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In just a few days, the People's Square rail station will be getting a new hoity toity fancy schmancy human waste disposal invention - vacuum toilets!

China currently has no privacy laws, but that may change, if lawyer Yu Guofu from the Beijing-based Internet Society of China has his way. In an interview with the China Youth Daily 《中国青年报》, Yu made the following comments:

There is no privacy protection law in China so far, nor is there a single item in any laws and regulations that covers privacy protection... The only mention of privacy is in a judicial explanation by the Supreme Court of China that focused on the protection of the right of reputation... Moreover, there had been scarcely any research on the right of privacy for a long time in China...

He also goes into the "Oh, let's protect all the little children" argument:

"And let's not forget the bad influence those pictures have exerted on Chinese Internet users which include not only adults but children too," he said, saying that the picture would do "unredeemable damage" to children...

Continue reading "Someday, China may look back at the Edison Chen scandal and thank the man for its privacy laws"

China Digital Times: Deal With Global Warming: Try Not to Divorce - China Youth Daily

Photos from powerprints, beatdrifter, and David Feng.

We told you about some Chinese journalists probing the Fenghuang (凤凰) bridge collapse getting harassed and beaten by local thugs, and EastSouthWestNorth has followed up with a translation of a fascinating first-hand account of the assault on People's Daily《人民日报》reporter Wang Kefei (王克非). He was accompanied by journalists from China Youth Daily《中国青年报》, the Southern Metropolis Daily《南方都市报》, the Economic Observer《经济观察报》 and Oriental Outlook 《瞭望东方周刊》, some of whom were also attacked. The attackers are allegedly men working for the local department of agriculture. The local propaganda chief has threatened to take legal action against the China Youth Daily, Southern Metropolis Daily and Oriental Outlook reporters for "illegal news coverage", while the five reporters have threatened to sue the Fenghuang government.

PLUS brolly-toting Premier Wen and X-ray of Homer Simpson's brain!

Fox: Read My Tattoos, No Prison Break In China

"News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS.A) Fox Television denied that it has licensed Beijing based media company Zonbo Media to remake American TV series Prison Break or any related online activities in China, reports Beijing Youth Daily."

Lawsuit says Ark. company selling counterfeit Budweiser in China

"Anheuser-Busch Inc. sued USA Bai Wei Group Inc. in Arkansas' Pulaski County Circuit Court, seeking an injunction to revoke Bai Wei's corporate charter and require a name change."

Seeing China as it's not

"Why are these experts, who supposedly know China better than anyone does, so eager to patronize China's leaders, and so reluctant to condemn Chinese repression of dissent?"

The Chairman wears Nike

"This is the cover to Brutus No. 616 (1 May 2007). ... The portrait of Mao wearing Nike is apparently the product of a Chinese artist, though I can’t verify this."

3.9% profit margins in Chinese apparel sector

"According to government figures, the overall profit margins in the textile industry are only 3.9% - the lowest of any major industry."

Tramcar will reappear in Shanghai

"Some tramcars might be able to run in the Zhangjiang area in Pudong ... Even now, many old local residents in Shanghai still remember such tramcars, which the Shanghai people called 'dang dang che', or 'clanging cars'." Trolleys.

NBA Finals Trophy to tour to China in July

"This first-ever tour is together presented by NBA and the world's leading express and logistics company, DHL. The two will also present other activities in China." Ripped straight from the press release, sounds like.

National robot soccer competition in Wuhan

"The winners will represent China at the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association World Cup in San Francisco on June 13."

China rat 'baby boom' blamed on global warming

"Xinhua News Agency quoted animal husbandry officials in Altay prefecture in northern Xinjiang saying a warm winter had resulted in a 'baby boom' of rats in April, a month earlier than normal."

Forbes Cancels China Philanthropy List

"Ms. Zhang Xiaohua, marketing director for Forbes China, attributed the cancellation to the immaturity of charity in China. 'Chinese entrepreneurs haven't reached a consensus on charity and therefore it is immature to make such a list,' she said."

China fines man for violating one child policy

"A private businessman has been fined 600,000 yuan (US$78,000; euro 58,000) for breaking China’s strict one child policy, state media reported." But is it really that strict?

China's Geely in negotiations to export to Turkey, SAfrica - report

"China's largest non-state-owned carmaker, which has export agreements in place in Indonesia, Russia and Ukraine, declined to give details."

57,000 employed foreigners in Shanghai by end Q1

"The top 10 countries in terms of number of employed foreign workers were Japan, America, Korea, Singapore, Germany, France, Canada, Malaysia, Australia and Britain." That leaves an awful lot of unemployed.

Decaf coffee Available Again

At Starbucks.

The Barbarians Have Crashed the Gate

"This is the face of Shanghai these days. Not to be all mean'n shit, but how badly would you like to punch one of these Chads in the mouth?"

Jim Dandies - boutique selling chic clothes, art

"One of Shanghai's "undiscovered" shopping gems is Jim Dandies, tucked away opposite IKEA in the Xuhui District. It sells chic clothes and art by painter Yurika (Eureka) Nakae from Suzhou"

Accor Increases Boutique Presence In Shanghai

"Located at Yandang Road, the Pudi Boutique Hotel Shanghai offers 52 rooms whose prices range from RMB4680 per night to RMB14000 per night." Ouch.

Wages rising slowly in Shanghai for most

"It notes that in 2006, the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions surveyed employees in 250 enterprises. The data showed that 50.6% of employees had not received a wage increase in nearly three years."

Who demolished these houses?

"A report in Beijing Times...has led to a remarkable photo essay on the People’s Daily society link at People.com. Beijing Times had orginally reported on an unidentifed demolition contractor that had moved in to demolish houses in the Chaoyang District."

Beijing Websites Apologize For Chinese Porn

"The two websites are Uusee.com and Zol.com.cn. They have been required to publish formal letters of apology on their front homepages. The website owners have also been ordered to remove the offending content immediately."

Great Dragon of China is cut down to size

Does this story seem a bit late to you?

Web opens world for young Chinese, but erodes respect

"Excited and emboldened by the wealth of information they find on the Internet, Chinese teens are breaking centuries of tradition to challenge their teachers and express their own opinions in class."

'Over-working models' in vogue in big cities

"Working 10 or more hours a day, almost no days off, no regular meals and lack of sleep - that's the life for 70 percent of the white-collar workers in four of China's big cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou."

More Than Half Of Chinese Officials Of County Level Believe In Fortune Tellers

"The report is named《Analytical Report of Basic Science Literacy of County Level Officials in China 》." Explains a lot.

Woman kills daughter who can't count

"Police in southern China have detained a woman after she admitted killing her four-year-old daughter because the child could not count, according to news reports."

LETTER OF THE CHINAMEN (1852)

"When the 'Chinamen' responded to 'His Excellency' with an open letter ... the result was general consternation, followed by support from a number of leading newspapers, and a consequent flurry of articles and editorials."

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New Internet Publication Regulation to be Drafted

"Drafting a new licensing rule for online magazines is on the agenda of China’s administration of press and publication, which will require online magazines to obtain license from the government before publishing, China Business News reported."

Shanghai Wifi Cafes

"To counter the trend, here's our list of Shanghai cafes that still keep the free wifi faith."

5th biggest taxi company quits city's call center

"Shanghai's efforts to build a city-wide taxi call center has suffered a body blow with the decision of Haibo, its biggest member company, to quit the 96965 hotline service, the Youth Daily reported today."

Street vendor ban to stay on Huaihai, Nanjing roads

"Allowing street business on the two streets will not only affect tourists' impressions of the city but will also hamper traffic flow, the bureau said in a proposal about rules for street stalls, the Oriental Morning Post reported today. "

Four teens held after waitress murdered

"The suspects range in age from 15 to 18 years old and all hail from Anhui Province, according to prosecutors. They allegedly couldn't find jobs in the city and decided to steal some money to return home."

Yahoo China loses music piracy case

"The ruling came amid U.S. pressure for Beijing to stop rampant copying of music and other goods."

China warns U.S. piracy cases will harm trade tries

"U.S. complaints to the WTO over commercial piracy in China will 'badly damage' cooperation, Vice Premier Wu Yi warned on Tuesday, insisting that China has made great strides in protecting patents and copyrights."

China replaces top censor

"China's chief censor has been been removed from his post, state media reported Tuesday, following an outcry this year over a reported decision to ban eight books."

Scanners keep students under China college's thumb

"A Chinese college has introduced fingerprint scanners to stop students playing truant ... Meiya College of International Studies at Hunan University spent 250,000 yuan (16,000 pounds) last year to install the scanners in each of its 30-plus classrooms."

China Food Fears Go From Pets To People

"Chinese authorities acknowledge the safety problem and have promised repeatedly to fix it, but the disasters keep coming."

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According to the Shanghai Youth Daily (via CRI), 10 women have been scammed selected to make a trip out to Silicon Valley to meet the potential loves of their lives.

Determined to have the "world's largest" everything by 2010, China recently unveiled the "world's largest" bus, the Youth Daily reported earlier this week. The Chinese manufacturer, named Zhejiang Young Man Vehicle Group, introduced the 25-meter-long "Superliner" at Shanghai's Busworld Asia 2007 convention (how did we miss that one?). The bus has five doors, 40 seats, carries up to 300 passengers and, according to a driver, "is flexible when cornering."

During a break from stuffing our faces with sandwiches, we noticed that, like Sina, Baidu came up with one of those dialogue, cross-fire type programs. Their version is called Fei Dian (沸点) or Boiling Point, which makes sense since the Youth Daily (中国青年报) already has the rights to Bing Dian (冰点). The latest issues of Boiling Point (in Chinese), is a discussion about the two conferences (National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference). We used to be interested in Chinese politics, but with the help of some caring people we've managed to put that behind us, so we're not going to vouch for the quality of this thing. The first episode of Boiling Point was a dialogue between a Southern Weekend reporter and (former? current?) bad-boy author Wang Shuo.

• Rumor: Chinese Xbox 360 in "next few months" - Joystiq
  Microsoft is in talks with Chinese internet providers and government ministries for a possible Chinese New Year launch.
  (tags: Microsoft Xbox360 games gaming internet computers China)
• Foreigners working in Shanghai might get new government health care service
  The city government is considering offering health insurance to foreigners working in Shanghai, alleviating problems for those whose work does not offer health insurance or who are temporarily unemployed.
  (tags: healthinsurance China Shanghai health hospital medical foreigners)
• Stores to close during Metro work -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China News
  Stores in the Xujiahui stop maybe closed for as long as a year.
  (tags: Xujiahui Shanghai metro subway stops fashion stores construction)
• Police net heroin and suspects after stakeout -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China News
  One kilogram of high-grade heroin seized in Minhang. There are going to be some pissed off junkies out there tonight.
  (tags: heroin minhang drugs shanghai police)
• Fears over culture survey -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China News
  Chinese people are turning their back on Chinese! English more popular than Chinese among students! The soul of China is the David fighting against the merciless Goliath of Western cultural imperalism!
  (tags: Shanghai China english culture west language learning)
• Winter is the season when the "tree barbers" get to work
  You've probably noticed people cutting off branches of the trees along the side of the road.
  (tags: trees Shanghai winter)
• Explosion at hotel, several injured, journalists and bystanders attacked.
  Gas leak causes explosion in Shanghai. Journalists attempting to report are harrassed, attacked. One bystander, an old man, also gets slapped up by hotel staff.
  (tags: hotel shanghai explosion media journalists)
• Shanghai residents earned most in 2006
  "Shanghai residents' salaries rose by 7.7 percent on average in 2006, ranking at the top of all Chinese cities in terms of salary growth."
  (tags: shanghai china salaries income)
• All Roads Lead To China » Are Chinese Exporter’s Really Suffering?
  "What the author failed to consider is the fact that a hat manufacturer has little in terms of barriers to entry, lots of competitors, and with 4 million units sold, I would have a hard time believing they are able to convince anyone to pay more than a co
  (tags: china export exporters yuan RMB)
• Pacific Epoch - Popular Blogging Actress To Launch E-magazine
  "Chinese actress, director and blogger Xu Jinglei will release a biweekly electronic magazine called Kai La, reports Shanghai Youth Daily quoting Xu's agent Liu Xuan."
  (tags: china internet blog blogging xujinglei)
• Quake prompts tsunami fears -- Shanghai Daily
  "A TINY tsunami lapped Shanghai's coastal areas on Saturday night after a massive earthquake off Japan trigged fears of tidal waves across the Pacific." Tiny tsunami?
  (tags: china shanghai weather tsunami earthquake)
• Provincial bigwig gets death, two-year reprieve -- Shanghai Daily
  "A FORMER high-ranking provincial official in east China's Anhui Province has been sentenced to death for corruption, according to media reports."
  (tags: china anhui corruption)

And we're not talking about those wild 20 year olds looking for man meat from the state of Washington -- we mean yaks and wolves and the like:

We have learned in the past that many single people in the city (sometimes with the aid of their parents) are desperately looking for a mate and massive matchmaking events are organized for the singles because of the huge demand. However, there are many problems with matchmaking events, too. Lily Marriage Introduction Company in Changning District finds many singles don’t know "matchmaking date etiquette", like not to ignore your date (it's becoming clear why some of these people are single).

A 25-year-old man surnamed Zhang (hey, we think we know that guy!) has earned the distinction of being Shanghai's very first "football hooligan." That's something that'll go on the tombstone!

Xinhua tells us:

The English translations of the top 10 phrases used in Chinese newspapers in 2005 are:

Some news snippets having to do with Shanghai landmarks and redevelopment:

Planning on staying in Shanghai for the upcoming National Day holiday? Good luck! From the Shanghai Daily:

We seemingly love Super Voice Girls here at Shanghaiist, and so does Shanghai. Tickets for the October 6 SVG show at Shanghai Stadium are selling at a record pace, according to the Shanghai Youth Daily via the AP. Tickets range from 50 to 580 RMB, and the price is right for thousands of local Yu Mi, Fen Bi and Liang Fen (it all makes sense if you read this story). All 6,000 floor seats were snatched up on Tuesday, the first day of sales, as were half of the 39,000 stadium seats. That's quite a bit better than Andy Lau and Jay Chou sold during their most recent trips to Shanghai. Thus, the Youth Daily proclaimed, "The draw of the Super Girls leaves the heavenly kings of pop in their dust." Oh, snap!