Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Heralding the next 30 years of reforms

The Xiaoxiang Morning Herald takes the reform ball and runs with it, at least in the print edition.

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Chicken blood injections and other health crazes

Zhang Wuben wasn’t the first purveyor of peculiar miracle cures. In the mid-20th Century, Chinese citizens endured fads of chicken blood injections, kombucha, water, and hand-waving.

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Two trucks in a freight yard

New Life Post reports on a truck accident, housing prices, and bank policy adjustment.

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Wen Jiabao on CNN

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria interviews Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Wen, who rarely gives interviews, last spoke to Zakaria in late 2008.

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Can we interest you in a beautiful woman and a small fortune?

Impotent tycoon seeks reliable man to have child with 29-year bombshell wife. Generous compensation offered.

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Proper escalator etiquette

The Modern Express can’t find anything newsworthy to feature on the front page.

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National Day, one year later

The Peninsula Metropolis Daily announces the US discovery of an Earth-like planet, the upcoming Chang’e II launch, and a number of other stories that do not include today’s 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic.

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Translating for the masses

Sun Zhongxu explains literary translation; Zhao Guohua talks about two decades of film translation; and genre translator Yu Shi describes her work schedule.

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Murder in the trade news

The East Asia Economy and Trade News, actually a commercial tabloid, reports on a killing in Jilin Province.

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No need for anxiety over the chicken supply chain in Shandong

Is KFC’s chicken safe? City Sun’s hard-hitting investigative team gives you the inside story: it most certainly is!

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