Oiwan Lam · January, 2009

Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from January, 2009

China: A school with 3 kids

  16 January 2009

Rob from Black and white cat translated a Xinhua feature on a school in Guangxi mountain area, in which there is only 1 teacher and 3 children.

China: Blogging for Change

  14 January 2009

Although Bullog.cn, one of the most influential independent blog hosting platform in China, has been shut down under the pretext of internet cleaning of smut, a number of prominent bloggers declared that they would continue to speak. A few days ago, Sohu, a commercial blog hosting company, hosted a blogger...

China: Global Media Market

  13 January 2009

Zhongnaihai quoted from South China Morning Post and discussed the Chinese government's plan to invest 45 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S) on media that target on global audience.

China: Support National Brand

  12 January 2009

A new website, I wall China, has been set up to support national brand. Netizens are encouraged to vote for their favorite brand. The background music is also very national.

China: Bu Zheteng

  9 January 2009

ESWN discusses various possible translation of “bu zheteng” in President Hu Jintao's speech last week.

China: 49, 79, 89 and 09

  8 January 2009

Andrea from T-salon translated a tweet that tells various turning points in China history in relation to socialism and capitalism.

China: Netizen Day

  8 January 2009

Rebecca MacKinnon from RConversation blogs about the Chinese government's announcement of a new celebratory day - the China's Netizen Day in September 14.