Tag Archives: Jiangsu

Woman attempts suicide jump from fifth floor, gets stuck between fourth and third floors

Posted on 2012-09-20 by Barry van Wyk

Sometimes suicide attempts become somewhat comical. The front page of the Modern Express (现代快报) from Jiangsu province today features a graphically illustrated story of an attempted suicide jump from an apartment complex that got stuck in mid-air, literally. At around half-past ten on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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People’s Daily endorses a new meme

Posted on 2010-11-10 by Alice Xin Liu

给力 has been used all over the Chinese internet, as a saying that could be literally translated as “giving power” but has more meaning along the lines of 带劲, which means “interesting” or “has force.”

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Harnessing human search engines for government use

Posted on 2009-02-25 by Joel Martinsen

There’s a ‘human flesh search engine’ effort on to uncover the personal data of two reporters who wrote unflattering things about a local government construction project in Jiangsu.

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Tanks on the highway

Posted on 2008-01-31 by banyue

Modern Express (现代快报) announces the the State Council has set up a disaster relief center for weather disasters.

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Major League Baseball in China

Posted on 2007-09-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A short film about Major League Baseball in China

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