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“Most beautiful pregnant woman” safe and sound

Posted on 2012-08-02 by Allison Carol Goldman

Today the front page of the Market Star features a picture of a woman in a hospital bed, with the headline: “The ‘most beautiful pregnant woman’ will be discharged from the hospital today.” The article tells the story of a woman in Suzhou … Continue reading →

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For non-toxic milk, dad raises goats on a roof

Posted on 2012-07-31 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Chongqing Times features a cartoon pictograph: goat + grass  = milk. The headline reads, “This father raised 5 goats so that his daughter could drink non-toxic milk.”  He keeps the goats on the roof, where other people commonly … Continue reading →

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Price gouging for appliance repairs

Posted on 2012-07-30 by Allison Carol Goldman

Today most Chinese newspapers dedicated their front pages to announcing recent victories at the Olympics. Yet the biggest picture on the front page of the Chutian Metropolis Daily features two twin boys from a poor family who were both admitted to the … Continue reading →

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Sinica Week of Floods

Posted on 2012-07-28 by Rebecca Bailey

This is the Sinica Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days. Sinica is a weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn. On each week’s Sinica podcast, guests … Continue reading →

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Death count of Beijing’s rainfall reaches 77

Posted on 2012-07-27 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page for today’s Beijing Morning News shows a candlelight vigil against a black backdrop. The headline reads: “The death count from the July 21st rainstorm has risen to 77.” Sixty-six bodies have now been identified; they are still waiting to … Continue reading →

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Beijing rainstorms, a revelation for Chinese people

Posted on 2012-07-27 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. After the recent floods in Beijing,1510 opened a special section to cover the topic; this … Continue reading →

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China box office takings first half 2012: Titanic 3D dominates

Posted on 2012-07-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Below are the box office takings in China for the first half of 2012 as reported by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT). The top grossing film was Titanic 3D which brought in 934 million yuan), while … Continue reading →

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Advice for friends and family of Chinese students abroad

Posted on 2012-07-26 by Eunice Hu

This is the latest posting on Danwei in a series about Chinese school life. It’s a translation of a popular posting on the social network Renren. Other articles in the series include Confessions of a Chinese graduate, Chinese students living in fear in the … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Chinese student in the USA

Posted on 2012-07-24 by Eunice Hu

Author Eunice Hu has just completed her first year of study in the United States. Rich kids with bad grades! Spoiled students who can’t face the college entrance examination! These are the labels that are affixed to people like us. … Continue reading →

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Balding crisis engulfs the post-’90s generation

Posted on 2012-07-24 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of the Wuhan Morning News today features a strange picture: the back of a bald-man’s head with a nail sticking out of it, and a goat leashed to the nail. The goat is walking the circumference of its leash, … Continue reading →

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