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Africa, Space and the Chinese

They dazzled us with their presentation of the Olympic games this summer but now China is going into space and its first three astronauts are going to be carrying out a 40-minute space walk. They successfully lifted off early today...

Posted by Roshan Doug on September 25, 2008 10:55 PM

China - Not So Impressive After All

China's embrace of the spin machine could be seen as further evidence that it has moved further into the 21st century. Not only were some of the fireworks for the opening ceremony computer generated, but one of the child singers...

Posted by Jonathan Walker on August 12, 2008 11:06 PM

What the world is waiting for

Well, it's finally here. And I don't know about the rest of the world, but over here this day has been about as hyped up as new millennium eve was. Jeez, was that really 8 years ago? Security is ridiculously...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on August 8, 2008 10:35 AM

MG born again at Longbridge? Not yet, but some encouraging news... at last.

News yesterday that MGs were being produced at Longbridge seemed to catch everyone on the hop. Even the City Council, which has done so much to develop a positive relationship with owners Nanjing and Shanghai, seemed to be expecting the...

Posted by David Bailey on August 2, 2008 1:48 PM

Illegal workers set to be deported

By Emma Stone A COVENTRY takeaway owner could be fined up to £15,000 fine after employing illegal workers from China. Immigration officers raided the Yuyi Dragon Oriental Takeaway in Foleshill Road, Foleshill on May 29....

Posted by Esh Capelo on June 25, 2008 9:19 AM

Chiz

Since the age of about 18, when I found an old copy under my then boyfriends bed, I have been an ardent reader of Viz comic. Yes, it has been viewed as sexist and politically incorrect, but the humour is...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on June 24, 2008 4:24 AM

I like my cities like I like my men...

From an outside-of-a-relationship perspective, I have always advised my friends never to change for a man. Be who you are. And if he doesn't appreciate you as you are, then get rid and move onto the next. Being the supportive...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on June 23, 2008 8:03 AM

Sharon Stone-cold

Dear oh dear, poor Sharon Stone must be kicking herself. Correction, Sharon Stone's publicist must be kicking her, as this week she spectacularly put her foot in it by alienating the third largest country in the world. Dear oh dear...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on June 1, 2008 12:49 PM

Are pictures worth a thousand words for China and Burma ?

One of the most frustrating problems a picture editor experiences is being faced with a huge and dramatic story but not having a huge and dramatic picture to illustrate it....

Posted by Simon Hadley on May 27, 2008 11:39 AM

China, and what it means for Liverpool's future

China seems to have been flitting across my personal horizon quite a lot over the last week or so. We've all been moved by the coverage of the earthquake tragedy in Sichuan, with the focus on individual human stories managing...

Posted by Mark Thomas on May 21, 2008 2:59 PM

China, and what it means for Liverpool's future

China seems to have been flitting across my personal horizon quite a lot over the last week or so. We've all been moved by the coverage of the earthquake tragedy in Sichuan, with the focus on individual human stories managing...

Posted by Mark Thomas on May 21, 2008 2:59 PM

Rover's Return? Not quite, but still good news for Longbridge.

News in the Post today (read Duncan Tift's article here) that Shanghai Auto (SAIC) remains committed to the Longbridge site comes as welcome news given the uncertainty created in the wake of the recently announced StadCo pullout from MG TF...

Posted by David Bailey on April 25, 2008 5:17 PM

Do we have any right to lecture China?

Before I begin, I apologise for my inexcusable absence, a combination of too many ideas, not enough time and IT incompetence on my part. However, hopefully I will have learnt from the experience...unlikely! China, China, China. I have never been...

Posted by Mohammed M-Hasan on April 15, 2008 6:31 PM

Hell No They Shouldn't Go

Where do you stand on the debate over whether athletes should be involved in the Olympics considering the Chinese hosts' human rights record concerning Tibet? Well they shouldn't go and the very fact that this is an ongoing debate...

Posted by Veron Graham on April 11, 2008 1:51 PM

"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers" - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Oh woe is me as I find myself living in a country devoid of Youtube. I never thought of myself as an internet dependent individual, but am in absolutely no denial about my addiction to British broadcasting. Namely, Eastenders. You...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on March 24, 2008 11:39 AM

I just called to say "wo ai ni"...

Time goes by quickly, we all know that, yet it still never ceases to astonish me. I have already been in Beijing for almost a month! A mere few weeks ago, I set out on my quest to make new...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on March 14, 2008 4:29 AM

Moving to Beijing: Just like starting over...

Having spent a year in Shanghai, one would think that I would be pretty much a pro when it came to conversation, navigation and frustration. However, my move to Beijing feels like my life has been rewound a whole year...

Posted by Nikki Aaron on March 4, 2008 4:21 AM

Emerging markets are not the answer to our productivity gap

The last few months have been very gloomy across western economies. The US has been in meltdown and more remains to some based on most commentators. Europe has continued to perform strongly but has suffered form a lack of structural...

Posted by Mohammed M-Hasan on February 28, 2008 9:42 AM

China Blog: The day I met a pop star

It was on my sixth day in China that I met my first pop star. Walking through Beijing Airport I noticed a bit of a commotion going on and went to investigate. I saw a group of around 200 people,...

Posted by John Revill on March 26, 2007 11:03 AM

China Blog: Wonderwall

When in Rome you do as the Romans do, but when you come to China, you have to go to the wall. Or not, if you are a member of the West Bromwich Albion football team. Famously, the team...

Posted by John Revill on March 23, 2007 1:03 PM