Category Archives: Breaking News

Taihu lake pollution: Net frenzy and government response

Florescent algae and dead fish On May 30, someone using the Net name Thin Cute Girl (Xiao Xiniang – 筱细娘) posted a series of photos of the waters of Taihu Lake (more properly Tai Lake – 太湖) at Wuxi in … Continue reading

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Xiamen demonstration today – live reporting on blogs and video sites

PX demonstrations in Xiamen today Haicang PX is the name of a chemical factory plant currently being built in Xiamen in Fujian Province. Approved by the central government, Haicang PX is being developed with an investment of 10 billion yuan. … Continue reading

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Net scandal: student hits teacher video

Screen shot from a mobile phone video From Roland Soong: At 4pm on May 25, a video was posted on the Internet. In this video, there were more than 20 students in a classroom for a geography lesson. The students … Continue reading

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Chinese media reacts to Virginia Tech shootings

Reactions on the Chinese internet about the Virginia Tech shootings of 16 April, 2007.

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CCTV investing in Hong Kong TV, People’s Daily editors on acid

Also, foreigners in China and liquid coal fuel.

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Battling street patrols and Li Yuchun

Keeping the streets clean August 2, 2006 – Danwei Noon Report, a daily roundup of new and old media coverage about China, from Chinese and English sources • Sina has a story about two city patrol teams in Shenzhen meeting … Continue reading

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Danwei TV: Swedish sailing ships and porcelain in China

Last year, some of the best and rarest pieces of Qing porcelain from Swedish collections were transported back to China for an exhibition in the Forbidden City. Your correspondent produced a documentary film commissioned by Scandinavian Airlines about the porcelain … Continue reading

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HD camera thieves on the loose in Hong Kong

Happy camera thief From Boingboing: We’re a small, independent television production company in Hong Kong… last week, a group of con men ripped off a load of very expensive professional tv gear from us… cameras, tripods, a recording deck, wireless … Continue reading

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Wu Hao is out

Wu Hao, the documentary filmmaker and blogger who has been disappeared since February 22 is out, according to his sister’s blog.

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Earthquake gives Beijing a wobbly

An earthquake hits Hebei.

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