Category Archives: Newspapers

The above headline was on the front pages of the newspapers in Beijing today. Pakistani commandos stormed the hideout of Islamic militants in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, freeing one Chinese hostage and killing five of the kidnappers. The other Chinese … Continue reading →

The above title is one of the most common headlines in today’s newspapers. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Zhang Mingqing, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said: “In his speech, Chen Shui-bian preached that … Continue reading →

Today’s China news rock star is the ‘mobile phone probe dog’, an apparatus that monitors mobile phone signals in examinations room to prevent cheating by mobile phone text messages. This new ‘dog’ will be used in upcoming college entrance examinations … Continue reading →

The front page of The Beijing News, has an image of a beaming Kofi Annan alongside former Chinese vice premier Li Lanqing. Yesterday afternoon at the Beijing office of the UN, Annan presented awards to six Chinese people including Li … Continue reading →

Zhou Guozhi and Jean-Michel Jarre are not related, except that they both featured on Beijing newspapers’ front pages today. The People’s Daily is today’s front page of the day for insisting on its own style: While most newspapers chose a … Continue reading →

The most popular photo for the front pages of today’s newspapers is of Zhengyang Gate at the south end of Tian’anmen Square. The Gate is bathed in three colored lights representing the French national flag. The People’s Daily reported the … Continue reading →

The start of the “Year of France in China” was timed to coincide with French President Jacques Chirac’s state visit, which started on Friday and runs through Tuesday. Today, Beijing’s media are full of reports about the French events, including … Continue reading →

The upcoming October National Day week-long holiday makes advertisers feel very excited. As a result, the front pages of today’s Beijing Morning Post and Beijing Daily Messenger are covered by advertising. Can you imagine a newspaper without a front page … Continue reading →

There is no dominant news items in Beijing’s newspapers today. The front page of The Beijing News is eye-catching, because it has a photo of an eye of a tiger. Yesterday afternoon, three young South China Tigers were transfered from … Continue reading →