Chinese agencies at war over online game Nov 5, 2009
The ministry scolded the General Administration of Press and Publication, which had told Chinese online game firm NetEase. com not to operate the latest version of Activision Blizzard's "World of Warcraft," the Chinese-language Economic Information Daily said on Wednesday ... Li said the Communist Party propaganda department, which controls cultural life, had in March given the Culture Ministry control over online games, according to the Chinese-language International Finance News. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Military ruler will simply thumb his nose at us Nov 5, 2009
We ought to invite the Chinese to open a huge naval base in savusavu bay (northern fiji) and heavily neutralize the tasman dominance. It took australia only recently to acknowledge the plight of the aborigines. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Meet the evil new copyright treaty Nov 5, 2009
Does this mean that the Chinese guy suing J.K.Rowling for stealing the idea to Harry Potter could have everything related to Harry Potter removed from the internet. He was actually suing. (Harper's Magazine)
Cupping Therapy Leaves Mark On Western Culture Nov 5, 2009
Ancient Chinese Form Of Medicine Gains Popularity in States ... -- It is an ancient Chinese practice that is gaining in popularity and leaving its mark in the Western culture ... Cupping is a method of Chinese medicine where a vacuum is created in a plastic or glass cup by heat then placed on the body. (KERO 23, CA)
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Didn't Learn Because You Grew Up in China) Nov 5, 2009
Despite the one-child policy, millions of Chinese citizens don't know how to have sex without getting pregnant ... In July, Chinese health officials said that are performed in registered medical institutions each year, largely because people lack sex education ... I had worried that Hu, like most Chinese people, would be uncomfortable talking about sex. (Slate)
* Obama half-brother pens novel on life with abusive father Nov 5, 2009
Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo X who had the same, late, father as the US president X has kept a low public profile since reports surfaced last year that he was living and working in the southern Chinese capitalist and manufacturing haven of Shenzhen, around an hours train ride from Hong Kong ... Ndesandjos book details how the protagonist David makes an improbable journey to China in 2001, inspired by his growing love for a beautiful Chinese woman and a young orphan, and reflects... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Warcraft game falls into war of gov't departments Nov 5, 2009
Like Zuo, Chinese players of World of Warcraft (WoW), one of the world's most popular online games, felt perplexed, and helpless too, when their game characters were drained into a jurisdiction spat of government departments. On Monday, the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) rejected Chinese Internet portal NetEase's application seeking approval for the Chinese version of WoW. ... However, ordinary Chinese gamers just want the power struggle to end as soon as possible. (Xinhuanet, China)
UNESCO head impressed by Li Lanqing's seal-cutting Nov 5, 2009
PARIS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was enchanted by former Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing's seal-cutting exhibition on Wednesday. UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura made this comment while he was paying a visit to the exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center in Paris ... Roaming the aisle where seal-cutting works and introduction pictures were displayed, Matsuura frequently stopped to pore over every Chinese... (Xinhuanet, China)
Disney To Build Shanghai Park Nov 5, 2009
Wednesday's government approval for the theme park caps years of on-off talks between Disney and Chinese authorities, who are wary of too much foreign influence in the highly sensitive sectors of media and popular culture ... But analysts see the move as an important step forward for Disney and other Western media firms to make inroads into the vast and untapped Chinese media and entertainment market ... "But it's in a non-sensitive space. It's a theme park. It's got nothing to do with... (Newsmax)
Prince Charles hosts Dalai Lama Nov 4, 2009
Tony Blair, who received Chinese premier Wen Jiabao two weeks ago, will not meet the Dalai Lama. Downing Street said "diary pressures" had prevented it. (Yahoo News -- Tibet)
Jill Lepore: Why is American history so murderous? Nov 4, 2009
Peter Hessler discusses Chinese artists for hire. Malcolm Gladwell discusses the inherent danger of the sport. (New Yorker)
The porcelain Ferrari Nov 4, 2009
Ferrari has sold a one-off version of its 599 Fiorano with a paint job inspired by ancient Chinese pottery ... This unique Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, which was hand-painted by leading Chinese artist Lu Hao, sold under the hammer to a Chinese buyer at an auction attended by former F1 world champion Michael Schumacher ... Inside the 599, the traditional Ferrari Start button the steering wheel is jade-encrusted and the numbers on the rev counter are written in ancient Chinese Xiao Zhuan script.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Standard Chartered 79% Return Overtakes HSBC With Asian Investment Rebound Nov 4, 2009
The bank has Nigerians on its staff in China, and Chinese in Nigeria. One of Standard Chartereds biggest recent deals was a bust. (Bloomberg)
romantic exoticism Nov 4, 2009
Unlike the Chinese and Japanese, Europeans had traditionally had little interest in natural landscapes for their own sake. Paintings of rural settings were usually extremely idealized: either well-tended gardens or tidy versions of the Arcadian myth of ancient Greece and Rome. (Harper's Magazine)
Karzai wins amid cries of fraud Nov 4, 2009
Exactly the same inference can be drawn from a high-level meeting in Beijing on Oct. 15 between Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Iran's first vice president, Mohammed Reza Rahimi ... Coming at a time when the United States is engaged in a vigorous diplomatic drive to persuade China and Russia, among others, to reduce their trade ties with Iran as a prelude to toughened sanctions, the Chinese statement can only be considered a pointed rebuff of Washington. (Salon)
Blowing jobs to China Nov 4, 2009
A wind farm in Texas might get stimulus money to buy Chinese technology By. Why should a wind farm in Texas mostly financed by Chinese commercial banks and featuring made-in-China wind turbines get stimulus money supposedly intended to create jobs in the United States ... The first lesson to be discerned from the Chinese wind farm example is that the twin goals of Obama energy policy -- quick ramping up of renewable energy deployment and green job creation -- don't always go hand in hand. (Salon)
World of Warcraft May Go Dark in China Nov 4, 2009
A Chinese regulation body has ordered , a Chinese internet company that hosts World of Warcraft in China, to disconnect the game after rejecting NetEase's application to operate Activision Blizzard's The Burning Crusade, the popular MMORPG's second expansion ... Blizzard has already made numerous changes to the game to appease Chinese regulators, stripping out things like visual references to blood and bones. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Beijing cafes booming not because of coffee Nov 4, 2009
Ren Yue, 31, is the face of the Chinese coffee drinking generation ... A decade ago, Starbucks opened its first store on the Chinese mainland, looking to shake up the long-standing tea drinking culture with a jolt of caffeine ... Popular United Kingdom company Costa Coffee started serving Chinese customers in Shanghai in 2006 with the opening of their first Chinese store, and has opened 33 stores in China since. (Xinhuanet, China)
President Hu visit to advance links with Malaysia: spokesman Nov 4, 2009
Ma said this would be Hu's first visit to Malaysia since assuming office and he would also be the first Chinese head of state to visit Malaysia in 15 years. Ma said Hu would hold talks with Mizan and meet Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obamas half brother: Our father was abusive Nov 4, 2009
For the past seven years, Ndesandjo has been living in the booming southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, and has refused all interview requests until now ... He taught English, immersed himself in the study of Chinese culture and volunteered as a piano teacher at an orphanage ... He falls in love with a Chinese dance instructor and develops a bond with an orphan who is a gifted pianist battling a serious illness. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Battle breaks out over game approval Nov 4, 2009
The game has more than 1 million players on the Chinese mainland. In effect, the GAPP decision ran against a State Council circular issued last July that declared the MOC was in charge of regulating the multi-billion dollar online gaming industry. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese Haute Couture hits catwalk Nov 4, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 4 -- Traditional Chinese culture features prominently in the NE Tiger's Haute Couture collection, one of the opening shows of the Beijing Fashion Week ... For Chinese, the butterfly symbolizes freedom, romance and eternal of life, while the fan, indicates elegance and artistry ... Su Mang, editor-in-chief of Bazaar Magazine, said, "The use of splendid Chinese elements in this collection is very chic, which make them acceptable to fashionable young people.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game Nov 4, 2009
BEIJING Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open ... The bureau that licenses publishers said this week the game's Chinese operator failed to obtain required import approval and should stop signing up customers ... The squabble has given the Chinese public a rare glimpse into the struggles between bureaucrats over who gets to regulate the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
* Uighurs shop in Palau to celebrate regained freedom Nov 3, 2009
The Uighurs want nothing more than to live peaceful, productive lives in a free, democratic nation safe from oppression by the Chinese, said Eric Tirschwell, of Kramer Levin Naftalis el, which also represented the former detainees. This story has been viewed 303 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* 228 foundation to open memorial museum in 2011 Nov 3, 2009
The 228 Incident was sparked by civilian resistance to Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rule. The 1947 massacre remained a forbidden subject for decades under the rule of dictator Chiang Kai-shek () and his son, late president Chiang Ching-kuo (g). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Government to obstruct US ground beef Nov 3, 2009
Under pressure from the Chinese Nationalist Party legislative caucus, the government decided to use administrative means to block some products By Ko Shu-ling and Flora Wang STAFF REPORTERS Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009, Page 1 ... Presidential Office Spokesman Wang Yu-chi (a) said that Premier Wu Den-yih (dq) did not agree with a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus demand that the Act Governing Food Sanitation (~zk) be amended to ban the import of cow intestines,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* World News Quick Take Nov 3, 2009
Zhou has been transferred to the post of deputy Chinese Communist Party chief at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Xinhua news agency said. Rotations among posts do not always imply punishment, but Zhous was accompanied by scathing commentary. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Letters to the editor: Bay Bridge repairs Nov 3, 2009
I suspect the Chinese could have built the eastern span and completed it yesterday at a fraction of the cost. WILLIAM HALL San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Commentary: Int'l interaction of Chinese culture Nov 3, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Worldwide knowledge of China's culture has advanced again with the help of two recent events involving famous ancient Chinese historical figures. The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution last week to honor the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius, recognizing the ancient Chinese thinkers's "invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought." ... At the "International Seminar on Master Sun's Art of War" held Monday in... (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese vice premier meets New Zealand PM Nov 3, 2009
WELLINGTON, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key agreed during a meeting Monday to actively explore new ways to advance cooperation between the two countries. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) shakes hands with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 2. (Xinhuanet, China)
* GIO minister downplays lawmakers concern over cross-strait movie deals Nov 3, 2009
We] hope to differentiate the [marketing] strategies for the nations large-scale, mid-scale and small-scale movie industry to help them compete in the Chinese film market, Su said ... Lin expressed concern that the motion picture industry would continue to lean on China if the GIO keeps on subsidizing Taiwanese filmmakers who collaborate with Chinese producers ... DPP Legislator Chen Ting-fei (Fm) attacked the GIOs budget request because of government-funded Radio Taiwan... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Taiwan Baseball Controlled By Mob Nov 2, 2009
The Chinese are obsessed with the late gloved one ... For the next few months Brussels will teem with Chinese art and culture, with a tea house to boot. (Newsmax)
Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory? Nov 2, 2009
To curry favor with the Chinese, hes stiff-armed the Dalai Lama ... Communism rots, even the Chinese realized that but a Harvard graduate wants personally to see if it can't be foisted on liberty-loving Americans. (Townhall.com)
Letters to the editor: on Bay Bridge closure Nov 2, 2009
The Chinese say chaos is opportunity. Horace said, Carpe diem. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Legendary sinology academy reopens in Beijing Nov 2, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A prestigious but short-lived academy devoted to the study of Chinese culture in the late 1920s reopened Sunday in Beijing. The former Tsinghua Academy of Chinese Learning, Tsinghua University, one of China's top-tier universities, was established in 1925 and closed in 1929 ... Among the 70 students graduated from the academy, 50 became renowned scholars of Chinese culture, especially in literature. (Xinhuanet, China)
Silencing critics Nov 2, 2009
An official from China's consulate in the city called him to "urge" the festival to withdraw a film about the Chinese activist Rebiya Kadeer. Beijing then tried to persuade the organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair not to allow two Chinese writers to attend an event ... Richard Moore, the Melbourne festival's executive director, said he was astonished to receive the call from the city's Chinese consulate. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Letters for Monday, November 2, 2009 Nov 2, 2009
The Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Filipino, Europeans and the numerous mixtures, all giving the Westside its special character. The families all profiting from their labor and their children who have spread to all corners of the earth. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
* KMT legislator calls for stricter laws on posting images of animal abuse Nov 2, 2009
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Shyu Jong-shyoung (}) said yesterday he had initiated a proposed amendment to the Animal Protection Act (O@k) make posting pictures or video clips of animal abuse on the Internet a punishable crime. The amendment says that anyone found to have distributed, aired or sold pictures or video footage of an abused animal would be liable for a jail term of up to one year or a maximum fine of NT$30,000. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'I spend most of Christmas cooking. How sad is that?' Nov 1, 2009
But I have a sister-in-law who's Chinese, so through her, I enjoy cooking Chinese. I like cooking all sorts of things, I like experimenting. (India Times, India)
Six Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau: official Nov 1, 2009
KOROR (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau on Sunday, the latest step in US President Barack Obama's struggle to close the controversial prison ... "These men want nothing more than to live peaceful, productive lives in a free, democratic nation safe from oppression by the Chinese," said Eric Tirschwell, of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, which represented the former detainees along with the Centre for Constitutional Rights... (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Hardcover: US: Hard-boiled cop, Hong Kong triads collide Nov 1, 2009
Hot on the heals of Chinese gangs, Detective Harry Bosch finds himself on the other side of the world and out of his depth ... A Chinese liquor store owner is killed, and his death may be connected to the triads, Chinese organized-crime groups. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Chinese vice premier meets Australia's Queensland premier Nov 1, 2009
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Premier of Australia's State of Queensland Anna Bligh in Brisbane Oct. 31, 2009 ... BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday that China and Australia can lift their bilateral relationship to a new level through a strengthened dialogue and increased cooperation between the two trading partners ... The vice premier said that during his visit to Australia a consensus was reached to enhance the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese vice premier begins official visit to New Zealand Nov 1, 2009
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Christchurch, the largest city of New Zealand's South Island, on Sunday at the start of a three-day official visit to New Zealand. In a written statement released upon his arrival at Christchurch International Airport, the Chinese vice premier said his current visit is aimed at enhancing mutual trust, deepening cooperation and seeking common development in a future-oriented way ... "China always views its... (Xinhuanet, China)
Guantanamo Uighurs to Palau Nov 1, 2009
Six Chinese Uighur prisoners from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau, officials say ... "These men want nothing more than to live peaceful, productive lives in a free, democratic nation safe from oppression by the Chinese," Eric Tirschwell of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel told the Associated Press. (BBC News -- Americas)
LMA asks Supreme Court to review horse slaugher ruling (11) Nov 1, 2009
Beth from NJ wrote on Feb 27, 2008 1:04 PM:" Who ever said that Horse Slaughter was banned? Horse Slaughter for human consumption is banned but not the slaughter of horses. I say open the plants, feed the old, broken down, mean horses to our dogs. Better then having our dogs poinsened by Chinese products. IMHO the real problem is Billy Jo in KY that was breeding horses for the sole intent of sending them to slaughter and now has to get a real job. ". vicki wrote on Feb 26, 2008 6:06 PM:"... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Pakistan's Other Problem Area: Baluchistan Nov 1, 2009
China has already set about securing access to Baluchistan's other rich veins of resources: it owns a controlling interest in the massive gold and copper mine at Saindak and has steered the building of a $1 billion blue water port at Gwadar, mostly using Chinese labor. The growing hub of Gwadar, which Islamabad has slated to become a special economic zone, is not only a focal point of Chinese strategic interests in southwest Asia, but also a source of contention for the Baluch, who have been... (Time.com)
Report: Karzai's brother gets CIA pay Nov 1, 2009
Could you imagine if the Russians were hegemonic, or the Chinese, or the Germans -- that they would speak like this ... The Chinese are rising, the Indians have a very long way to go ... The fashion now is that the Chinese will overtake the United States. (Salon)
China News 2009.10.30 Nov 1, 2009
Masters of Shao Lin and Wu Dang, two major schools of Chinese Kungfu, agreed to give a Kungfu show at Shanghai World Expo 2010 ... It will be the first time that Chinese Kungfu staged in the 158 years history of the world expo ... Shaolin, in cooperation with Chinese, Australian and German artists, has produced a 45-minute stage play that tells a story of the cultivation and growth of little Shaolin monks in four scenes of the four seasons in a year. (Xinhuanet, China)
KyLinTV Joins China International TV Corporation to Celebrate Five Years of Innovative Great Wall TV Oct 31, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- China International TV Corporation (CITVC) and KyLinTV jointly launched a series of events in New York to celebrate the fifth( )anniversary of CITCV's innovative Chinese culture broadcast package, Great Wall TV, in the United States ... Also included in the package are the Chinese Movie Channel, CCTV-Opera, CCTV-Entertainment, Hunan TV, Beijing TV, Shanghai Dragon TV, Phoenix TV and other flagship provincial channels that keep the four million Chinese living in... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Another American Century? Oct 31, 2009
Conversely, amid rather a lot of declinist muttering, there is already thoughtful commentary to the effect that this century is more likely to be seen in retrospect as having been a Chinese one. 1. (The American Conservative)
November 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 31, 2009
Magnetostratigraphic data on Neogene growth folding in the foreland basin of the southern Tianshan Mountains Jimin Sun et al., Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 9825, Beijing 100029, China. Pages 1051-1054. (EurekAlert!)
China, Poland mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties Oct 31, 2009
Addressing a reception, Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said China and Poland enjoyed profound traditional friendship and cooperation was boosted in economy, trade, science, culture and education in recent years ... Almost a hundred guests from both countries, including Li Zhaozhuo, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the reception to mark the anniversary. (Xinhuanet, China)
* EDITORIAL : Baseball: greed, vanity and shame Oct 31, 2009
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) X not Chinese, fitfully professional and barely a league X has utterly failed to provide the oversight that would have prevented the latest sequence of game-fixing from reaching such a diabolical climax. Previous game-fixing sagas X the most recent being the expulsion of the Macoto Cobras-cum-dmedia T-Rex franchise X at least were limited to the ordinary season. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Prince Charles hosts Dalai Lama Oct 30, 2009
Tony Blair, who received Chinese premier Wen Jiabao two weeks ago, will not meet the Dalai Lama. Downing Street said "diary pressures" had prevented it. (Yahoo News -- Tibet)
All part of the master Clan Oct 30, 2009
As evident in their name - taken from a Chinese martial arts film - Asian philosophy and culture also permeate the band's music. Our love of kung fu goes back to the Bruce Lee days in the 1970s,'' GZA says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hip-hop pioneer and more Oct 30, 2009
I sometimes wonder if he's the only Haitian Chinese kid ever born in California. His mom is from Taiwan. (San Francisco Chronicle)
China expands language institutes at US colleges Oct 30, 2009
University of South Florida students Maya Ueda, second from right, Jahae Jang, third from right, and Jennifer Nguyen, left, talk with Chinese professors Zhao Ying Han, right, and Hong Iou He, second from left, as they prepare for a Mandarin exam Oct. 14, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. The students are studying as part of a global outreach by the Chinese government called the Confucius Institute ... A pot of green tea idles nearby and Chinese folk instruments, games and movies fill the cabinets and... (Anchorage Daily News)
PHOTO GALLERY: Medfield China teacher exchange touches MHS cooking class Oct 30, 2009
Chinese exchange teacher Li Hong teaches Adele Hardy's food class how to prepare dumplings, at Medfield High ... Medfield Public Schools' teacher exchange with China continued Oct. 22 town with visiting Chinese teachers Ms. Li Hong, a middle school English teacher and Ms. Huang Jianmei, a middle school math teacher, both in Bengbu, China ... The Chinese teachers are here for six weeks teaching in the Medfield schools as well as discovering America culture and history first-hand. (Medfield Press, MA)
Soap-Opera Diplomacy: North Koreans Crave Banned Videos Oct 30, 2009
The nation's films and dramas have become so widespread across North Korea that the regime launched a crackdown this fall on North Korean university students, the movies' biggest audience, and smugglers at the Chinese border, charging some with promoting the ideology of the enemy state ... The state-run media in the North has long derided South Korea's "decadent foreign culture and ideals," and has banned nearly all South Korean, American and Japanese films in favor of 1960s Soviet and Chinese... (Time.com)
* RESTAURANTS : Shi-Yang Culture Restaurant is Oct 30, 2009
The minimalist decor has a decidedly Zen flavor, with table displays of sutras written on scrolls and a few antique Chinese sculptures ... The recorded sounds of a Chinese zither set a contemplative mood, while the lively chatter of diners brings a cozy warmth to the room. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hebrew, Hindi, other scriptsget Web address nod Oct 30, 2009
The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Chinese and other scripts not based on the Latin alphabet in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive ... The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Chinese and other scripts not based on the Latin alphabet in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive ... The nonprofit body that... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
* Colleges mull group to lobby for PRC students Oct 30, 2009
GET A MOVE ON: The Shih Hsin University president said proposals to recruit Chinese students had come to a standstill in the legislature because of opposition By Flora Wang STAFF REPORTER Friday, Oct 30, 2009, Page 2 ... He did not specify which legislators, but said private universities in Taiwan must fight to the death to make legislators realize that Taiwan has an edge in attracting Chinese students ... Chinese Culture University president Yang Tai-shun () urged the legislature to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Shanghai gets approval for midnight closing Oct 30, 2009
The owners of the Shanghai Chinese Restaurant in Hyannis have been given permission to extend the hours it is open until midnight ... He said it is difficult for Yang to justify the $10,000 annual fee for a liquor license when the restaurant is losing sales to other nearby Chinese restaurants that have a full bar and are open later. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Oct 29, 2009
A Chinese military singer attached to an elite unit in charge of missiles and nuclear weapons will perform in Taiwan this week, she said on her blog yesterday. I hope to deepen cultural and artistic exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, said Chen Sisi (), of the Second Artillery Corps under the Peoples Liberation Army. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Chinese spouses demand right to work in Taiwan Oct 29, 2009
FEATURE: Chinese spouses demand right to work in Taiwan ... Wang Xiulian, a Chinese woman who married a man from Taiwan and has been living here for eight years, hates going to the market to buy vegetables ... Dalumei means mainland sister, a pejorative term for Chinese brides, but also a moniker for a kind of lettuce. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
