Category Archives: Newspapers

Real estate cheats regulated, AIDS in the news, and a poignant question: Why is it always the color TV that gets hurt?

Posted on 2003-12-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Headlines from the Chinese press DECEMBER 1 Beijing Morning Post 晨报 Commercial apartments must promote themselves by quoting ‘usable area’ 今起商品房按套内面积销售 In China, real estate developers use two methods to calculate the area of an apartment in square meters: ‘structural’ … Continue reading →

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Mu Zi Mei in the New York Times

Posted on 2003-11-30 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The international press comes to the Mu Zi Mei party, several weeks late: In the New York Times: Internet Sex Column Thrills, and Inflames, China The only new information the Grey Lady unearths is this: “[Mu Zi Mei] also said … Continue reading →

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Transsexual Olympic athletes?

Posted on 2003-11-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The English language weekly Beijing Today (November 28) reports: For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, transgendered athletes will be permitted to compete in the Olympics under new rules being finalized by the International Olympic Committee. … Continue reading →

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Sex change lovers

Posted on 2003-11-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The recent media fascination with transsexuals (see here and here) continues. Today’s Beijing News reports: Woman who changed into man falls in love with man who changed into woman. The caption describes how Xiao Dong, Qingdao’s first recipient of a … Continue reading →

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Beijing babes

Posted on 2003-11-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The The Beijing News has started a new weekly feature: Beijing Babe (beijing baobei). Here is the first babe, a 19 year old dancer named Han Xiao: If you know a Beijing babe whom you want to recommend, call this … Continue reading →

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The breast of the People’s Daily

Posted on 2003-11-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

If the newspapers can’t come up with a decent headline today… Headlines from the Chinese press NOVEMBER 28 People’s Daily 人民日报 Bai Shan well prepared 白山蓄势待发力 What it means: More about encouraging economic development in the Northeast. Hope springs eternal … Continue reading →

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SARS vaccine volunteers, anti Taiwan rants and (gasp!) a train nearly hits a wheelbarrow

Posted on 2003-11-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Newspapers headlines for 27 November, 2003.

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100 year old Ba Jin, toilets, tennis and subways

Posted on 2003-11-26 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Headlines from the Chinese media NOVEMBER 26 NEWSPAPERS The Beijing News 新京报 Ba Jin turns 100: Li Changchun sends congratulations 李长春贺巴金百岁华诞 What it means: Ba Jin is a novelist, Li Changchun is a Party big cheese. A potted biography of … Continue reading →

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Demolition blues, Chinese students die in Moscow fire

Posted on 2003-11-25 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Headlines from the Chinese press NOVEMBER 25 NEWSPAPERS Beijing Star Daily 信报 No demolition or forced removal without prior agreement 没有达成协议就不能拆迁 What it means: New real estate developments in Chinese cities usually displace previous residents, often without their consent. It’s … Continue reading →

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Do androids dream of electric bimbos?

Posted on 2003-11-24 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A mini media storm has been brewing about a young lady named Lulu Hao (or Hao Lulu). She announced to the world in July that she would undergo full body cosmetic surgery to beautify every part of her body. The … Continue reading →

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