Stories about China from September, 2008
China: Awesome beggar's Chinese Rap
Ofeva has a video on an awesome beggar, begging for 50 cents by Chinese rap.
China: Hu Wen Fansclub
People.com.cn has opened a fans-ring page for the two top Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabo, within 4 days, there are more than 60 thousands registered fans.
China: Anti Human Flesh Search Engine
Zhu Qiang-qiang urged Chinese netizens stop the behavior of Human flesh search engine. Ku6.com has video an interview about his action.
Chinese tourist numbers to Taiwan
Claudia Jean analyses the number of Chinese tourists and the impact of direct flights on Taiwan.
East and South Asia: Suicide By Pesticide Ingestion Common
As World Suicide Prevention Day approaches on September 10, a new study reaffirms that suicide is frequently committed by ingesting pesticides in many Asian countries. The study analyzed preferred suicide methods across the world to help policy makers devise the best strategies for suicide prevention. On average, almost 3000 people...
China: Iphonegirl a planned beauty?
Local media yweekend did an investigative report on the Iphone Girl issue and it is yet a mystery whether the story is a public relation plan. ESWN has translated the local report.
China: Handling of Yang Jia's secret trial breeds widespread discontent
As authorities remain silent, criticism regarding the handling of the Yang Jia police murder trial grows steadily stronger.
China: True or false? A fugitive sergeant’s diary
Since the end of August, a post named “A fugitive sergeant’s diary” has flared and spread among many different Chinese blogs, BBSs and online communities, and finally even attracted attention of the mainstream media, including Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the government.
Costa Rica: Lack of Transparecy with China
Dean Córnito of La Suiza Centroamericana [es] criticizes Costa Rican president for the relations with China and the lack of transparency with some of the financial agreements, which includes the construction of a new national stadium.
China: The Fictive Wu Jinglian Spy Case
ESWN translated a Caijing report explaining how the Wu Jinglian Spy story got spread around from Internet news source to mainstream newspapers.
China: Antimonopoly proceedings against Microsoft?
Donald Clarke from Chinese Law Prof Blog looks into the argument concerning the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)'s investigation on Microsoft's monopoly in China.
China: LV tatooed pig exhibition
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist reports about an upcoming art fair in which a pair of pigs tattooed with Louis Vuitton logos will be exhibited.
China: Collective Punishment
Michael from the Opposite end of China highlights the human rights report about collective punishment practice in parts of Xinjiang.
China: A Story of Unrequited Love
[BLT]FQX posted a funny and beautiful set of pictures about “a story of unrequited love“.
China: Cannot criticize the national soccer team?
Angrychinese blogger quoted from sources said the Chinese Central Propaganda Department has issued instruction to prevent criticism against the national soccer team.
China: Yang Jia given death penalty in problematic trial
Yang killed people, and this should have been condemned by society. What comes unexpectedly, though, is that he actually earned many people's sympathy. Can't people tell right from wrong? What possible reason could there be, for public and social values to get as screwed up as this?