Kungfu Panda

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Beijing, the invisible city

China Heritage Quarterly has published its 14th issue online, and it’s mostly about Beijing.

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Arts scams, journalism scams, business book scams

Links and summaries of recent stories by Gady Epstein in Forbes magazine.

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South Korean woman shot dead by DPRK army

Chinese TV news coverage of the South Korean woman, apparently a tourist, who was recently shot dead by North Korean soldiers.

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56.com back online

Video sharing website 56.com is back online, after more than a month of downtime, apparently because SARFT was displeased with the company.

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Cops and lady boys

Drive by comments

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Dog meat ban for Olympics

No dog meat for the Olympics.

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