October 2009 - Danwei - Chinglishfriend.com

Pop singer Chen Lin jumps to her death from Beijing apartment

Chinese websites are reporting that Chongqing-born pop star Chen Lin (陈琳) committed suicide last night by jumping from her high rise apartment in Beijing. This links to Youku's page of videos about her. Link picked by Danwei.org

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 10:31 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

A vast Jesuit missionary ginseng conspiracy

At Salon, Andrew Leonard explains how ginseng came to North America: Ginseng exports have a long history in North America -- in fact, one could argue that ginseng, as possibly the first trade item ever exported to Asia from the Americas, was a key factor...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 12:49 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Literary bureaucracy goes to Frankfurt

Eric Abrahamsen writes for The National about China's reception at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Speaking under condition of anonymity, one writer said that officials from the General Administration of Press and Publication had spoken to all the authors...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 5:40 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Hospitals in Sichuan to go smoke-free

Chengdu Evening News October 30, 2009 Come 2012, medical facilities in Sichuan will require you to step outside for your smoke break. Today's Chengdu Evening News announced the start of an anti-smoking campaign intended to bring the province in line...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 4:29 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Front Page of the Day

Xujun Eberlein's Apologies Forthcoming

Hong Kong's Blacksmith Books has published a short story collection by Xujun Eberlein . Below is an introduction to the book by Pete Spurrier, of Blacksmith, followed by an extract from the book. Introduction to Apologies Forthcoming by Pete Spurrier...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 4:25 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: China Books

Chinese netizens sound off on North Korea

Adam Cathcart translates some netizen opinions on how North Korea is portrayed in Chinese and western media: ...a rather strange story in the Chinese press...held up an idealized view of North Korea. Why was Xinhua holding up the DPRK as a kind of patriotic...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 1:27 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

New findings in the drywall case

The New York Times reports on the results of tests of Chinese-sourced drywall that has been the focus of homeowner complaints in the United States: Federal investigators reported Thursday that imported Chinese drywall that homeowners have linked to health...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 12:33 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Chinese bloggers conference

The best annual Internet event in China, the China Blogger Conference, is next weekend in Lianzhou, a small mountain town in western Guangdong Province. If you want to sign up for it, go to this page . 100 yuan a person, not including hotel. If you can't...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 7:03 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Blogs

TIME's Austin Ramzy on GDP growth, the Global Media Summit and the TIME China blog

Ramzy in Sichuan during the earthquake. Photo by Ian Teh Austin Ramzy has been reporting for TIME for 6 years, starting in Hong Kong and moving to Beijing in 2007. Since then he has covered the Hong Kong Chief Executive election in 2007, the Beijing Olympics...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 4:30 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Foreign media on China

Zhang Yimou's new film: the Coen brothers filtered through northeastern folk entertainment

Hefei Evening Post October 29, 2009 Today's Hefei Evening News features an image of the glittering high-rises that will go up in place of a declining commercial district. The urban renewal project will displace 2,500 households, but they'll be...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 4:29 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Front Page of the Day

Shenzhen: Art Designer and Editor needed for trade magazine

This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads . Find Your Future in Furniture! Art Designer and Editor Needed For Trade Magazine Creative art designer and professional editor/copy editor...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 12:58 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Jobs available

CCTV plans to rebuilt burnt down tower

China Daily reports: The chief architect for the new headquarters for China's state broadcaster said Wednesday that preparations are under way to begin reconstruction on part of the complex that burned in a massive fire triggered by illegal fireworks...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 12:23 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Serious threat of H1N1 as flu season hits

Xinhua reports (also at the China Daily ): Groups of students were found infected by the disease and the arrival of flu season also challenged A/H1N1 flu prevention and control endeavor, said a statement issued after an executive meeting of the State...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 12:10 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Painted plagiarism of a push-up photograph

Here's an oil painting done by Li Yueliang (李跃亮) in 2003. It was shown at a recent exhibition of sports art held alongside the National Games in Jinan: Li Yueliang's 2003 painting, When I Was Young (我小时候) Here's an earlier photograph taken...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 11:50 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

Filed under: Art

A Regal struggle in Chengdu

husunzi at the China Study Group reports on a protest by construction workers at a hotel in Chengdu. Link picked by Danwei.org

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 10:10 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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