http://www.danwei.org/ Danwei is a website about media, advertising, and urban life in China. With frequent reference to and translations from Mainland Chinese media, we publish fresh information about China that you won't find anywhere else. suggest@danwei.org (Danwei Feedback) en Copyright 2003-2011 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:00:00 +0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) What we're reading in 2011. Tags: blogs, Danwei.com, lists, Model Worker]]> http://www.danwei.org/blogs/model_workers_2011.php http://www.danwei.org/blogs/model_workers_2011.php Blogs Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:43:16 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) O-pen (大方) features a translation of a long interview with Haruki Murakami, a previously unpublished essay by Zhou Zuoren, and other interesting reading material. ]]> Tags: Annie Baobei, dragons, Haruki Murakami, Zhou Zuoren]]> http://www.danwei.org/magazines/in_o-pen_new_writing_from_zhou.php http://www.danwei.org/magazines/in_o-pen_new_writing_from_zhou.php Magazines Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:19:40 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) Batteries decorated with traditional Chinese cultural elements. Tags: batteries, culture, energy, soft power]]> http://www.danwei.org/oil_energy_and_resources/energy-based_cultural_transmis.php http://www.danwei.org/oil_energy_and_resources/energy-based_cultural_transmis.php Oil, Energy and Resources Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:01:13 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) The Eurasian Face, a collection of photographs by Kirsteen Zimmern. Below is an excerpt from the series: ]]> Tags: Blacksmith Books, Kirsten Zimmern, The Eurasian Face]]> http://www.danwei.org/china_books/the_eurasian_face_1.php http://www.danwei.org/china_books/the_eurasian_face_1.php China Books Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:40:55 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Ralph Jennings) Meeting members of the opposite sex of course doesn't just challenge the youth of China. But a bouquet of social pressures that start from childhood nip off most of the nation's female-initiated romances before they bud: you're too young for a boyfriend (mom talking), we sent you to college for education not messing around (parents talking), women appear too "easy" if they make a move (society talking) and you're not good enough for the rich, handsome, charismatic guy who everyone else has eyes on (society again). Tags: dating, Ralph Jennings, teaching]]> http://www.danwei.org/newspapers/dating_101_change_majors.php http://www.danwei.org/newspapers/dating_101_change_majors.php Newspapers Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:36:59 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Danwei) Clean up worker drowning in the the Dalian oil spill This opinion piece is by Zhenni Zhang, who is studying environmental policy for her Master's in Environmental Management student at Duke University. If they know the truth, they can... http://www.danwei.org/environmental_problems/what_the_citizens_know_oil_spi.php http://www.danwei.org/environmental_problems/what_the_citizens_know_oil_spi.php Environmental problems Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:56:11 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) A plan to reprint orphaned works draws criticism from publishers. Tags: books, China Written Works Copyright Society, copyright, reprints, Shi Hongjun, Zhang Hongbo]]> http://www.danwei.org/intellectual_property/copyright_society_to_reprint_o.php http://www.danwei.org/intellectual_property/copyright_society_to_reprint_o.php Intellectual Property Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:41:48 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Big In China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising A Family, Playing The Blues and Becoming A Star in China, just published this month. Author Alan Paul tells the story of arriving in Beijing as a trailing spouse, starting a blues band, raising kids and trying to make sense of China. ]]> Tags: Alan Paul]]> http://www.danwei.org/china_books/alan_paul_big_in_china.php http://www.danwei.org/china_books/alan_paul_big_in_china.php China Books Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:31:52 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Nick Frisch) Nick Frisch puts the Met's performance of Nixon in China up against the expectations of Chinese opera viewers. Tags: music, Nixon in China, opera]]> http://www.danwei.org/music/nixon_in_china.php http://www.danwei.org/music/nixon_in_china.php Music Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:02:51 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan talks to Baidu's female vice president of search technologies Wang Mengqiu on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/holding_up_half_the_search_eng.php http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/holding_up_half_the_search_eng.php Featured Video Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:20:15 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) The Beijing Daily published two front-page editorials over the weekend calling on the general public to do their part to work for stability. As it continued to push the stability theme in a front-page local news story, today's paper referred several times to the "strong response and resonance" its editorials had generated among Beijing residents. Tags: Beijing Daily, demonstrations, stability, ulterior motives]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/beijingers_agree_with_beijing.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/beijingers_agree_with_beijing.php Front Page of the Day Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:27:59 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Chen Guangbiao, the billionaire chairman of a Jiangsu-based recycling company, has changed his name to Low Carbon Chen. http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/say_hello_to_low-carbon_chen.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/say_hello_to_low-carbon_chen.php Front Page of the Day Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:30:48 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Danwei) Ahead of Sunday's non-protests in downtown Beijing's Wangfujing pedestrian street, a number of foreign journalists reported receiving telephone calls reminding them to follow relevant laws and regulations in the course of their news-gathering. Some were instructed to contact the Wangfujing administrative office ahead of time to obtain approval to conduct interviews. Tags: Beijing, journalism, Wangfujing]]> http://www.danwei.org/media_regulation/no_newsgathering_in_wangfujing.php http://www.danwei.org/media_regulation/no_newsgathering_in_wangfujing.php Media regulation Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:57:31 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) In a title granting ceremony that opened in Chongqing yesterday, Bo once again showed his love for using Communist material in his speeches and dedications. Tags: Bo Xilai, Chongqing, Chongqing Evening News, Norman Bethune]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/bo_xilai_quotes_from_in_memory.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/bo_xilai_quotes_from_in_memory.php Front Page of the Day Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:30:52 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) Chang Ping (长平), a journalist at the Southern Media Group, was forced to quit at the end of January. Tags: Chang Ping, Southern Metropolis Daily]]> http://www.danwei.org/media/chang_ping_1.php http://www.danwei.org/media/chang_ping_1.php Media Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:05:28 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Chutian Jinbao is a hodgepodge of news, a wonderful snapshot of contemporary China: ]]> Tags: Chutian Jinbao, Hubei]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/swimsuit_contest_to_enter_coll.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/swimsuit_contest_to_enter_coll.php Front Page of the Day Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:52:24 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Danwei) Desiree Marianini and Janek Zdzarski, interviews with Keso, Wang Xiaofeng, Qi Youyi and Danwei's Jeremy Goldkorn. ]]> Tags: censorship, Internet]]> http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/dancing_with_shackles.php http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/dancing_with_shackles.php Featured Video Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:32:33 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) During his latest Internet chat with netizens, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the government would raise the tax-free threshold of individual income tax this year. Tags: income gap, Peninsula Metropolitan News, Wen Jiabao]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/premier_wen_promises_to_raise.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/premier_wen_promises_to_raise.php Front Page of the Day Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:35:11 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) Today's Beijing News dedicates an entire page discussing the possible causes of combustible noodles. Tags: food safety, noodle, The Beijing News]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/inflammable_noodles_rumor_bust.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/inflammable_noodles_rumor_bust.php Front Page of the Day Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:01:57 +0700 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) A draft bill that will be passed soon stipulates that government employees who leave their posts without permission, defect to other countries and defect when they are abroad, may face prison terms from five years to ten years Tags: defecting, prison, Southern Metropolis]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/national_peoples_congress_to_i.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/national_peoples_congress_to_i.php Front Page of the Day Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:13:14 +0700