Category Archives: Breaking News

Xinhua: Prisoners in Beijing to receive compulsory HIV tests Excerpt: Prisoners in Beijing will receive compulsory HIV/AIDS tests, with confirmed sufferers of the disease getting free medical treatment. The treatment will continue after the prisoners finish their jail terms. The … Continue reading →

The Financial Times: Alibaba finds a way to reap the riches of online China (Paid subscription required) Excerpt: In Beijing last week, a locally-based internet entrepreneur was making his pitch to a visiting US venture capitalist when he reached the … Continue reading →

Xinhua: Yanjing named as domestic beer sponsor of 2008 Olympics Excerpt: Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd has been selected as the official domestic beer sponsor of the 2008 Olympic Games, organisers announced on Wednesday. Yanjing’s signing up means the 2008 … Continue reading →

The Financial Times: Chinese price war looms as VW cuts prices (subscription required) Excerpt: One of Volkswagen’s operations in China on Tuesday announced a sharp reduction in the prices of its cars, in what could be the first shot in … Continue reading →

The China Daily: Wild orgies leave the Great Wall in mess, and tears The horror, the horror. Excerpt: The “Wild Dancing Party” recently landed on China’s flag construction — the Great Wall. However, while party animals from both home and … Continue reading →

Billsdue: Baidu Mania Wikipedia: Short selling Billsdue is a blog that covers “China, Video and Online Games, and Occasional Rants”, written by a guy who knows the IT business in China well, and spends sufficient time in financial circles to … Continue reading →

The Financial Times: Marconi talks may lead to takeover by Huawei (subscription required) Excerpt: Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, is understood to have held exploratory talks with its partner, Marconi, about closer co-operation that could lead to a possibletakeover … Continue reading →

From Sinosplice: Using Baidu MP3 Search. A tutorial for navigating the Chinese interface of one of the most useful tools for finding Chinese music and lyrics on the web.

The Australian’s Catherine Armitage reports from Beijing. Excerpt: Hesitation to seek outside help appears to have paralysed security planning for the Games. Peter Phillips, Asia director for Canberra consulting group GRA, was a key adviser to the Beijing bid. Phillips … Continue reading →