Sunday, April 16, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Picture of the Day
A photo shows prosperous peach blossoms in Tian'anmen Square of Beijing, capital of China. Many potted peach flowers were recently put on Tian'anmen Square, making the renowned place increasingly attractive.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Google in China
Google launches Chinese service: Google has launched its Chinese service with bullish growth forecasts and a robust defence of its decision to limit user access to certain internet sites
Google's 'old dog' taught Chinese tricks:
Google will now be known in Chinese as Gu Ge, which means "harvest song" and is a more melodious moniker than the unofficial alternatives currently used in China for the company. Some Chinese media and internet users have in the past merely used Google's English name, while others have variously dubbed the company "Gougou" and "Gugou" - which mean "doggy" and "old hound".
Chief Says Google Won't Fight Chinese Censorship:
Google's chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, whose technology company has been sharply criticized for complying with Chinese censors, said today that Google was not lobbying to change the country's censorship laws and, for now, had no plans to do so.
News
Music mega-stores hit China: Most music and movies in China are sold in stores so small that sometimes only the casual glimpse through a doorway alerts passers-by to a shop packed with discs for as little as US$1 apiece.
Villagers, Police Clash in South China: Thousands of villagers clashed with police in southern China over government plans to tear down sluice gates built for irrigation.
Picture of the Day
Photo shows the Pamirs Plateau in the sun in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Surrounded by Tianshan Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, and Karakorum Mountains, the Pamirs Plateau has an average altitude of over 4000 meters. The Tajik people living on the plateau are well-known for their hardworking, braveness, honesty and generosity, as well as various ethnic customs.
Appleton FCC in the News
Chinese adoptees learn a cultural connection: "Very cool," says 10-year-old Michaela Kaun of Neenah, describing Saturday dance classes at Valley Academy of the Arts. Cool and cultural.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
News
Renovation of Confucius's hometown finished: A watchtower on the renovated city wall of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Qufu, the birthplace of China's preeminent philosopher Confucius, in east China's Shandong Province. The city has been finished its four-year renovation project for the 4800-meter wall recently, which was first erected between 1512 and 1522 to protect the Confucius Temple in Qufu.
2,300-year-old Ding Returned to China: A 2,300-year-old bronze ding, or tripod, returned to China from Europe on Monday to a new home in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
US urges China to clean up environment: The United States urged China on Tuesday to clean up its environment ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as China's top environmental agency warned Beijing citizens to stay home to avoid serious air pollution.
Monday, April 10, 2006
News
China Digs Into Mystery of Missing Peking Man Fossils: It's a mystery that has baffled the world for more than half a century. Whatever happened to the fossils of the prehistoric human ancestor known as Peking Man?
Stones rock full house in China: The Rolling Stones have played their first concert on mainland China to a packed audience at Shanghai's Grand Stage venue.
Stones tracks censored in China: Chinese authorities have asked the Rolling Stones to cut five songs when they play in Shanghai - one more than when they were due to perform in 2003.
China wrestles with online gamers: Internet cafes do not often look up to much but, for the country's 30 million online gamers, they offer a means of escape to worlds far, far beyond.
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