Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1527
February 26, 2013
Shanghai leter etter sin rike fortid
Få om noen byer har endret seg raskere de siste tretti årene enn Shanghai. Skyskrapere og enorme boligblokker har erstattet gammel bebyggelse. Men noe er gått tapt underveis. Nå har nostalgikerne begynt å lete etter byens tapte sjel. Les mer
Published on February 26, 2013 00:30
February 25, 2013
Kinesiske kvinner på 27 år eller mer er "utdaterte"
Det er så lett å hevde seg på ekteskapsmarkedet for kinesiske kvinner på 27 år eller mer. Les mer
Because I'm still single, I have no boyfriend. I'm under big pressure to get married.
Because I'm still single, I have no boyfriend. I'm under big pressure to get married.
Published on February 25, 2013 12:59
BBC rammes av kinesisk lydstøy
BBCs sendinger til Kina utsettes for "koordinert og systematisk jamming", melder det britiske radio- og TV-selskapet. Les mer
Published on February 25, 2013 12:46
February 24, 2013
China’s cyber-war machine threatens us all
Chinese firms and state agencies have been implicated in a host of hacking
attacks, on targets ranging from leading industrial and technology firms, to the
Pentagon and other US government agencies, to the New York Times and Coca-Cola.
Read more The tip of the iceberg
attacks, on targets ranging from leading industrial and technology firms, to the
Pentagon and other US government agencies, to the New York Times and Coca-Cola.
Read more The tip of the iceberg
Published on February 24, 2013 22:42
Kina truer Storbritannia med "streng straff"
Igjen er det kinesiske progagandaapparatet på krigsstien, og nå er det Storbritannia som får unngjelde. Etter at Dalai Lama (bildet) fikk hilse på statsminister Cameron under sitt besøk i London i mai i fjor, har forholdet låst seg helt. Planlagte møter på toppnivå er avlyst, og Kina furter som et lite barn. Les mer
Published on February 24, 2013 21:52
China admits pollution has caused 'cancer villages'
The admission by China's Environment ministry came in a five-year plan on
tackling pollution. “In recent years, toxic and hazardous chemical pollution has caused many
environmental disasters, cutting off drinking water supplies, and even leading
to severe health and social problems such as ‘cancer villages’”, the document
says.
Read more Villages doomed
tackling pollution. “In recent years, toxic and hazardous chemical pollution has caused many
environmental disasters, cutting off drinking water supplies, and even leading
to severe health and social problems such as ‘cancer villages’”, the document
says.
Read more Villages doomed
Published on February 24, 2013 21:44
Privat overvåking sprer seg som en farsott i Kina
Elskere og elskerinner, koner og ektemenn, spionerer på hverandre, og jobbrivaler vil finne svake punkter hos konkurrenten. - Privat overvåking har få begrensninger i Folkerepublikken, fastslår Kina-ekspert og professor i kriminologi Børge Bakken ved Hong Kong University. Les mer
Published on February 24, 2013 21:42
February 23, 2013
Kina - en studie i tålmodighet
Alt tar tid i Kina. De fleste som reiser til det store landet i øst med forventinger om å gjøre rask suksess, blir skuffet. Les mer
Put simply, the Chinese business community had a different way of valuing time than did their Western counterparts.
Put simply, the Chinese business community had a different way of valuing time than did their Western counterparts.
Published on February 23, 2013 22:41
Toxic Water: The dirty truth about China
Water and soil pollution in China are so prevalent that the nation’s farm productivity, its economy, and the people’s health are at risk as modernization, urbanization, and food demand are steadily increasing. Read more
Published on February 23, 2013 22:35
Hong Kong and SARS: A city under siege
The death of a sixth patient from a SARS-like
virus comes on the week that marks 10 years since the deadly outbreak hit
Hong Kong.
Reports of the new virus' spread
remind me of a phone call I received a decade ago: "Kevin, we're hearing that
there might be a case of SARS on Lamma," said my boss, referring to the tiny
island off Hong Kong where I live. Read more
virus comes on the week that marks 10 years since the deadly outbreak hit
Hong Kong.
Reports of the new virus' spread
remind me of a phone call I received a decade ago: "Kevin, we're hearing that
there might be a case of SARS on Lamma," said my boss, referring to the tiny
island off Hong Kong where I live. Read more
Published on February 23, 2013 22:21
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