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China puts on hold trial of Tibet environmentalist as brother prepares to face court

on June 22, 2010 by admin in Beijing, Comments (0)

China puts on hold trial of Tibet environmentalist as brother prepares to face court BEIJING (AP) — An award-winning Tibetan environmentalist’s trial on separatism charges has been put on […]

Watch: Journey as Destination

on May 9, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

This film, shot by Dave Achtemichuk while on a 4,500km bike ride across some of the highest, remotest and most challenging roads in Tibet in 2007 won first place […]

Watch: Silk Road Timelapse

on May 2, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Sublime piece of work by Abram Hodgens made with 26,000 images taken over two months travelling across Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan and Sichuan. This video will make you want to […]

BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake in Qinghai Province (NW China) UPDATED

on April 15, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Photo by China Daily A series of strong earthquakes have hit the county of Yushu, in the western Qinghai Province. The China Earthquake Networks Center has measured the main […]

Threesday: 3 reasons why this week rocked for Chinese women

on March 13, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Unrelated, but did you know 300 Miss Etiquettes are training for the Expo? More here. If the news this week is anything to go by, it’s not too bad […]

The yuppies of China: Xiaozi (小资)

on March 9, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Elliot Ng of CNReviews has a really interesting article up on a new breed of people in China and the new term they’ve been nicknamed: Xiaozi (小资). So what […]

Chinese President Stresses ‘Leapfrog Development, Lasting Stability’ in Tibet

on March 7, 2010 by BeijingReview.com in Beijing, news, Comments (0)

The region should stick to a development road with Chinese characteristics and suited to Tibet’s regional conditions, and make resolute efforts to achieve “leapfrog development and lasting stability

Feathers ruffled by tire tariffs, China slaps "anti-dumping" duties on chicken products

on February 9, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Photo by joeffrey Last Friday, after an investigation by the Chinese Commerce Ministry concluded that U.S. companies were hurting local producers by dumping their poultry products into the Chinese […]

Richard Burger: China’s 5 most significant stories of the decade

on December 29, 2009 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

Richard Burger worked in Greater China (mostly the PRC) as a PR executive for more than six years, the last few months of which he spent as editor and […]

If All These Chinese Love Their Country So Much…?

on October 22, 2009 by admin in Expats, Comments (6)

….why’d they all move out of it? I’m talking about all the Chinese expats in Australia, France, San Francisco and stuff who are coming out more and more to rally […]

Official: Foreigners allowed in Tibet for National Day

on September 28, 2009 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)

According to China, it hasn’t banned anybody – especially not foreign visitors – from visiting Tibet during the National Day holiday period, despite reports to the contrary. Liao Yisheng, spokesman […]