The booming economies of China and India are not invulnerable - as the experience of Japan in the 70s demonstrates. Von Bill Emmott. Quelle: Guardian.

Qigong serves as vehicle for China’s cultural promotion … “When people have fewer diseases and material desires, they can live in harmony and peace,” said Hu. “However, a result-oriented attitude may lead to problems and failure. Instead, we should enjoy the process and practise the lifestyle.”… Von Ren Ke und Zhou Erjie (Xinhua).

Von H.D.S. Greenway. Quelle: IHT.

Kreditkrise erreicht asiatische Banken (FTD)

Quelle: IHT/AP.

Designer labels lure young girls into prostitution “… Some begin to fear men and no longer believe in romance …”. Von Nickkita Lau (Standard).

Spiegel Interview with Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei. Quelle: Spiegel Online.

“Xiao Bai’s ‘Farewell My Concubine’ from the China National Opera House is touring the United States …”. Opernkritik von Bernhard Holland.  Quelle: NYT.

“… in Guangdong, a southern province with 30 million migrant workers …”. Quelle: Xinhua.

Wen speaks to calm snow and travel crisis (Xinhua)

Von Jim Yardley. Quelle: IHT.

… payments to “some military personnel and civilians” who took part in nuclear tests … Von David Lague. Quelle: IHT.

Handy am Bambusrohr “Chinas Mobilfunkkonzerne konzentrieren ihr Wachstum vorerst aufs Inland …”. Von Claudia Wanner (FTD).

“Chinese trade with Europe is about to be revolutionised by the rebirth of the old overland silk route - this time via rail … The first train, carrying electrical goods, clothes and ceramics from Beijing, arrived in Hamburg late last week …”. Von Harry de Quetteville. Quelle: Telegraph.

Almost nothing is quite what it seems in the world’s bustling counterfeit capital, writes Rhymer Rigby … Quelle: Telegraph.

Von Tania Branigan. Quelle: Guardian.

Illegalem Handel die Flügel gestutzt (FR)

Blood on the streets, blinkers on the media Von Jeremy Goldkorn (Danwei).

Foto: RM. Quelle: Flickr.

Von Howard W. French. Quelle: NYT.

Beijing’s Bubble - Wrapped “Water Cube” Unveiled (NYT/ Reuters)

China works to limit snow-inflicted chaos ahead of Spring Festival (Xinhua)

Von Howard W. French. Quelle: IHT.

“… price control measures on a package of products, including grain, edible oil, meat, milk, eggs …”. Quelle: Xinhua.

Von Lydia Chen. Quelle: Shanghai Daily.

“… the man who is about to be named as the World Bank’s chief economist has, appropriately, published a slew of scholarly articles. But that is not the half of the story. Lin defected from the Taiwan Army in 1979, swimming to China, the country that he longed to make ‘prosperous and powerful.’ …”. Von Howard W. French. Quelle: IHT.

… “Farewell My Concubine,” composed by Chinese prominent musicians, Xiao Bai and Wang Jian, and presented by China’s first-class National Opera House … Quelle: Xinhua.

Von Nicholas D. Kristof. Quelle: NYT.

Von A.O.Scott. Quelle: NYT.

Von Keith Bradsher. Quelle: NYT.

Die Initiative “Circle of Blue” veröffentlicht Bericht zu der sich ausdehnenden Steppe in der Inneren Mongolei. Quelle: Presseportal.

“… Repeatedly broadcasting base and lascivious programs is serious and has had a terrible effect,” [he State Administration of Radio, Film and Television] said on its Website (www.sarft.gov.cn) …”. Von Ben Blanchard. Quelle: Shanghai Daily.

Quelle: Xinhua

Pinched by Price Controls, Power Plants in China Scale Back Von Keith Bradsher (NYT).

“An almost complete human fossil skull that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China, state media said yesterday, hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man …”. Quelle: Standard/ Reuters. Vgl. ausführlichere Xinhua-Meldung.

Quelle: Welt Online.

Quelle: CNN

Von Keith Bradsher. Quelle: IHT.

Von Jim Yardley. Quelle: IHT.

Nachtrag. Quelle: Spiegel Online.

Menschenrechte in China - “Verbesserungen über die Spiele hinaus” (Spiegel Online)