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......

The environment Shanghai Daily: People's Square set to shine with solar power Xinhua: Chilling effect from Great Hall of the People China Daily: Shanghai running out of cemeteries New York Times: A Shanghai Hotel Goes Green China Digital Times: More Than Four in Five Chinese Glaciers Retreating - People Online China Digital Times: Deal With Global Warming: Try Not to Divorce - China Youth Daily Travel AFP: China produces first home-grown bullet train: report......

We were right. The Olympic Bible ban controversy would spill over. And it has, in a most unbelievably crazy fashion. More ill-informed Christian and Catholic news media have given legs to the story. Somewhere along the way, the rumour became a fact, and a debate has made its way to the hallowed halls of the US Congress! Senator Lindsey Graham has made a complete idiot of himself by calling up the Chinese Ambassador to the......

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......

PLUS brolly-toting Premier Wen and X-ray of Homer Simpson's brain! In the good old days, a career with the People's Liberation Army was often seen as an iron rice bowl and highly sought after by parents for their sons. As one of the key avenues for social mobility after the founding of the PRC, it was not uncommon to find propaganda posters like the one you see on the right extolling the virtues of the......

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......

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......

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. Apparently, an online dating website is organizing a tour in partnership with an agency in northern California for wealthy professional women who simply don't have the time to find a good man here in Shanghai. Scheduled for next month, the tour will match these women......

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." Sadly, it looks like this bus......

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).......

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......

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: The government would auction licenses based on types and numbers of wild animals, ranging from about $200 for a wolf, the only carnivore on the list, to as much as $40,000 for a yak, the Beijing Youth Daily said. These licenses are being sold with the cooperation......

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......

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! According to the translated Youth Daily article, Zhang "was watching the game between Shenhua and Xiamen Lions in the Hongkou Football Stadium. During the game’s sixth minute, Shenhua scored and the audience roared in excitement. Elated Zhang took off his clothes and set off a......

Xinhua tells us: More than half of domestic helpers agonize about being overworked and underpaid, as well as the lack of social security in China, a report publicized on Tuesday shows. Domestic helpers in three major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hefei were queried in a poll jointly taken by UNESCO's Beijing office and a Beijing University research center, Wednesday's China Youth Daily has reported. So what are you paying your ayi to deal......

The English translations of the top 10 phrases used in Chinese newspapers in 2005 are: Education to maintain the advanced nature of Party membersEleventh Five-Year PlanShenzhou VIConservation-conscious societyPeaceful developmentBasket of currenciesOil price hikeOne World One DreamLien Chan and James Soong's mainland visitsAbolishing of agricultural tax We figured something about a tsunami would be in there somewhere. And no "harmonious society"? These were the results for the "general" category. There were other lists for more topic......

Some news snippets having to do with Shanghai landmarks and redevelopment: The former flower market came down yesterday. From the Sina News Center (Chinese): 2005年11月30日上午，地处上海市中心的文化广场进行了首幢建筑物爆破拆除，文化广场曾经是上海市的标志性建筑。先爆破拆除是一幢5层3400平方米17米的楼房，它的主体建筑是一个能容纳万余人的无柱剧场，该剧场爆破拆除施工将明年初进行。 One the morning of November 30, 2005, the first in what will be a series of demolition by dynamite was carried out at the Cultural Square in the heart of metropolitan Shanghai, a site that was of historical value for the city. The demolished building was a former theater......

Planning on staying in Shanghai for the upcoming National Day holiday? Good luck! From the Shanghai Daily: About 83.48 million people will visit Shanghai during the week-long National Day holiday, Youth Daily reported Tuesday, citing the Shanghai transport authority. The busiest day will be the National Day, October 1, when about 13.42 million people will hit the city's streets. The authority expects 3.4 million people to use the city's 40,000 cabs on the National Day......

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......