Archive for March, 2009

Fear of unrest over rise in jobless migrant workers

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

THE CHINESE government has revised upwards the number of out-of-work migrant workers from 20 million to 23 million since January’s Lunar New Year holiday, with 11 million of those who returned to cities still trying to find a job.
China’s economy is not in recession, but economic growth has slowed drastically on the back of a [...]

China decides that things go better without Coke

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Chinese colleges try to salvage global reputation after scandals

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Sensitivities over Tibet keep St Patrick off Beijing’s streets

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Tibet’s holy city to be transformed into ‘modern metropolis’

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Confucius’s insight to reach big screen

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Global financial crisis hits Chinese exports

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

China film boom defies slowdown

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.