The man who discovered China Andrew Anthony bespricht im Guardian “Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China” von Simon Winchester.

Quelle: NZZ

Quelle: China Daily.

Die Pekinger Schriftstellerin Yanhong Wheeler über Milchpulver als Babynahrung in China: With the emergence of a middle class, people could afford it, and it became a status thing, showing off like “our family can afford imported formula”. Now there is also pressure from the grandparents, who want to play a part in feeding their grandchildren and prefer formula because they can do it all on their own. They encourage their daughters to use formula in the mistaken belief that it’s more nutritious. Quelle: Danwei

at an appropriate time between September 25 and 30 …”. Quelle: China Daily.

“In Nordostchina koste eine Tonne Reis derzeit umgerechnet 240 bis 260 Euro, viel weniger als der Weltmarktpreis von 760 Dollar. … China führt auch mehr Fleisch aus als es importiert, und das Land deckt seinen Bedarf an den allermeisten Getreiden selbst. Weizen und Mais werden sogar noch exportiert.” Quelle: Die Zeit

“CHINA NOW, the UK’s largest ever festival of Chinese culture, is a six-month nationwide celebration of over 1000 Chinese events including exhibitions, performances and activities spanning Chinese film, cuisine, comics, art, literature, music, design, science, technology, business, education and sport across the UK. Visit www.chinanow.org.uk/events …”. Quelle: Xinhua.