Tag Archives: The Beijing News

The Storm Warriors is awesome. You just don’t realize it yet!

A full-page ad in today’s paper explains a few confusing things about the film.

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The highly educated chengguan might be no better than the neighborhood committee auntie

The Beijing Youth Daily reported that the Chengguan (the para-police force who are responsible for “cleaning” the streets in cities) in Hefei, Anhui province, are recruiting university-degree level employees. Yesterday the paper ran a letter-editorial from Anhui province about the move.

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Six years of The Beijing News

The paper celebrates with a massive insert prognosticating on 2010.

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The mob lawyer speaks

Zhou Litai, a lawyer representing defendants in an organized crime case in Chongqing, explains his reasoning.

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Looking forward to 60th Anniversary fireworks

And replacing the Chairman’s portrait on Tiananmen.

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Wen Jiabao in the classroom

Wen Jiabao attends a morning of classes at Beijing’s #35 middle school.

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The stigmatization of Internet Addiction Disorder: searching for a definition

News reports on August 28 highlight the possibility than an official definition for Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) will be released in the first half of next year. Star media blogger and PKU professor Hu Yong wrote a blog post in July expressing a liberal disdain for the current recognition of what IAD stands for.

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Another CCTV fire, and protests over compensation

Smoke was noticed coming from a possible fire at the new CCTV building yesterday afternoon.

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Beijing wants you to eat well, brush right, and exercise daily

To improve the health of city residents, Beijing’s municipal government has announced the start of a new campaign to achieve certain fitness goals within the next decade.

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More accusations from Rebiya’s family

Xinhua has more reports from Rebiyа Kadeer’s children about her poor character.

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