Jan 27 2009

Chinese Dissident Bao Tong Speaks Out

Living under house arrest in Beijing, former Communist Party speechwriter Bao Tong vows not to give up his call for political reform in China

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Jan 26 2009

China's Recyclers: Is a Rebound Ahead? – BusinessWeek


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China's Recyclers: Is a Rebound Ahead?
BusinessWeek – 3 hours ago
By Frederik Balfour For years China has been the world's dumping ground. Mountains of discarded plastic bottles, cereal boxes, cars, and other castaway items are shipped there to be melted, ground, or mashed into materials used by Chinese makers of
Create Green Jobs? Can We Save 'Em First? Broward New Times
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Jan 24 2009

China says 90 percent of families take toxic milk deal

Over 90 percent of Chinese families with children stricken by toxic milk have taken a state-backed compensation deal, a dairy industry association said, days after a court gave death sentences in the scandal.

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Jan 24 2009

Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China

Home-grown rap, an avenue of self-expression for young Chinese, cannot get broadcast but its fan base is growing.

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Jan 23 2009

Russia To Develop a National Operating System

Elektroschock writes “According to Russian media, the Russian Government is going to develop a National Operating System (Google translation; Russian original) to lower its dependencies on foreign software technology licensing. The Russian plan will base its efforts on Linux and expects a worldwide impact. Microsoft is also involved in the roundtable process that led to the recommendation. The Chinese government successfully lowered its Microsoft licensing costs through an early investment in a national Linux distribution. I wonder if other large markets, such as the European Union, will also develop their own Linux distributions or join in the Russian initiative.”

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Jan 22 2009

Death penalty over Chinese milk

One man has been given the death penalty and another a life sentence for their involvement in China’s contaminated milk scandal.

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Jan 21 2009

Chinese translation cuts out parts of Obama speech

BEIJING – The official Chinese translation of President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech was missing his references to communism and dissent, while a live broadcast on state television Wednesday quickly cut away to the anchor when the topic was mentioned.

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Jan 17 2009

Online gamers in China must soon register with real names

The Chinese Government will soon begin a mandatory program which will see all online video game players registering their real information for anti-addiction monitoring purposes.

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Jan 17 2009

Apple working on 15-inch MacBook Air, says blog

A Chinese-language blog with a debatable track record claims Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook Air with more information to come in the “second half” of this year.

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Jan 17 2009

China Makes Arrests To Stop Internet Porn

thefickler writes “The Chinese Government is expanding a crackdown on Internet pornography. Xinhua news agency, which is owned by the government and can safely be used for reporting in China, says the campaign to scrub the country’s Internet of ‘vulgar’ content has so far resulted in 29 criminal cases. Police have ordered the removal of 46,000 pornographic and other ‘harmful’ items from websites. The latest crackdown comes after official warnings of rising social unrest as the economy slows. It’s no coincidence that this year is the twentieth anniversary of Tiananmen Square, or, to use the acceptable nomenclature, ‘the June 4th incident.'”

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