Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Quick news for Nanjing commuters

The Oriental Guardian wants you to know that you can buy a pair of Crocs for just 30 yuan.

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Shanxi admits graft, denies vaccine danger

Reporters get feisty at a press conference in Shanxi.

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Landslide in Shaanxi

The Beijing Morning Post presents photos of today’s two big stories: a landslide in Shaanxi and a rendering of a colorful feathered dinosaur.

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Amazing homeless man in Jilin enjoys reading books!

The fame of Brother Sharp inspired the New Culture View to profile a local homeless man who spends his days in the bookstore reading math and English texts. And he’s got impeccable handwriting, too!

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Lesson learned, Zhou Yang thanks the country first

Gold-medalist Zhou Yang, criticized for mentioning her parents but not the country, gives it another try.

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Lei Feng, serving the people in the 21st Century

Lei Feng has a microblog!

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A bold front-page layout at the People’s Daily

The paper breaks with six years of March 6 layout tradition.

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Legislative sessions? What legislative sessions?

The Chongqing Evening News reports on stories that have nothing to do with the ‘two meetings’ currently going on in Beijing.

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Kneel before Lei Feng

Lei Feng day, ’10! People don’t want help, corporate executives worship the Fengster, and charity organizations follow Lei Feng illegally.

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Inside the burned-out TVCC building

The Beijing Times and Caijing present images from inside the TVCC building, which burned over the Lantern Festival, 2009.

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