China Sprout posts a much-appreciated weekly guide for China Related TV listings.
Monday, February 07, 2005
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Monkey King
Kirby, a China-adoptive parent and Disney fan, pointed out this link, which includes a "cool 26 second video of the Monkey King performing at the China pavilion at Epcot."
Slow Boat to China
The Straight Dope informs us of the origin of the phrase "Slow Boat to China."
Where did he get the phrase? His daughter, Susan Loesser, author of a biography of her father, A Most Remarkable Fella (1993), writes: "I'd like to get you on a slow boat to China" was a well-known phrase among poker players, referring to a person who lost steadily and handsomely. My father turned it into a romantic song, placing the title in the mainstream of catch-phrases in 1947.
(Thanks Kirby!)
News
China Rescues 44 Babies from Traffickers: China, where strict family planning rules allow couples normally to have just one child, has broken up a baby-trafficking ring, arrested 40 people and rescued 44 infants.
China to Cut Taxes on Farmers and Raise Their Subsidies: Chinese officials are promising to reduce taxes on peasants and increase farm subsidies to improve the lot of 800 million rural residents left behind in the fast-growing economy.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Local Story
Asian culture finds a home, too: When Sandi Jacobs and her husband, Mark, came back from China a year ago after adopting their daughter, Emma, they thought it could be difficult to fit in with the rest of the community—especially when Emma was ready to begin Hebrew and Chinese schools.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
News
Fearing Future, China Starts to Give Girls Their Due: For farming families in the lush mountains of coastal Fujian Province, the famous crop is oolong tea and the favorite source of labor is sons. The leafy bushes of tea fill the hillsides the same way young boys fill the village streets. [NYT: reg. req.]
China Targets Phone Fortune Telling: The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has banned "birthday decoding" and "new year fortune-telling" text message and telephone services on the grounds they promoted superstition.
China battles meningitis outbreak: China has issued emergency orders to try and stem a meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 16 people and infected 258 in the last month.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Weblogging for Parents
The New York Times ran an interesting article about parents weblogging about their children.
Today's parents—older, more established and socialized to voicing their emotions—may be uniquely equipped to document their children's' lives, but what they seem most likely to complain and marvel about is their own. The baby blog in many cases is an online shrine to parental self-absorption.
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