Category Archives: Internet

Asian Sex Gazette sounds like a sleazebag’s guide to Asian brothels, but it is in fact a website which tracks all kinds of stories about sex in Asia, from the Middle East to Japan. It’s an odd mix of the … Continue reading →

China’s newest media sensation Yu Zhenhuan (26) is the world’s hairiest man, according to the 2002 Guiness Book of Records. Yu was born in a village in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning. He became famous at the age of … Continue reading →

Xinhua Online: China asks US not to send “wrong signal” to terrorists BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) — China Tuesday asked the United States not to send the “wrong signal” to terrorist forces operating in western China in its handling of … Continue reading →

From Google Zeitgeist: the most popular Google searches from China in July 2004: 1. 十面埋伏 (“House of Flying Daggers”) 2. 周杰伦 (Jay Chou, pop singer) 3. 高考录取 (college admission) 4. 北京大学 (Beijing University) 5. 特洛伊 (“Troy”) 6. 行政许可法 (Administration Permit … Continue reading →

State-owned news agency Xinhua is doing its best to support the current government anti-porn campaign by placing educational pictures on their website, such as this one of Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina. See the whole range here.

The uniforms for China’s 2004 Olympic Squad have been unveiled in Beijing. Groovy baby. See the whole range of Olympic attire on Xinhua here

Danwei has been attacked by comment spam from a rather twisted Christian website with a button saying “jail abortionists”. This comment was posted several times (since deleted): “Man is destined to die once, after that, face Judgment.” -Hebrews 9:27 You … Continue reading →

Xinhua quotes an unnamed official who says China is going to wage a ‘people’s war against porn’: Pornographic activities have been rampant online in recent years, and have severely damaged social style, polluted the social environment, and harmed the physical … Continue reading →

John Pasden is an American who lives in Shanghai and keeps an occasionally updated blog. He also maintains the best list of China-related blogs in English (links below). John has posted a translation of the censorious registration process you have … Continue reading →