Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1517

Beskytt Den tredje pol - før det er for sent!

Isen smelter på Den tredje pol, ingenting er som før. Fortsetter nedsmeltingen, vil den få alvorlige følger for land som India og Kina, og jordbruket vil komne i ulage, skriver Kate Saunders. Les mer

Veien til toppen for Kinas nye statsminister

Hardt arbeid, gode forbindelser og riktige veivalg har brakt Li Keqiang helt til topps i kinesisk politikk. De kommende årene skal han reformere landets skakkjørte økonomi, bedre miljøet og sørge for en mer rettferdig fordeling av godene. Les mer

Disse styrer Kina

Her er kartet over Kinas fremste ledere, hvem som sitter hvor og de viktigste maktorganene i partiet og staten. Les mer

Erlend Loe og Lars Saabye Christensen lærer kinesere norsk i Kina

Til tross for det anstrengte forholdet mellom Norge og Kina på det politiske området, skjer det en god del kulturutveksling. De to norske forfatterne Erlend Loe og Lars Saabye Christensen lærer nå unge kinesere norsk på universitetet i Beijing. Les mer

New Chinese leader warns against meddling

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against foreign interference in the affairs
of other nations during a speech in Moscow on Saturday, sending a signal to the
West and echoing a message often repeated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more Viktig besøk i Afrika for Kinas president

China's glamorous new first lady an instant hit

With a smile on her face, dressed in a simple black peacoat and carrying an
elegant unbranded bag, China's new first lady, Peng Liyuan, stepped into the
international limelight on Friday and became an instant internet sensation back
home. Read more

Hvorfor David Beckham kan få problemer i Kina

Fotballstjernen David Beckham har sagt seg villig til å blåse nytt liv i kinesisk forball. Det blir ikke lett. Les mer

Critics say that even Beckham may be unable to improve the state of Chinese football, an enterprise so burdened by corruption and general ineptitude that even official media treat it as an embarrassment.

Seven misconceptions about the Chinese language

It’s the most widely spoken mother tongue on the planet, with more than a billion speakers. But much of what people think they know about the Chinese language is wrong! The biggest misconception is, of course, the idea that it’s only one language. Read more

China 'to overtake America by 2016'

China is on track to overtake America as the world's biggest economy in 2016 as
its growth accelerates, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development. Read more

Does China have a Plan B for the environment?

Maybe. Continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions is a condition for the Chinese Communists' hold on power, but climate disruption in response to emissions growth threatens to destabilise it. Geoengineering has immediate appeal as a way out of this catch-22. Read more

Spraying sulphate aerosols could mask warming and cool the planet within weeks, although it would not solve the core problem