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Beijing turns its attention to legal obstacles preventing it from fulfilling its Olympic obligations: Border crossing: Olympic participants are supposed to be able to enter the country using their Olympic ID during the two months surrounding the Games; they shouldn’t … Continue reading →

There’s gridlock coming in the next fifteen years: according to the recently released Beijing Traffic Development Outline, by 2020 there will be 5 million private cars on the roads in Beijing, or about 1 for every 1.2 households. There are … Continue reading →

It seems that the Australian government is not interested in granting asylum to the Chinese diplomat who fled his Sydney consular post, asking for protection and promising to reveal details of huge Chinese spy networks. Are the Australians refusing him … Continue reading →

There are several interesting job opportunities being advertised on Danwei at the moment including positions as editor, marketing manager and graphic design lecturer. To see all current job listing, point your browser at the Danwei Jobs Available page.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a regional security organization founded in Shanghai by the governments of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Mongolia is currently an observer member. India’s The Hindu newspaper reports: India will join the Shanghai regional … Continue reading →

Earlier today U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld gave the keynote address at an Asian security conference attended by defense ministers and military specialists from across Asia and the Pacific Rim. From a Reuters report titled ‘Rumsfeld says China needlessly … Continue reading →

According to Danwei sources, Beijing’s Friendship Store is soon to be demolished, to make way for a luxury Conrad Hotel, connected to a mall. The state-owned Friendship Stores were once the only places where foreigners could purchase imported and luxury … Continue reading →

Gasoline prices in China have dropped for the first time since 2002. Number 93 juice now costs RMB 3.55 per liter (USD 0.43 / liter) in Beijing, RMB 0.13 cheaper than it was yesterday. In the US state of Missouri … Continue reading →

Sun Mingming (孙明明) is a basketball player from Heilongjiang Province who is 7 foot 9 or 2.29 meters tall. The 21-year-old giant is currently in the USA, being groomed for the bigtime. From North Carolina’s News-Record.com: Sun … is training … Continue reading →

Random fee collection is a constant headache for parents of students of all levels. The Ministry of Education released a memo yesterday clarifying matters relating to fee collection in the nation’s universities, and stating that university tuition would remain stable … Continue reading →