Von Andrew Jacobs. Quelle: NYT. Vgl. Artikel der Hangzhou Ribao zu einem Vorfall im April 2009 und Caijing-Artikel vom 18.5.2009: 安监总局证实康乃尔化工发生泄漏事故.

“… In effect, Beijing has signaled its willingness to underwrite the entire Moldovan economy …” Von M K Bhadrakumar. Quelle: Asia Times.

Von Andrew Jacobs. Quelle: NYT.

Interview mit dem Präsidenten der Volksuniversität Peking, Ji Baocheng (纪宝成), zur Lockerung der Ein-Kind-Politik in China. Gekürzte Übersetzung von Annalena Scholl.  Quelle: Deutsch-chinesisches Kulturnetz. Vgl. “放开二胎刻不容缓”——专访中国人民大学校长纪宝成 (Nanfang Zhoumo).

Von Don Durfee. Quelle: Reuters.

“… for most Indian companies, China remains a poorly-understood mystery and … a hard nut to crack … Like India, China is a mega-market with micro-customers … Indian companies are rapidly becoming masters at the art and science of frugal innovation. Many of these innovations are likely to have a large market opportunity in China also …” Quelle: Economic Times.

Quelle: Weltbank

Expert: Figures Show ‘Inadequacy’ Of Nation’s Sex Education. Von Alexa Olesen. Quelle: ktvu/AP.

Quelle: China Hospitality News.

“… vanadium … hidden under boxes of fruit …” Quelle: Reuters. Vgl. 韓媒：朝鮮偷運導彈材料　被中國海關丹東截獲 (chinareviewnews) und Blogeintrag: 丹东海关截获70kg偷运朝鲜的稀有金属钒, ferner hier. Vanadium-Anbieter hier. China ist ein Hauptproduzent des für die Stahlindustrie wichtigen Metalls Vanadium und erschwert seinen Export durch Zölle von 5% bzw. 20% (s. hier), was bereits Proteste der USA und der EU hervorgerufen hat. Update: China committed to enforcing North Korea sanctions – U.S. (Reuters).

Country’s highest court to minimise capital punishment in apparent relaxing of policy by world’s most prolific executioner. Von Tania Branigan. Quelle: Guardian.

Sebastian Castaneda. Quelle: Scoop.

Von Shih Hsiu-chuan. Quelle: Taipei Times.

Foundation slams Confucius plans “… Based on the principle of gender equality, all descendants of Confucius should be qualified to serve as Sacrificial Official to Confucius …”
Von Loa Iok-sin (Taipei Times).

… zur Restaurierung der Ahnenhalle eines Clans von Konfuzius-Nachfahren bei Pan’an, Provinz Zhejiang. Foto: mrp46. Quelle: Flickr.

… if the west accepts responsibility for its past Protest over the closure of the Vestas plant in Britain contrasts with China’s commitment to a low-carbon future. Von Isabel Hilton (Guardian).

“It took 93-year-old Wu Hsiu-mei (吳秀妹) a long time, but yesterday she lived her dream of being a flight attendant … In 1940, the Japanese colonial government forced her to go to Guangdong Province in China to serve as a ‘comfort woman’ — or forced military prostitute …” Von Loa Iok-sin. Quelle: Taipei Times.

Von Alexa Olesen. Quelle: Yahoo/AP.

Washington learns to treat China with care (CNN/Fortune)

Washington risks taking China too seriously (Financial Times)

Wall St sags on China-driven economy fear, Visa off Von Rodrigo Campos (Reuters). Vgl. [Australian] Dollar weakens on China worries (AAP).

Quelle: Yahoo/AFP. Update: World’s largest IPO fuels fears of China bubble (Gulf News/ Reuters).

Quelle: Indian Express.

Quelle: India Gazette. Vgl. 顾客吃到蟑螂女领班直接吞食 事后已主动辞职 (Zhongguo Xinwen Wang).

Von Francesco Sisci. Quelle: Asia Times.

“In recent years, a number of analysts have drawn attention to supposed similarities between the rise of modern China and the rise of Wilhelmine Germany …” Von Sebastian Bruck . Quelle: Asia Times.