The painting was intended as a gift to China's former leader, Chiang Kai-shek
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Qi Baishi's painting sold for record 425.5m yuan at auction
The painting was intended as a gift to China's former leader, Chiang Kai-shek
Monday, 23 May 2011
Big pay cuts on the cards
PMO calls for ‘significant discount’ in ministers’ pay relative to private sector
Beijing unlikely to listen in US lecture on human rights
“It used to be that raising these issues would get you a lecture about how China has made huge improvements and needs to make more progress,” said the diplomat.
“But now the lecture is much more about, ‘Who are you to criticise me? What right have you to criticise China?’”
“But now the lecture is much more about, ‘Who are you to criticise me? What right have you to criticise China?’”
Foreigners attracted to Thai ‘rose of the north’
Cooler, more affordable Chiang Mai appeals to investors and retirees
China should stop trying to silence its people’s voice
‘They feel they are sitting on a volcano,’ said a prominent Chinese academic when explaining why the government is cracking down on its critics.
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Flagship of cultural heritage tarnished
It’s seen as a sacred place by millions, but the theft of artefacts, inept management and greed at the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City has stunned a nation
Apocalypse not: doomsday prediction falls flat
The prophecy of the end of the world ended with a whimper, not a bang, Saturday as life went on as usual despite warnings of Judgment Day by a US preacher which provoked panic in some quarters and parties in others.
Apocalypse almost: World waits for Rapture
Warnings by a US fundamentalist preacher that Saturday is Judgment Day have sent some people into hiding or scrambling to repent, while others are planning parties to wave off good Christians.
Qingdao aims to harness the sea for its growth
Shandong city wants to be shipping hub and marine industry centre
Sichuan police apologise for beating teacher
Sichuan police have apologised to a middle school after one of its teachers was severely beaten by seven policemen who mistook him for a fugitive, even though students and teachers tried to intervene.
In China, Fear of Fake Eggs and ‘Recycled’ Buns
But a stomach-turning string of food-safety scandals this spring, from recycled buns to contaminated pork, makes it clear that official efforts are falling short. Despite efforts to create a modern food-safety regimen, oversight remains utterly haphazard, in the hands of ill-trained, ill-equipped and outnumbered enforcers whose quick fixes are even more quickly undone.
US in new push to break ‘Great Firewall’
The United States plans to pump millions of dollars into new technology to break through internet censorship overseas amid a heightened crackdown on dissent in China, officials said on Tuesday.
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Can China keep it up?
Economic, political and environmental challenges are bound to slow the country down
Casino rivals watch closely as Galaxy Macau opens
Rivals in the world’s largest casino market are watching closely as Macau’s biggest casino in two years opens its doors today.
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