Blog Tag - China Daily

The Future of Journalism? Exclusive Interview with China Daily’s News Robot
The media are always full of articles about how robots are going to replace people in the workplace. It’s easy for journalists to write articles like...
TRB Copper to Host Benefit for Cancer-Stricken China Daily Reporter Mike Peters, Aug 20
[UPDATE: Aug 17, 2.20pm] Several sources close to Mike Peters have confirmed that he passed away at approximately 1.30pm today. Please read the...
Changing Channels: Foreign TV Series Online Now Need Distribution Licenses – or Else …
Talk about changing channels. As we previously touched upon regarding The Simpsons, China's top media regulator, the State Administration of Press,...
Community Matters: Foreigners Wanted as Rickshaw Tour Guides, Concrete Flux Issue #2 Online Launch
China Daily reported that a popular rickshaw service called Houhai Baye in the Shichahai area is recruiting foreigners to become professional drivers...
Beijing Ready for Flood Season
Beijing’s urban development agency is hard at work preparing for a wet summer. It appears they've received some sort of insider info from mother...
Beijing Ranked Eighth In Global City Influence Index
Yesterday, the 2014 A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index (GCI), a measurement used to evaluate a city’s global influence, ranked Beijing eighth – the...
Apology Rejected: Apologies to My Censor is Pages of Missed Opportunity
Mitch Moxley, as he likes to remind his reader, is something of a celebrity in Beijing’s expat circles. An aspiring journalist who found himself...
Bakery Blast in Dongcheng District Kills 2, Injures 19
The bad news keeps pouring in - China Daily reports that a blast occurred earlier today in a bakery in Dongcheng District, resulting in two deaths...
Are You Legal? 100 Days of Checks on Foreigners Begins Today
Xinhua last night announced that the Beijing PSB will today (May 15) embark upon a 100-day crackdown on foreigners who do not have a legitimate visa...
Welcome To Share The Beijing Taxi?
Would you share a taxi with a stranger? You might need to soon, because cab-sharing seems to be the closest Beijing transport authorities can get to...
I Think I'll Take the Stairs: Beijing's Escalators Don't Check Out
Concerns over escalator safety have been on the minds of many people following the Beijing Line 4 subway accident that killed a boy on July 5....
Weibo Roundup: Boobs, Killers, Grannies and a Grass Mud Horse
Do you want ad space but are not too sure which medium to post it on? Why not try something that will be constantly ogled? A Weibo user by the name...
Slow Off the Press: News You Might Have Missed
Take a break from the return of the work week with a look at what’s been going on in Beijing. What better way to procrastinate than with odd and...
World Non-Smoking Day: Will Beijingers Stub Out?
Put down the lighter, China. Today is World No Tobacco Day. Does this mean Beijing will enjoy a day of deep, clean breaths? Probably not, seeing as...
Transportation: Illegal Practices and Electric Rumors
Beijing is cracking down on illegal drivers and train ticket scalpers, and possibly offering ways to bypass the despised license lottery. Reported...