According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) June 2016 research report “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” which was described as “a political bombshell … that caused a near-panic among advocates of free market policies” by the Foreign Policy analyst Rick Rowden [Note 1]… Read More ›
The cloning methods may not be novel – but the application of mass production is You hear the squeals of the pigs long before reaching a set of long buildings set in rolling hills in southern China. Feeding time produces… Read More ›
A six-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out by a woman believed to be his aunt may one day see again after a Hong Kong hospital offered him “electronic eyes”. Hong Kong-based eye expert Dennis Lam said his… Read More ›
People with a poor aim are to be fined if they miss their mark when using public toilets in Shenzhen, officials said – provoking online derision over how the rule will be enforced. The penalty will apply to those who… Read More ›
China hopes to suspend its laws governing foreign investment in proposed free trade zones, the cabinet said, in a sign the world’s second-biggest economy could open further to foreign competition. The State Council, China’s cabinet, will ask senior members of… Read More ›
It is well-known that when rolling out a new and significant policy, Chinese officials are extraordinary cautious. Those who expect radical shifts over night are always left disappointed. So it should come as no surprise that the latest development in… Read More ›
A local Communist Party official’s denigration of lawyers as cowardly has caused uproar among legal practitioners in China. Hu Shimin, in charge of legal affairs in Weishi county in Henan called lawyers, “cowards,” for having to deal with local citizens… Read More ›
Scheduled to be the tallest tower in China and the second tallest building in the world by 2015, Kohn Pedersen Fox’s 660-meter-high Ping’an International Finance Center has received a major unexpected set back. Following an industry wide inspection conducted last week, Shenzhen government officials have discovered… Read More ›
Architects are often pushing the boundaries of the possible, often in response to challenges posed by the ongoing problems of urban sprawl, pollution, and overpopulation. And in China, where one-fifth of the world’s total population lives and urban population density… Read More ›
SCMP reports: “After more than a quarter century of discussion, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee has passed the first national mental health law, including a ban on forced confinement. “Psychiatrists called the law, which also requires all full-service hospitals… Read More ›
SCMP reports: “The only mainlander to set foot on the disputed Diaoyu Islands during the protest sail from Hong Kong in August was taken from his Shenzhen home by police and detained for 15 hours, a leading Hong Kong activist… Read More ›
Workers’ rights groups in the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen are being forcibly evicted from their offices, scholars have said in an open letter, urging an end to the crackdown. About 10 groups that offer help to the millions of migrant… Read More ›
Shenzhen ‘officer’ killed on duty initially portrayed as a hero – yet he was part of a triad extortion gang to which local cadres had outsourced ‘urban management.’ Zhao Xiaoqiang used to sell kebabs on Shenzhen’s streets at night, one… Read More ›
SCMP reports, Guangdong party boss Wang Yang has “launched a high-profile campaign against economic crimes” since February. “More than a thousand party cadres and civil servants across the province are under investigation.” “As part of the campaign, 300 armed police,… Read More ›
A finding of cancer-causing chemicals on children’s clothes sparked public fear yesterday, after a report aired on national state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). The station’s Weekly Quality Report investigative programme carried the report, claiming that a recent Beijing Consumer… Read More ›
The three experimental development zones in Guangdong have agreed to set up joint conferences to solve problems ranging from vicious competition among them to overlapping of industrial strategies, but some analysts are sceptical about the drive. Nansha in Guangzhou, Qianhai… Read More ›
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