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Kina skaper hodebry for kosmetikkindustrien

Kina skapar hovudbry for sminkegigantane når totalforbodet mot import og sal av dyretesta kosmetikk måndag trer i kraft i EU. I Kina er dyreforsøk obligatorisk. Det varsla totalforbodet mot all import og sal av dyretesta skjønnheitsprodukt trer nemleg i kraft i alle EU- og EØS-land - inkludert Noreg. Les mer

Kina sløser bort milliarder på bestikkelser

En rapport fra regjeringen forteller at 15.000 ledere var involvert i korrupsjonssaker i årene fra 2007 til 2012, med bestikkelser på totalt 20 milliarder kroner. Sannsynlig er det virkelige beløpet mangedobbelt, skriver Anders Magnus, NRKs korrespondent i Beijing. Les mer Kina styres som en mafia

Socialist Ghost Haunts Reform Prospects in China

Lei Feng is the socialist icon whose dedication to Mao Zedong and to helping
those in distress has produced various campaigns to study his example —including
a current one tied to the 50th annual “Learn from Lei Feng Day” that has so far
produced a new set of commemorative
stamps, a large exhibition
in Beijing, innumerable articles and commentaries in the state media, and no less
than

Just How Fast Are China’s Internet Censors?

China’s social media censors never sleep, though they do fall behind on their
work late at night. Read more

Vigilant as they may be, however, Sina’s censors appear to take breaks: The
study found that censorship happens 24-hours a day, but that there’s a lull in
the early morning hours.

Tibetansk kloster får skarp kritikk

I to år har det tibetanske Kirtiklosteret i Sichuan-provinsen vært sentrum for mye av motstanden mot Beijings undertrykkelse av tibetanerne. Nå anklages munkene for å ha samarbeidet med Dalai Lama og hans eksilregjering i et forsøk på å skape uro i Kina.
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New leaders, same assertive foreign policy

China's legislature meets this week to seal a power transfer to new leaders, but
don't hold your breath for signs that the new team will ease up on the tough
Chinese foreign policy that has ruffled feathers in its neighborhood recently. Read more

Life in limbo for China's migrant families

Beijing has made urbanization a main goal for increasing domestic consumption
and closing the wealth gap. Hundreds of millions have moved to the cities from
the countryside in search of jobs.

But activists say that the
government's own policies are forcing these migrants out of cities and creating
an underclass in China. About 250 million people -- equivalent to about 80% of
the population

- Spis mindre, ikke sløs med maten!

Kinesere som går på restaurant, har for vane å bestille langt mer mat enn de klarer å spise. Når måltidet er over, må store mengder ris og annet kastes. Derfor har Xu Zhijun, en ung journalist, startet en kampanje han kaller "Operasjon Tøm Tallerkenen". Kampanjen har fått støtte fra høyeste hold og positiv omtale i partiavisen Folkets Dagblad. Les mer Partisjef Xi Jinping forbyr sløseri

Weibo brings change to China

The country's biggest microblogging service, Sina Weibo, now has 300,000,000
registered users, and is growing fast. "Since Weibo, information in Chinese society has changed, it's become more
transparent, more direct," says Wen Huajian author of China's first microblog
novel, Love in the Age of Weibo, which was published via 500 posts on the
micro-blogging site. Read more

China officials caught spray-painting grass

In China's sprawling smog-blanketed cities, life can sometimes seem a little
grey. But Chengdu's officials hit upon an easy solution to cheer up their city's
appearance: specifically, a chemical solution called Top Green Turf Greening
Agent. Read more