Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

China Business News vs the NDRC

The National Development and Reform Commission says that media reports of a cooking oil shortage are untrue. China Business News responds.

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Tears in the rain

The Yangtse Evening Post remembers the Nanjing Massacre and ignores Guangzhou’s Asian Para Games.

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The Lius I admire

Liu is an idol to many.

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Wuhan begins construction on world’s third-tallest building

Construction on the 606-meter structure has begun in Wuhan, the Chutian Metropolis Daily reports.

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Real and fake obituaries

Champion weight lifter Chen Jingkai passes away. Jin Yong does not.

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Those damned book thieves

Winter, the season for book theft at All Sages Books.

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Another appeal from Jimmy Wales

The Wikipedia founder appeals to City Evening News readers on behalf of Maurice Lacroix.

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Interpol notice for WikiLeaks founder

WikiLeaks and Julian Assange make the front page of Dongguan Times. His alleged crime is buried inside.

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The “headline party” does a school stampede

A stairwell stampede at a school in Aksu City, Xinjiang, is covered in some very different ways.

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Today’s dose of the paranormal: Stargates and UFOs

Yangtse Evening Post turns its eye on a “stargate” in the Gulf of Aden and a vortex off the coast of Norway.

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