Category Archives: Newspapers

Who should be reading your newspaper?

Zhang Rui of the Beijing Times writes about his reaction to seeing a photo of a beggar reading his newspaper.

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China shows great progress in press freedom

Beijing. January 16. Xinhuanet: China has now overtaken Libya in the annual press freedom index compiled by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders organization, marking the growing opportunities for open media enquiry in the country. Since 2002, China has also moved … Continue reading →

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Maowatch: Part 2,759

So, you’re a struggling foreign correspondent desperate to write interesting stories and impress your bosses in London? Do you go to a notorious hotspot of local government violence and corruption and go half-crazy during an altercation with local hooligans? Maybe. … Continue reading →

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State-owned irony

Today, The Beijing News dutifully reports on new regulations to control the internet, saying that the incitement of demonstrations on websites will now be banned. Juxtaposed with the story, however, is an admiring photograph depicting the thousands of anti-war protestors … Continue reading →

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Harbin wastes beer

The picture speaks for itself. The good beer-drinking folk of Harbin have built a fountain which spurts out beer! All in order to celebrate the local Beer Festival!! My flight is already booked. Thanks to Run Doggie Dog for the … Continue reading →

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Silence of the Dogs: a serial dog-killer in Beijing?

If you live in the Fang Zhuang area of Beijing, and you own a dog you better BEWARE! According to today’s Legal Mirror, in the past two days 10 dogs have died of alleged poisoning in the courtyard of a … Continue reading →

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Beijing Media Top Stories: firecrackers, germ warfare and dwelling land…

1. Disputes lies in the approval of legislation to lift the ban on setting off firecrackers in Beijing 2. A Japanese high court rejects compensation appeals by 180 Chinese victims of Japan’s World War II germ warfare programme 3. The … Continue reading →

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How much money does a model make in Beijing?

Famous and experienced advertising models can ask for daily fees up to RMB50,000 (about USD6,000); less famous and inexperienced models get much less than that: RMB3,000 to 9,000 (USD360 to 720) per day, whereas young girls just starting out can make about RMB500 a day (USD60). However, most models are managed by agencies, which take as much as 60% of each model’s revenue.

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Beijing Media Top Stories: Economical houses, electric power and Donald Tsang …

1. The right to buy economical houses will be determined by lottery 2. Beijing faces summer electric power supply crisis 3. Donald Tsang takes oath as Hong Kong Chief Executive 4. CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) wants to acquire … Continue reading →

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Beijing Media Top Stories: flood, electricity consumption and credit cards …

1. Serious floods ravage Wuzhou, Guangxi province 2. Beijing hits its record high of daily electric power consumption 3. Nearly 9,000 Chinese credit card holders’ accounts have been exposed to potential fraud 4. Excess iodine found in Nestle milk powder … Continue reading →

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