Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Facebook blocked in China

Facebook blocked in China.

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Youku.com gets $30 million

The China video website saga continues: Youku.com gets $30 million in funding.

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Biomass power in China

An old Green Beat episode about a biomass fueled power plant in Shandong.

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Govt. approved video website gets $30 million in funding

Video website Ku6.com gets government approval, and then lands $30 million investment.

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GPS toilet maps for Beijing

Visas, camera equipment for foreign news crews, tickets to Olympic events: who needs ’em? The People’s Daily rightly puts the focus on the true needs of Olympic visitors: GPS-enabled maps of the capital’s public lavatories.

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Expat mags: what rough beasts are slouching towards Beijing?

A new and silly entrant into Beijing’s expatriate magazine field.

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NPR, on the Chinese media

NPR’s On The Media, on the Chinese media.

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Catholics in China in 1981

A 1981 news story about Roman Catholics in China, and the background to the article.

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580 m Shanghai Dragon to be China’s tallest skyscraper

The new Shanghai Center–a 580 meter skyscraper dubbed the Shanghai Dragon–will begin construction this year.

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Kunming no car day

A video by China’s Green Beat about no car days in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province.

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