Category Archives: Internet

Someone once told Running Dog that the great thing about the Cultural Revolution was that it allowed the Chinese public to forget about the past and get on with recreating the country anew, thus paving the way for the economic … Continue reading →

“If there’s a Chinese worker kidnapped in a rogue state, you can bet your arm that he’s from Fujian Province” says Running Dog in an article that examines why Fujianese are so enthusiastic about going abroad for work. The Running … Continue reading →

Shanghainese blogger Bingfeng Tea House accuses Danwei of “media brainwashing” by publication of certain comments about the freeing of the Chinese hostages in Iraq: from what [is] portraited for us we will draw the conclusion without any hesitation that chinese … Continue reading →

Jerry Chan, editor of That’s Beijing has started a blog about music, including streaming MP3s: Gangstalean. That’s Beijing also has a new website at thatsbj.com.

Danwei reader B writes: Good to learn that the 8 hostages are now safe. And it could be interesting to note the reaction to this news on China’s cyberspace. Sina, one popular destination for Chinese youngsters, has hundreds of pages … Continue reading →

Xinhua: BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) — Eight Chinese hostages held by Iraqi insurgents have been released, the Al-Arabiya television station said Saturday, citing a statement by their captors. “The eight Chinese were freed and handed to the Committee of Muslim … Continue reading →

This item only for trainspotters: Parts of Danwei.org have been saved on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. The site used to look like this, back when there was a section just for transsexuals. If you want to see how other … Continue reading →

Henry Blodget was a Wall Street analyst who became famous during the dot com boom for his bullishness about Internet stocks, especially those of Amazon.com. When the bubble burst, he was one of the people blamed for encouraging irrational exuberance … Continue reading →

Boston is abuzz with rumors about a dirty bomb allegedly on its way to the city from Mexico, smuggled by two Iraqis and four Chinese nationals. The whole story sounds fishy, but if you are curious here are two resources: … Continue reading →

Xinhua report that the Seoul city government wants to change the Chinese name of the city which is still called “han cheng” (hanseong in Korean): The new name combines two Chinese characters, 首尔, which produce the sound “shou’er,” similar in … Continue reading →