wired.com: More Mammoth (and Mysterious) Structures Found in China’s Desert

The internet lost its collective mind earlier this week, when a Reddit user stumbled across “what appears to be a monumental military/science experiment going on in a Chinese desert, visible on Google Earth.” But the strange and massive box of jagged lines wasn’t the only odd structure carved into the ground — and this week’s swarm of Google-spotters weren’t the first ones to take an interest in the region. [more...]

The Epoch Times: Vietnam verurteilt Falun Gong-Praktizierende in Schauprozess

Am Donnerstag wurden zwei vietnamesische Falun Gong-Praktizierende wegen Ausstrahlung unzensierter Nachrichten ins Festland China für schuldig befunden. Laut Augenzeugen wurden sie zu Opfern von einem Schauprozess, nachdem ihre Kurzwellensendungen nach China die Aufmerksamkeit des chinesischen Regimes auf sich gezogen hatten. [mehr...]

THE INDEPENDENT: The video that shocked and shamed China

A two-year-old girl wanders into the middle of a busy road, failing to notice an approaching van. She is hit. The driver stops for a moment, then drives away, running the toddler over again with his back wheels. Six minutes and eighteen people go by as she lies prone in the road. The girl is hit again by another van. And only then does a passerby come to her aid. [more...]

nachrichten.ch: China plant eine eigene Raumstation

Peking - China verfolgt ein ambitioniertes bemanntes Raumfahrtprogramm. Dazu gehört in Zukunft eine eigene Raumstation. Um Erfahrungen mit Andockmanövern und der notwendigen Technik zu sammeln, wird zunächst ein Modul ins All gebracht. Es soll als Mini-Raumlabor dienen. [mehr...]

Made in China: 13-STORY BUILDING IN CHINA LYING ON THE GROUND - 13 stöckiges Wohnhaus einfach umgekippt

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xinhuanet.com: Foxconn to replace workers with 1 million robots in 3 years

Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn will replace some of its workers with 1 million robots in three years to cut rising labor expenses and improve efficiency, said Terry Gou, founder and chairman of the company, late Friday. [more...]

stern: Wie unbekannte Chinesen den Handymarkt aufrollen

Sie beherrschen mehr als ein Drittel des weltweiten Handymarktes und ein Fünftel des globalen Absatzes von Tablet-Rechnern: Unternehmen, die kaum einer kennt. Warum sogenannte White-Box-Anbieter auf dem Vormarsch sind. Eine Analyse. [mehr...]

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guardian: China used prisoners in lucrative internet gaming work

Labour camp detainees endure hard labour by day, online 'gold farming' by night

As a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, Liu Dali would slog through tough days breaking rocks and digging trenches in the open cast coalmines of north-east China. By night, he would slay demons, battle goblins and cast spells. [more...]

Digitimes: Explosion at Foxconn factory in Chengdu, impact of iPad 2 production still uncertain

An explosion occurred at a factory building inside Foxconn's (Hon Hai Precision Industry) production base in Chengdu City, western China, on the evening of May 20, killing two employees and injuring 16, according to the company. [more...]

Media ITE: I’m Loving It: Hong Kong McDonald’s Is Now Offering Wedding Packages

Today in ridiculous news: CNN’s Tiffany Lam is reporting that a Hong Kong McDonald’s will become “the first city in the world to roll out McDonald’s nuptial packages for couples,” as of January 1, 2011. [more...]

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boxun.com: Jasmine Revolution - China

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Guardian: China's new netizens voice suspicions over death of village chief

An activist decapitated, a journalist killed, a lawyer beaten, a magazine closed and an embarrassing legal case mysteriously settled out of court. In the past few days China's netizens have dug their claws into a smorgasbord of crimes and controversies in which the only constant is a reluctance to believe the official version of events. [more...]

Chinos en busca de bares: ofrecen 170.000 euros en billetes grandes por cada traspaso en Barcelona

“Ya no sé cómo decírselo. Llevan viniendo todos los días desde hace un mes. Son muy educados y siempre te preguntan: ¿Por cuánto dinero nos traspasaría su negocio, que vemos que funciona bien? Quieren que les traspase el bar por 170.000 euros y lo más curioso es que están dispuestos a pagar en metálico”. Así se expresa a El Confidencial, Pedro, el responsable de un bar situado a proximidad de la Avenida Diagonal de Barcelona. [mehr...]
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