Category Archives: Magazines

That’s Beijing magazine is still around despite all its troubles. The magazine seems to be censored by some rather old-fashioned people who refuse to allow the editors to write the word ‘gay’. So in their recent Sanlitun Entertainment Guide, this … Continue reading →

Interfax reports: Shanghai. (Interfax-China) – A leading English language magazine group in China, the “That’s Group,” has seen a dramatic change of ownership recently. According to Mark Kitto, the former owner and founder of the company, he has been ousted … Continue reading →

Some magazines people are reading in Beijing: FHM China, with Karen Mok (Mo Wenwei) on the cover. Mok is quarter-Persian, quarter-German on her father’s side, half-Chinese and more or less from Hong Kong. She is the woman featured in Canon’s … Continue reading →

Somebody at Newsweek is not exactly on the ball. The August 9 issue of the Asian edition has a story about how avant-garde art is increasingly accepted by the authorities in Beijing, where just a few years ago just holding … Continue reading →

Caijing magazine’s July 20 cover story: China Revokes Viagra Patent. The little blue pill has suffered a big defeat in China. In a highly controversial ruling announced on July 5, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) revoked patent rights for … Continue reading →

Read magazine (shucheng) is trying very hard to be the New Yorker of China. It’s a shame they couldn’t come up with a completely original format, but the magazine deserves credit nonetheless for its mix of articles about society and … Continue reading →

In addition to the Chinese magazines that print science fiction and fantasy stories, there are quite a few Mainland periodicals devoted to fantasy artwork. These range from translations of popular Japanese animated series — Neon Genesis Evangelion is fairly popular, … Continue reading →

The China edition of OK! launched this month. It looks, er, OK. About 30% of the content is local. It’s a little tamer than the licensed foreign content. Click on the image to enlarge.