Category Archives: Newspapers

Apart from the pictured Beijing News, most newspapers in Beijing today featured a photo about the end of the Beijing People’s Congress meeting. The pictured front page photo shows a French person grieving at a monument which marks 76,000 French … Continue reading →

The China Daily has published some remarks by Wang Qishan, mayor of Beijing that were also widely quoted in the Chinese media: Rubbish, sewage and public toilets are now the biggest headaches for the Beijing municipal government as it prepares … Continue reading →

For the past five days, the headlines of most big newspapers in Beijing have been along the lines of “Beijing is going to ……. ” and “Proposal to cancel / implement …. policy” Now it is time to say goodbye … Continue reading →

Aside from reports about “two conferences” in Beijing, most media focused on another disaster in western India. From a Xinhua report: At least 300 people, most of them women and children, were killed and over 200 injured on Tuesday in … Continue reading →

“Chun Yun” (increased transport for Spring Festival) is a special concept for China, at each special time of the year, the traffic will increase to more than 10 million passengers/ times within the month. The estimated time of Chun Yun … Continue reading →

All leading headlines and photos on the front pages of today’s newspapers are about an important conference : the third session of the 12th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress. Beijing’s mayor Wang Qishan delivered a government work status report at the … Continue reading →

The above headline was a big news item today. A new health standard allows Hepatitis B carriers to be eligible for civil service and also does away with old requirements on candidates’ weight and height. Hepatitis B virus carriers are … Continue reading →

The cover story of today’s Southern Weekend is a special report on child trafficking kids in Yunnan. Here is a summary: On December 10 2004, three criminals who kidnapped and sold children were executed by gunshot. It was the first … Continue reading →