China editor resigns over media censorship
i Source: BBC A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities’ control over the media. Yu Shaolei, an editor at Southern Metropolis Daily, […]
Epiphany: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump
Source: The Guardian When there is upheaval within China’s own borders – riots, protests, vicious political power struggles – hardly a sniff of it will be found in the pages […]
China opens a new university every week
Source: BBC China has outstripped the US and Europe in graduate numbers and the gap is growing wider Global education Tuition fees: Is England more expensive than US? Top 10 […]
‘Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens’Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens
Source: BBC A pioneering procedure to regenerate the eye has successfully treated children with cataracts in China. More than half of all cases of blindness are caused by cataracts – […]
China’s efforts to mold Christianity in its own image draws resistance
Source: RNS BEIJING (RNS) On a hazy Sunday morning, the fourth floor of a dingy gray office building in a far-flung region of this city is bursting with prayer. In […]
China may be an atheist state, but it’s regulating Buddhist reincarnation
Source: Los Angeles Times In China, it’s not easy to become a “living Buddha.” First come the years of meditation and discipline. Then comes the bureaucracy. “The highest level of […]
Officials from China’s Xinjiang region say extremism waning
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Communist Party officials in China’s far western Xinjiang region say religious extremism is waning, but the government plans to step up border controls with […]
Nuclear technology provides new tool against mosquito-borne diseases: expert
Source: New China MEXICO CITY, March 2 (Xinhua) — Two UN agencies have developed a new technology involving ionizing radiation as a weapon in the fight against mosquitoes carrying Zika […]
Pastor in China Who Resisted Cross Removal Gets 14 Years in Prison
Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong A court in southeastern China has sentenced a Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison and his wife to 12 years after […]
It’s Now Possible to Make Mouse Sperm in a Lab
Source: Time The research has implications for infertile couples Stem cells are a promising resource for replenishing the body with healthy cells, but so far, making eggs and sperm from […]
Anger as Christian lawyer paraded on Chinese state TV for ‘confession’
Source: The Guardian Supporters of a prominent Christian lawyer who was taken into secret detention after opposing a Communist party cross-removal campaign are demanding his release after he became the […]
Chinese celebrities warned not to mix with exiled Tibetans
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event in northeastern India with members of the Tibetan government-in-exile, adding to Chinese authorities’ warnings […]
Why does China have women-only mosques?
Source: BBC The Islamic world is wide and various, its points of view almost as numerous as its people. And Islam in China, with its long tradition of women-only mosques, provides a good illustration, says Michael Wood. In the middle of the plain of the Yellow River in Henan province […]
China is buying up American companies fast, and it’s freaking people out
Source: Business Insider Here’s a story you’ll be hearing about a lot this year. Chinese companies have beenbuying up foreign businesses — including American ones — at a record rate, […]
China to build ventilation ‘corridors’ in Beijing to help tackle air pollution
Source: The Guardian Authorities in Beijing are reportedly developing a network of ventilation “corridors” to help tackle the city’s notorious air pollution. Construction in the zones, which will be created […]
PERMANENT BLOCK Beijing is banning all foreign media from publishing online in China
Source: Quartz This article was updated at 6pm in Hong Kong with additional analysis of what the new rules may mean. In the latest sign that China’s long-touted “opening up” is reversing into a “closing down,” a Chinese ministry has issued new rules that ban any foreign-invested company from publishing […]
Uber car-hire app losing $1bn in China every year, says CEO
Source: BBC App-based car-hire service Uber is losing more than $1bn (£699m) a year in China, as it struggles against what it called a “fierce competitor”. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick […]
First ‘Silk Road’ train arrives in Tehran from China
By AFP – Feb 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iranian officials applaud on the platform as the first train connecting China and Iran arrives at Tehran Railway Station on Monday (AFP photo) TEHRAN — The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday loaded with Chinese […]
Yunnan: 9 things to do in China’s wild subtropical wonderland
Source: CNN Yunnan, China (CNN)If there’s a downside to visiting Yunnan, it’s that one trip simply isn’t going to be enough. China’s southwestern province is its most ethnically diverse. It’s […]
Film to pitch US parks to China tourists
Source: China Daily The US tourism bureau will be releasing a new documentary in China on America’s national parks with the hope that Chinese travelers will visit the natural attractions […]