Archiv Juli 2006
N e u e s C h i n a b l a e t t e r - F o r m a t a b 1. 8. 2006
31.7.2006 "As soaring temperatures render my 87 pairs redundant, China's Sock City faces a chilly future ... the dynamism of Shenzhou, otherwise known as Tie City, not to mention Shirt City, Shawl City and (rather further south) the underwear hub we may possibly call Pants City, just west of Bra County. All these, and more, are part of China's miracle. They are 'lump economies', places of critical mass ..." Glosse von Peter Preston (The Guardian).
31.7.2006 French Culture Year opens in Beijing Quelle: People's Daily Online.
31.7.2006 "Up to 300 million Chinese farmers will move into cities over the next 20 years, said a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ... The report, carried out by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, predicted that, by 2010, there will be about 125 cities in China with a population of over one million. Fifty cities will have a population in excess of two million ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
31.7.2006 Lenovo Aims to Calm Fears Over Security "... We’re confident all our Lenovo computers don’t possess any backdoor surveillance equipment, spy chips or the like ..." Quelle: NYT.
31.7.2006 Official Union Set Up in China at Wal-Mart Von David Lague (NYT).
29.7.2006 Kurzfilm-Festival in HK "The 2nd IndPanda International Short Film Festival", 3.-16. August. Quelle: The Standard.
29.7.2006 Karriere im Ausland "... verließ die Sinologin Bettina Schön die Heimat ... sie ... kann als Frau in einer Führungsposition arbeiten und zugleich Mutter sein. 'Da ist China Deutschland ein großes Stück voraus' ..." Quelle: Die Welt.
29.7.2006 China's Growing Pollution Reaches U.S. "On a mountaintop overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Steven Cliff collects evidence of an industrial revolution taking place thousands of miles away ..." Quelle: NYT/AP.
29.7.2006 Regulating, not restricting foreign investmen on housing "China rejects foreign speculations on its housing market ... China is currently one of the very few countries in the 187-member IMF without any limitation on housing investment. That makes it possible for foreign investors to make speculative moves on the housing market, which pushes housing prices up. In Germany, for example, 62 percent of its property investment was foreign capital in 2005, which was twice as much as that in 2004. As a result, housing prices in Germany soared and the public was anxious ... This also is happening in China ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
29.7.2006 Öldiebe durch Genickschuß hingerichtet Das Oberste Provinzgericht bestätigt die Todesurteile. Ein neues Delikt dürfte Zahl der Exekutionen in die Höhe treiben. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
29.7.2006 Tibet railway line hit by cracks, sinking base Quelle: The Standard/ AFP.
28.7.2006 Chinese Workers Protest at Factory Making Toys for McDonald’s Von Jim Yardley (NYT).
28.7.2006 Chinese police decide paralysed campaigner [Fu Xiancai] broke his own neck Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
28.7.2006 "The Cabinet has ordered government bodies at all levels to strengthen their management of land use, saying too much of it is being given away on the cheap. The State Council issued the order at a meeting Tuesday, a day before Premier Wen Jiabao issued a stern warning on the dangers of economic overheating resulting from excessive fixed-asset investment, Xinhua News Agency said Thursday ..." Quelle: The Standard.
28.7.2008 Fahai-Tempel in Beijing wird renoviert Quelle: china.org.cn
28.7.2006 Gefängnisstrafen in Beijing werden humaner Quelle: china.org.cn
28.7.2006 Geschichte - Zerstörungskraft von 400 Atombomben Wie das Beben von Tangshan in China vertuscht wurde. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
27.7.2006 China outlines objectives for lunar probe project "... Since the Earth's resources are limited, there is a need for a new program to address the long-term energy needs of humanity. On the Moon, several meters below the surface, there are rare, rich gas atoms. The most interesting of these is helium¨C3. Helium-3 has many advantages over tritium, the fuel that is increasingly being used in thermonuclear fusions ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
27.7.2006 Die Katastrophe, die nicht sein durfte Nach 30 Jahren ist das Beben von Tangshan für die KP noch immer problematisch. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
27.7.2006 Frugal Traveler: Into the Mountains of Kyrgyzstan Von Matt Gross (NYT). Teil einer Reise von Zentralasien nach Peking.
27.7.2006 "China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) does not support the excavation of the 1,300-year-old tomb of Wu Zetian [Qianling], the only empress in Chinese history, said a cultural official recently ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
27.7.2006 Beijing tears up its roots of history Pull of power and money is destroying at a rapid pace homes that represent the heritage of capital, writes Verna Yu (The Standard/ AFP).
Bei Shanshenmiao im Pekinger Stadtbezirk Mentougou, Juli 2006, Foto: Shen Yun
26.7.2006 Helping China spend the surplus Glosse von Stephen Green. Quelle: Business Week.
26.7.2006 On the 'Middle Way' of the Dalai Lama "... What the Dalai Lama says sounds reasonable at first glance; and he has given up the "independence of Tibet" and turns to work for the interest of the Tibetans. However, if one takes a closer look ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
26.7.2006 "A Chinese UN observer was among the four UN peacekeepers killed in an Israeli air strike on south Lebanon on Tuesday night ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
26.7.2006 Nachtrag: Welt ohne Frauen Inder und Chinesen bekommen immer weniger Kinder. Und sie wünschen sich nur männliche Nachkommen. Von Isabelle Attané. Quelle: Le Monde diplomatique, dt. Ausgabe.
25.7.2006 Is China's 10.9% growth rate overheating? "... First, with such a high savings rate, what else can we do if not to invest? Second, with such a high production capacity as a result of active investment, what else can we do other than export? ..." Quelle: People's Daily Online.
25.7.2006 China 'set to cut export rebates' Quelle: BBC.
25.7.2006 Zhang Yimou's second outdoor production debuts at foot of snow-capped mountain The second outdoor production of China’s leading film director Zhang Yimou debuted on Sunday at the foot of Yulongxue (Jade Dragon Snow) Mountain in southwestern China. Around 500 local people from 10 ethnic groups have been selected from 16 towns and villages in Lijiang of Yunnan Province to perform daily folk songs, dances and rituals for tourists … In 2003, Zhang … created the first installment of their out-door “Impression” series, “Impression Liu Sanjie,” in the mountain and river scenery of Yangshuo, a world-renowned scenic resort in south China, which proved a hit at the box office. By the end of this June, the performance attracted more than one million audiences and annually turned in nearly 100 million yuan (around 12. 5 million U.S. dollars). Quelle: People’s Daily Online.
25.7.2006 Amy Tan: Der Geist der Madame Chen Roman. Deutsch von Elke Link. Goldmann Verlag, München, 2006. Besprechung von Manuel Karasek (Netzeitung).
24.7.2006 Is China growing too fast for comfort? Von Brian Bremner (Business Week). Teilübersetzung unter dem Titel “Ist Chinas Wirtschaft ausser Kontrolle?” hier: people.com.cn
24.7.2006 Marriage to a foreigner: smooth sailing or a full of challenges? "... For most Chinese, marriage is a lifetime affair, but foreigners place more importance on their feelings ..."Quelle: peopledaily.com.cn
24.7.2006 India struggles to catch China Von Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. Fazit: "China is not a free society, and it has immense problems. But its successes should not be underestimated." Quelle: BBC.
24.7.2006 "Bruce Lee's family plans to produce a film on the late martial arts star, the first such movie it has actively supervised, the Chinese company making the motion picture said Sunday ..." Quelle: NYT/AP.
24.7.2006 Theater: Sandsturm im Parkett Erstmals darf in China ein Werk die Umweltschäden im Lande kritisieren - mit Unterstützung des Ministeriums. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
23.7.2006 Eine Überdosis Wachstum Chinas Wirtschaft wächst so schnell wie seit zwölf Jahren nicht mehr. In Peking herrscht zunehmend Angst vor Überhitzung. Handelspartner fordern deshalb eine Aufwertung der Landeswährung Renminbi. Von Christiane Kühl (Die Welt).
23.7.2006 "The central People's Bank of China has stepped up efforts to curb runaway loan growth by ordering commercial lenders to increase the proportion of deposits they must set aside as reserves, the second such move in just over a month ...". Von Mark Lee (The Standard).
23.7.2006 China deaths spark cover-up claim "Tropical Storm Bilis hit on 14 July, causing massive flooding and forcing three million people from their homes ... The state government in Hunan threatened to punish officials who misrepresented the number of those killed ...". Quelle: BBC. Vgl. Artikel der NYT.
23.7.2006 No Ordinary Counterfeit Umfangreicher Bericht von Stephen Mihm (University of Georgia) über die vermuteten Geldfälschungen Norkoreas.
22.7.2006 Stop selling jets to Taiwan, US urged Quelle: China Daily/ Xinhua.
22.7.2006 Schimäre des Ich Die Fotoausstellung "Humanism in China" im Frankfurter Museum für Moderne Kunst. Von Marli Feldvoss. Quelle:Freitag.
22.7.2006 China läuft heiß Vor allem der Bauboom und die hohe Kreditvergabe müssten gebremst werden… Export bleibt Motor des Aufstiegs …" Von Harald Maass (Frankfurter Rundschau). Dazu Kommentar Unter Volldampf.
21.7.2006 "... what does the internet mean to people in China? BBC News spoke to a dissident [Liu Xiaobo], a film-maker [Hu Ge] and a journalist [Li Xinde] .." Interviews mit Rupert Wingfield-Hayes (BBC).
21.7.2006 Amnesty backs 'cyber dissidents' Von Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent. Quelle: The Guardian.
21.7.2006 Auf dem Weg zum Reserven-Weltmeister Vor einem Jahr hat das Land die eigene Währung gelockert - Rätselraten über den weiteren Kurs Pekings. Von Anja Struve (Die Welt).
21.7.2006 "Scuffles broke out outside a court in China where a blind activist who raised concerns about forced abortion and sterilisation was due to be tried. Chen Guangcheng had accused officials in Linyi city, Shandong province, of breaking family planning laws in their enforcement of the one-child policy ..." Quelle: BBC
21.7.2006 "Warum werben ausgerechnet Löwen für die "China-Time" in Hamburg, Frau Kroth? ..." Quelle: Die Welt.
21.7.2006 Soldiers, Seniors Cut From Chinese "M: I - 3" Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
21.7.2006 China becomes the world's third largest donor of food Von Tom Miller. Quelle: The Guardian.
21.7.2006 "Im ländlichen Raum schlummern Potentiale" Wenn Chinas exportorientierte Wirtschaft weiter so schnell wächst wie bisher, gerät nicht nur Europa unter Anpassungsdruck - auch die Volksrepublik selbst muß sich wappnen. Asien-Expertin Margot Schüller im Interview. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
20.7.2006 Chinas größte Bank darf an die Börse Es wird ein Erlös von bis zu elf Milliarden Euro erwartet. "Die Regierung erteilte der staatlichen Industrie- und Handelsbank China (ICBC), an der auch der deutsche Finanzriese Allianz beteiligt ist, am Mittwoch die offizielle Genehmigung für den seit längerem erwarteten Schritt ..." Quelle: Die Welt/ AP.
19.7.2006 Zu viele Besucher für den Stammsitz des Dalai Lama Das chinesische Bürgertum entdeckt die tibetische Religiosität. Wegen der neuen Eisenbahn befürchten die Verwalter der Tempel einen übergroßen Ansturm auf ihre Heiligtümer. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
19.7.2006 Nanjing to begin production at Longbridge, promising to make MG great again Von Mark Milner (The Guardian).
19.7.2006 Chinas Regierung bekommt Boom nicht in den Griff Die Wirtschaft legt um mehr als 11 Prozent zu, das ist der höchste Zuwachs seit zehn Jahren. Ökonomen erwarten aber eine Abschwächung im zweiten Halbjahr. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt). Dazu Kommentar von Kirstin Wenk: Halbherzige Versprechen.
19.7.2006 "A Chinese court yesterday ordered compensation and an apology for a girl orphaned by AIDS after a newspaper reported her story without permission, stirring a dispute over the boundary between media rights and privacy ...". Quelle: AsiaMedia/ The Age.
19.7.2006 "China is mulling a `Yin and Yang' strategy for the upcoming World Basketball Championships ..." Artikel von Robert Saiget (The Standard/ AFP)
19.7.2006 China’s Surge Raises Fears of Runaway Economy Von David Barboza (NYT).
18.7.2006 Halbwelt im Reich der Mitte Macao ist das größte privat finanzierte Projekt der Welt. Amerikanische Kasino-Betreiber wollen aus der ehemaligen portugiesischen Kolonie in China das Las Vegas Asiens machen. Von Martin Kühl (Die Welt).
18.7.2006 Beijing Shows No Sign of Letting Yuan Rise Quelle: NYT/ AP.
18.7.2006 China Says Economy Grew 11.3% in Quarter Von David Barboza (NYT).
17.7.2006 "... corporate China’s outward growth may be pegged to a strategy of mergers and acquisitions, particularly of brand-name Western companies, but executing those deals will not be easy ..." Aus einem Artikel von Heather Timmons und Donald Greenlees in der NYT.
17.7.2006 Raketentests - Nordkorea reagiert mit Drohungen auf UN-Resolution Sicherheitsrat nimmt leicht abgeschwächten Entwurf an - USA kommen China und Rußland entgegen - Erstmals einstimmige Entscheidung. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
17.7.2006 Dem Himmel so nah In Tibet ... ziehen wie ehedem Pilger mit Gebetsmühlen durch die Gassen ...Doch die Moderne rückt näher - mit Expreßzügen und Flugzeugen. Von Petra Pluwatsch (Die Welt).
17.7.2006 Fears over trial of blind Chinese activist Von Tom Miller (The Guardian).
16.7.2006 Pirates
of the Orient Will searching out and suing
illegal filesharers on the Internet prove a mission impossible? The sheriff of
the worldwide music industry doesn't think so and he already has Yahoo! China in
his sights. Jonathan Cheng reports. Quelle: The Standard.
15.7.2006 Railroad
to Perdition Von Richard Gere. "Richard Gere, an actor, is the
chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet." Quelle: NYT.
15.7.2006 ... The US assistant secretary of state, Christopher Hill, said Chinese negotiators were "baffled" by North Korea's refusal to respond to diplomatic overtures from its biggest aid donor and closest ally ... Quelle: The Guardian.
15.7.2006 "China's Communist Party says it expelled almost 45,000 members who 'failed to meet requirements' in 2005 ... According to official statistics, the party has 70.8m members. In 2005, 17 million people applied to join the party, China's Xinhua news agency said. " Quelle: BBC.
15.7.2006 Entwarnung: Die Legende von den Babyfressern Von Frank Papalong (Spiegel).
15.7.2006 Shanghai surprise: Sun, sea and sand Quelle: PD Online.
14.7.2006 Chinas Chemiefabriken sind tickende Zeitbomben Umweltbehörde in Peking sieht "schwerwiegende Risiken" - 45 Prozent der Kombinate sind extrem unfallgefährdet. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
14.7.2006 Ruins of Shang Dynasty capital included in World Heritage List Quelle: Xinhua.
14.7.2006 "Hundreds of Chinese attacked police and smashed up squad cars after a migrant was apparently beaten up for refusing to pay for a resident's permit, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The riot in Guiyang ..." Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
14.7.2006 China's tough decisions over N Korea "... There is a very basic problem with the six-party talks structure - North Korea does not like them ..." Von Rupert Wingfield-Hayers (BBC).
14.7.2006 Shanghai Film Mourns Loss of Neighborhoods Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
13.7.2006 Pekings Kurs zu Iran dreht China trotz Öldurst kritisch. Von Andreas Landwehr (FR/ dpa).
13.7.2006 China Building Frenzy Worries Economists Quelle: NYT/ AP.
13.7.2006 Liu on top of world Liu Xiang refused to listen to everyone who said he would never become a world-class athlete. Von Erica Bulman (NYT/ AP).
13.7.2006 "The Paris-based International Energy Agency says that the demand for Chinese goods in the West is creating ever greater power needs in China. China must face up to the implications of this growth and try to tackle both pollution and waste, the IEA says ..." Quelle: BBC.
12.7.2006 Liu [Xiang] sets new world hurdles record Quelle: BBC.
12.7.2006 Olympics Imperil Historic Beijing Neighborhood Von Jim Yardley (NYT).
12.7.2006 "... Mainland writer Yu Jie, a self-described dangerous Christian, likes a good fight but prefers to wage his battles through the printed word. He has set his sights on -- among others -- the Communist Party, religious persecution and even the legacy of Mao Zedong ... In 2004 Yu and several colleagues sparked controversy when, writing in Hong Kong's Kai Fang magazine, they said the corpse of Mao Zedong should be removed from the mausoleum in Tiananmen Square. 'We criticise the Yasukuni Shrine,' they wrote, 'but right in the centre of China's capital Beijing, there is the Mao Zedong shrine that is as abhorrent as the Yasukuni Shrine. It is like a shrine for a slaughterman who killed his own countrymen' ..." Aus einem Artikel von Kristine Kwok. Quelle: AsiaMedia/ SCMP.
12.7.2006 Chinese Company Intends to Build MG’s in Oklahoma Quelle: NYT.
12.7.2006 "... Die Stärkung der Beziehungen zu China liegt im Interesse der Bundesrepublik und Hamburgs ... Der Senat muß mit sorgfältig austarierter Handelsdiplomatie darauf achten, daß unter dem Ausbau der Beziehungen zu China nicht das Verhältnis zu den traditionellen Partnerländern Asiens leidet ..." Aus einem Kommentar der Welt.
12.7.2006 "... Beijing is becoming a less friendly city for cyclists and Hong Kong never was ..." Aus einem Kommentar von Zou Hanru (China Daily).
11.7.2006 China Media Project der University of Hong Kong.
11.7.2006 China Delegation Visits North Korea Amid Turmoil Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
11.7.2006 Gentle Cleric's Stature Grows as He Risks Ire of China Von Keith Bradsher (NYT).
11.7.2006 Bis sechs Uhr morgens in San-Li-Tun Bei der WM stand auch ganz China Kopf, obwohl das Land gar nicht teilnahm. Sogar die strengen Lehrer tranken vor Begeisterung mit Austauschschüler Gregor Haidl, 17, Bier - und hatten kein Problem damit, dass er ganze Nächte in Fußball-Kneipen verbrachte. "Austausch-Log China". Quelle: spiegel.de.
11.7.2006 Tsang turns the heat on overuse of office air con "... Standard workplace temperatures often hover as low as 21 or 22 degrees Celsius. But [Chief Executive Donald] Tsang [Yam-kuen] said Monday an increase in indoor temperatures, to 25.5 degrees Celsius, will result in cleaner skies and fatter pocketbooks ..." Quelle: The Standard.
11.7.2006 China will Knall der Spekulationsblase verhindern Ausländischen Investoren soll Zugang erschwert werden - 122 Millionen Quadratmeter Büroflächen sind unvermietet. Von Richard Haimann (Die Welt).
10.7.2006 Largest website on teaching Chinese opens Quelle: Xinhua.
10.7.2006 Xiucai Nr.80 ist online.
10.7.2006 China schickt die 30 beliebtesten Melodien des Landes ins All Die sich für nichtchinesische Ohren schon auf der Erde außerirdisch anhörenden Klänge sollen vom All aus vor allem über das Internet verbreitet werden. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt). Dazu Meldung von Xinhua.
10.7.2006 China Auto Sales Rise Nearly 50 Percent in First Half Quelle: NYT.
10.7.2006 Chinese duo win Wimbledon title Quelle: Xinhua.
10.7.2006 "China's efforts to improve grassland ecology for the purpose of curbing sandstorms affecting the national capital Beijing and port city of Tianjin have paid off in the past six years, according to government sources ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
10.7.2006 Christian sect leader guilty of killing rivals in China Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian).
10.7.2006 "The Hengdian World Studios, dubbed 'Chinawood' by Hollywood Reporter, was selected one of the top 10 film and television production studios by the China Film Association (CFA) and the Chinese Television Artists Association ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
10.7.2006 "... Der CDU-Politiker [Klaus Töpfer], der zwischen 1998 und 2006 Exekutivdirektor des UNO-Umweltprogramms war, arbeitet inzwischen als Dozent für nachhaltige Entwicklung an der Tonji-Universität in Hamburgs Partnerstadt Shanghai. Seit jüngstem ist er Umweltberater von Shanghai ..." Quelle: Die Welt.
8.7.2006 Deutsch-chinesische Filmprojekte Quelle: Die Welt.
8.7.2006 Keiner darf den Drachen besiegen Das Filmland China zieht Produzenten magisch an, aber die Politik achtet peinlich genau auf Inhalte. Von Hanns-Georg Rodek (Die Welt).
8.7.2006 Bank of China an der Börse in Shanghai heiß begehrt Neue Aktien klettern am ersten Handelstag um mehr als 30 Prozent - Markt wird von Liquidität überschwemmt. Die Welt/ Bloomberg.
8.7.2006 Where women rule the world An extraordinary matriarchal society in southern China attracts a lot of attention, often for all the wrong reasons. Joshua Samuel Brown meets a few of Lake Lugu's tolerant residents. Quelle: The Standard.
8.7.2006 China sets gun amnesty deadline Chinese police officials have issued a deadline for people to hand over any illegal firearms as part of a nationwide crackdown on guns. Quelle: BBC.
8.7.2006 Who believes the new "China threat theory"? "... It claimed that the price of Chinese products are unfairly and artificially low and are severely damaging to the economies of those poor countries that are heavily dependent on primary industries ..." Quelle: PD Online.
7.7.2006 Record labels ready to sue Chinese Yahoo Von Owen Gibson (The Guardian).
7.7.2006 China law aims to 'shut up media' Von Mary-Anne Toy. Quelle: The Age/ AsiaMedia.
7.7.2006 China's future--a stroll in a tech park Quelle: NYT.
7.7.2006 "... Da viele Ausländer gerne nahe beieinander wohnen, sind in einigen Beijinger Bezirken so genannte 'ausländische Städte' entstanden ..." Quelle: china.org.cn.
7.7.2006 Chinese enjoy renewed pride in their identity Von Lau Nai-keung (China Daily).
6.7.2006 "... China wird im Jahr 2009 voraussichtlich das Gastland der Frankfurter Buchmesse. Die Gespräche mit der chinesischen Seite seien schon sehr konkret, auch wenn noch kein Vertrag unterzeichnet sei, sagte Buchmessensprecherin Caroline Vogel am Mittwoch der Nachrichtenagentur epd ..." Quelle: Netzeitung.de.
6.7.2006 Zug auf das Dach der Welt Der Peking-Lhasa-Expreß verbindet die Hauptstädte Chinas und Tibets. Er passiert Orte in 5000 Meter Höhe. Wir berichten von der Jungfernfahrt. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
6.7.2006 Kommentar: Tibet ist kein Freilichtmuseum Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).
6.7.2006 War Long Forgotten, India and China Reopen Silk Road Quelle: NYT/ Reuters. Dazu Beitrag von The Standard/AP, ferner Xinhua.
6.7.2006 Beijing feels blue over poor sky conditions Quelle: Xinhua/ China Daily.
6.7.2006 "Auch an der Schanghaier Börse ist die Bank of China mit einem kräftigen Kursplus gestartet ..." Quelle: Netzeitung.de
5.7.2006 Guangzhou Journal: First Comes the Car, Then the $10,000 License Plate Von Jim Yardley (NYT).
5.7.2006 Earthquake measuring 5.1 jolts Hebei "... The earthquake was a shallow-focus one, with its epicenter being around 110 kilometers from Beijing and about 80 kilometers from Tianjin. So the quake was clearly felt in the two cities ..." Quelle: Xinhua. Dazu Meldung von NYT/ Reuters.
5.7.2006 "Anwar wants Malaysia's affirmative action policy to end, write Chan Tien Hin and Haslinda Amin ..." Quelle: The Standard/ Bloomberg.
5.7.2006 "... According to media reports, the number of registered hutong in Beijing has shrunk from 3,600 in 1980 to about 1,200 today. And the number is still falling. A government circular issued at the end of last year, the largest of its kind in terms of affected areas and number of people, said more hutong would be removed, news that stung supporters of hutong culture ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
5.7.2006 "... China has banned South Korea's leading box-office movie because of subtle gay themes ..." Quelle: NYT.
5.7.2006 Volkswagen: Zuwachs in China Quelle: Die Welt.
4.7.2006 "The British Museum is in negotiations to stage the largest exhibition of China's famed terracotta warriors ever seen outside their native country ..." Quelle: BBC.
4.7.2006 Porcelain drums show ancient exchanges between east China and west Asia Quelle: Xinhua.
4.7.2006 "Governing democratically is an elementary demand of a ruling Marxist party,'' Hu told a study session for top officials ... Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.
4.7.2006 Tuition fees make university dream a nightmare for some Quelle: Xinhua.
4.7.2006 Working on a Dream: Fine Wines of China Von Donald Greenlees (NYT).
4.7.2006 "China has squeaked past Britain by the tiniest of margins to become the world's fourth-largest economy, according to the World Bank's latest calculations.The World Bank said that by its official measure China produced US$2. 263825 trillion in output in 2005, just US$94 million, or 0.004 per cent, more than Britain ..." Quelle: Xinhua.
3.7.2006 Hopes and fears on rail route to Lhasa Von Alexa Olesen (The Standard/AP). Dazu Bericht der BBC und Beitrag von Joseph Kahn in der NYT.
3.7.2006 "Ruft nach mir, wenn ihr betrunken seid" In China entstehen zahlreiche neue, teilweise kuriose Jobs. He Jin hat eine Marktlücke entdeckt: Er läßt alkoholisierte Landsleute in deren Wagen nach Hause fahren. Von Johnny Erling (Die Welt).
3.7.2006 "Um Migration und ihre Folgen geht es bei einer wissenschaftlichen deutsch-chinesischen Tagung in Mainz. Veranstalter sind der Katholische Akademische Ausländer-Dienst (KAAD), die Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences und das Pädagogische Institut der Gutenberg-Universität ..." Quelle: FR/kna.
3.7.2006 European man 'worked on terracotta army tomb' Von Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)