Tag Archives: Chongqing Evening News

Bo Xilai quotes “In Memory of Norman Bethune” from memory

In a title granting ceremony that opened in Chongqing yesterday, Bo once again showed his love for using Communist material in his speeches and dedications.

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Sixteen years after a miraculous rescue

The Chongqing Evening News talks to a man who dug himself out of a landslide over the course of 40 days sixteen years ago.

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Legislative sessions? What legislative sessions?

The Chongqing Evening News reports on stories that have nothing to do with the ‘two meetings’ currently going on in Beijing.

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In Chongqing, Shangri-La drives out a local brand

The old Chongqing Guest House gives way to a towering Shangri-la.

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Fake pigeon eggs in Chongqing

Enterprising quail farmers bleach their eggs and sell them as pigeon eggs, which command prices 30 times higher.

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Gangs of Chongqing

A crackdown on organized crime in Chongqing.

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Six-year-old kept in a chicken cage for a year

For over a year, a six-year-old girl was kept by her grandmother in a bamboo cage in Chongqing, the Chongqing Evening News reports.

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One more reason to buy a Mercedes

A driver who lost control of his truck chose to hit a bus rather than a Mercedes because the second option would cost too much.

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A governor’s tearful apology

Chongqing Evening News: Wang Ju, the governor of Shanxi Province she some public tears during his apology to the mine accident victims’ families.

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Chairman Mao audition

A drama which is going to be staged in the passed leader’s hometown Xiangtan, Hunan Province, have attracted over 130 Chairman Mao impersonators all around the country for auditioning

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