Xu Jinglei guest edits Wallpaper.com
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September 27, 2008
Fake tiger photographer gets 2 years in jail
From The China Daily:
Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer who shocked the country with his fake photo of the endangered South China tiger, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The Xunyang County People's Court also fined him 2,000 yuan (about 292 U.S. dollars) after convicting him of fraud.
Wedding noodles
Instant noodles served at a wedding banquet held at a Liuzhou hotel whose kitchen was shut down by the health authorities.
Netease fixes public opinion poll
Wen Jiabao's approval ratings mysteriously jump.
A non-existent agency supplies the government with food
Does the State Council Party and State Organizations Special Food Supply Center exist? Netizens debate. CDT translates (earlier).
Takeover possible for tainted milk producer
The China Daily reports that Sanlu, the dairy at the heart of the melamine milk scandal, may be acquired by Sanyuan:
Hebei's provincial State-owned asset supervision and administration department has reportedly started clearing Sanlu's assets. It is also looking for another company to take over Sanlu so that its 30,000 workers are not left jobless, China Securities Journal reported on Friday.
Shares of Shanghai-listed Beijing Sanyuan Food, a major dairy producer, were suspended on Friday as it reportedly received a government notice to consider a Sanlu merger plan. The suspension will continue until a decision is made, according to a company announcement.
September 26, 2008
Subway security measures extended indefinitely
Beijing will remain the only city in the world to have security checks along the entire length of its subway system, reports The Beijinger Blog.
Ripples of the China milk scandal in Africa
At Global Voices Online, Jennifer Brea looks at how bloggers in Africa are closely watching the unfolding milk scandal; Chinese exports to Africa have risen in recent years, and the bloggers raise concerns about inspections.
Li Jingze speaks on contemporary Chinese literature
Paper Republic republishes an interview that Li Jingze conducted in anticipation of next year's Frankfurt Book Fair, where China will be guest of honor.
No Way Out: A report on the human cost of China's economic miracle
"A new report by China Labour Bulletin and Canada's Rights and Democracy reveals how the lives of millions of workers were thrown into turmoil during the wholesale, shock therapy-style privatization of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the late 1990s and early 2000s."
Xinhua concocts astronaut dialogue
A Xinhua story, released on yesterday then recalled, was datelined September 27 and contained a "transcript" of astronaut chatter during the historic first space walk. The Times includes the story in its report on the launch.
September 25, 2008
Shenzhou 7 lifts off
Xinhua reports on the start of China's first EVA mission:
Three Chinese taikonauts told the ground control center that they felt "physically sound" in the first few minutes of the flight. "The solar panel has unfolded and we feel well," one of the crew members told the Beijing control center.
September 24, 2008
Jackie Chan saves East Timor
From Kaiju Shakedown comes the news that Jackie Chan has intervened in a feud between rival martial arts clans to bring peace to the troubled region of Timor-Leste:
So there you have it. Warring martial arts clans, ritual magic associations, street fighting, gang warfare, and Jackie Chan in the middle of it all trying to make peace. It's a better story than almost any of his recent movies.
Websites guilty of Sanlu cover up?
ESWN has translated a Southern Metropolis Daily story:
As more products were found by the General Administration of Quality Inspection to contain melamine, many of the well-known Chinese makers of milk-related products are trapped in a confidence crisis. At the same time, many mainstream Chinese websites are being questioned about the manner by which they are handling the keywords related to the companies in trouble.
Milk fallout: China's quality regulator resigns
China's chief quality regulator Li Changjiang resigned in the wake of the melamine milk scandal; his unlucky replacement is Wang Yong.
First Chinese space walk set for Friday
The China Daily reports:
The first Chinese astronaut is likely to walk in space around 4:30 pm on Friday, a day after spacecraft Shenzhou VII lifts off, the commander-in-chief of the mission's ground operation has said.
September 23, 2008
Please inspect milk as strictly as you censor films
China Digital Times translates a commentary that appeared in the Shanghai Morning Post (新闻晨报) by Liu Yiwei (刘仪伟), a TV host at Shanghai Dragon Satellite Television.
No roads lead to Starbucks
Josh at Cup of Cha reports that a crosswalk and traffic light, installed in his neighborhood so that Paralympics participants and spectators wouldn't have to climb stairs to cross the road by bridge, have been removed now that the Games have ended.
An Englishman, Thomas Lipton and tea
An Englishman considers occasional visitor to Shanghai Thomas Lipton, and his tea.
Milk scandal fallout: China's quality czar resigns
China's chief quality regulator has resigned.
The State Council accepted the resignation of Li Changjiang, chief of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and appointed Wang Yong in his place.
September 22, 2008
Melamine found in White Rabbit candy
From Shanghaiist:
Singapore has now found traces of melamine in White Rabbit candies, wildly popular throughout Asia.
Triads murder Chinese students in UK?
The Observer reports on police investigations into the murder of two Chinese students in Britain:
Senior officers believe the [Fujian-based] syndicate, which has struck in London, Manchester and the north-east, is targeting Chinese students through online letting agencies...
...Detective Superintendent Steve Wade of Northumbria Police, who is leading the investigation, said: 'We have identified a fairly complex criminal network who are ostensibly targeting Chinese rich kids who are seen as easy pickings and soft targets.'
Photoshop parodies of milk ads
ChinaSmack has compiled and translated a bunch of Photoshop parodies of Chinese milk product advertisements that are being circulated on the Internet.
Exposure anxiety
At Paper Republic, Eric Abrahamsen translates an analysis that ran in Southern Weekly of a review that ran in the New York Times of a translation of some novels.
September 21, 2008
43 dead in Shenzhen nightclub fire
From The China Daily:
A fire at a club in Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province left at least 43 people dead and 88 others injured on Saturday night, local police said...
...The fire broke out at about 11 p.m. at a club, named 'King of the Dancers,' in Longgang District in Shenzhen City, when hundreds of people were watching a performance.
What's wrong with breast milk?
