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Tibet travel piece revamped for Chinese eyes
by Bruce Humes

Bruce Humes dissects a Reference News (参考消息) edit-job on a New York Times article about travel in Tibet.

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by Bruce Humes

Characters in the public interest

A PSA spot in The Beijing News listing 100 common writing errors.

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Better living through Psychologies

Your problems, and those of the stars Make life better. This is slogan of a new magazine, named Psychologies (心理). The magazine is a French title produced in China by a cooperative arrangement between Hachette and the China Sports Newspaper … Continue reading →

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Scam alert: fake Skype prize?

Two Danwei readers have written in about a new scam being spread though Skype in China. They got Skype messages in Chinese saying that they could win a RMB 18,800 prize by clicking through to a special website and filling … Continue reading →

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‘Chinese fight to be black’

The headline above is taken from the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, and gives an idea of what a weird country your correspondent’s homeland of South Africa is. South Africa has a set of laws called the Broad-Based Black … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy of the Red Mansions

Liu Xinwu and Zhou Ruchang push a 108-chapter Story of a Stone, undefiled by the Qing agent Gao E.

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Heavy wings

Hope they can fly without wing Economy, or environment? That’s the question posed by the December issue of Chinese National Geography (中国国家地理), a magazine that is er, inspired by but unconnected to the American National Geographic. China’s economic boom is … Continue reading →

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How to choose an English name

Mom Baby: Pregnancy (孕味·妈妈宝宝) magazine tells you how to give your baby an English name.

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Transsexuals in the Chinese media again

Guangxi girl The woman pictured here is the formerly male Liu Xuanyi from Guangxi. She is wearing a dress and top made from condoms. As the China Daily puts it, the purpose of the condom clothing was to “arouse AIDS … Continue reading →

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Instant database

Your correspondent received an email from the British Chamber of Commerce today: We have been made aware of an outside organization phoning BCCC members directly, purporting to be the British Chamber of Commerce, and asking for information to update their … Continue reading →

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