This blog will be reactivated after I come back from China in April.
The place I’m travelling to is my father’s hometown, a desperate village locked in the mist covered mountain. I’ve been there five times over the last 28 years: 25 years ago there was no electricity supply, 10 years ago I couldn’t find GSM [...]
“Domain Names are More Important than CEOs.” This idea is based on the simple truth of Internet business. We’ve defined ouself as “The China Times” since the very beginning of this web site, now we got a preminum domain “■■■■■■.■■■” for our business. The acquisition costs about 8,000￥. Considering the value of this domain to [...]
Welcome to visit The China Times in Chinese New Year, when most of our readers spend their time with family members at home, we’re busy in negotiating a deal which is very important to the future development of The China Times. I said “a new approach to China Times” because it’s a deal about our [...]
Australia has urged China to handle the case of a Rio Tinto mining executive charged with industrial espionage openly and quickly. Stern Hu, an Australian citizen, was arrested in Shanghai last year with three other Rio Tinto employees.
Australia reacted cautiously to news that Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and his three Chinese colleagues have been [...]
A Chinese appeals court has upheld an 11-year prison sentence for prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo (shahw-boh), who has convicted of subversion.
China’s High Court Thursday rejected Liu Xiaobo’s appeal to change an 11-year jail sentence, which was handed down on December 25.
The 54-year-old writer was convicted of subversion for helping organize a manifesto called “Charter 08,” [...]
Social activist Tan Zuoren (谭作人) was sentenced to 5 years for inciting subversion. The judgement was made one hour ago, his family members were not allowed to attend the court.
Tan Zuoren was formally accused of defaming the Communist Party of China in email comments about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He was arrested on [...]
A suicide bomb exploded in Ulanhot last Friday, a man and a woman were killed, the streets nearby were blocked off by the authority after the explosion. According to the report, that man brought the bomb into a clothing shop named “TangYun” (Style of Tang Dynasty) and triggered the bomb. It is believed that this [...]
Site News: Today we introduce a subsite of The China Times:
CN.am
CN.am presents you a lightweight news blog which focuses on text information rather than multimedia. All posts on CN.am will be in Chinese. This new website is sutable for fast browsing, you only need 5 clicks to type this premium domain.
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CN.am (CN Amazing News) 是The [...]
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions after a meeting with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris, 03 Feb 2010
Iran’s key allies, China and Russia, are sending divergent messages on whether to pursue further sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi warned Thursday that talk of additional sanctions is complicating [...]
Hong Kong residents unhappy with the slow pace of democratic reform and the territory’s economic situation have recently become more assertive in their protests against the government.
Young demonstrators have lately been uncharacteristically confrontational in their opposition to controversial government plans such as a high-speed rail line to Shenzhen and Guangzhou backed by the Hong Kong [...]
