A Retailer Discovers China’s New ‘It‘ Girl: Grandpa
on January 10, 2013
Retired Farmer Becomes Fashion Sensation; He's 5-8, Thin and Looks Great in Crimson
Retired Farmer Becomes Fashion Sensation; He's 5-8, Thin and Looks Great in Crimson
Three-quarters of private equity deals struck between 2001-12-worth $230 billion-have yet to pay off, a new report shows.
Propaganda officials in south China have agreed to loosen controls over a newspaper struggling against censorship.
The Beijing News published a loving tribute, yes, to porridge. In particular, to the porridge of the south. But it is really a song of love and support for Southern Weekly.
A severly cold winter is causing blizzards in the north, threatening electricity supplies in the south where the government is unused to dealing with such temperatures.
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Protests erupt following a strike by journalists at a Chinese newspaper whose editorial on free speech was censored. Unlike most other protests in China, this one is about living in the truth.
Despite the United States’ focus on the Middle East and the Islamic world for the past decade, the most important international political developments in the coming years are likely to happen in Asia. The Obama administration has promoted a “pivot to Asia,” away from the Middle East and toward the Asia-Pacific.
The main factor driving Washington’s interest in the region is the growing economic and military power of the People’s Republic of China. Accordingly, this analysis focuses heavily on the implications of China’s growing power and influence.
The Qiantang River is the most important river in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, one of the country’s most developed regions. On its banks, textiles plants work to supply fashion labels around the world. But they are polluting the environment in the process. A Greenpeace report published in October revealed that two industrial zones in the cities of Hangzhou and Shaoxing have long been dumping toxic waste into the Qiantang.