Share Surprise, surprise…. What an eye opener! China’s primier Wen Jiaobao on facebook! Wen must be the first Chinese leader to use popular, non-state-owned media to promote himself. Whether it is really him who set it up doesn’t really matter, it is the proactive outreaching that shines. An NYT article says: The page offers a [...]
Share Unfortunately, Sharon Stone is not the only one in the West who believes in this karma theory…such as here. As I said before, I believe the “China is evil” concept has long become subconscious in many westerners’ minds that clouds their otherwise objectivity. Forbes – Ooh la la. In one horrifying moment on the [...]
Share I heard some most ridiculous comments from Chinese community “advocates” yesterday (some claim to be justice, others claim to be anti-drug) on their opinions of the a recent BC Supreme Court’s ruling. The court decides that safe injection site “Insite” should be treated as a health care facility, and thus, shouldn’t fall under the [...]
Share Xi An (西安) has always been on the list of places I want to visit most. The story and mystery behind the terracotta warriors have captivated me and leashed out my borderless imagination from an early age. It would be nice if I could have more time to go through all the details of [...]
Share The Vancouver public library has expanded its “Chinese-Canadians: Profiles from a Community” project to include a wiki style of public input. So if you have stuff at home handed down from your great great grannies and would like to contribute to the CC archive, this may be a convenient and effective way. :) Here’s [...]
Share Well said. Ottawa Citizen – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Europe this week in part to lobby the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy to pressure China on the issue of global warming. Even putting aside Canada’s dismal record on controlling its own emission of CO2 for a moment, don’t you wonder [...]
Share A good response from the feds, who initially agreed only to match private donations between May 15-June 6. Liberal’s Raymond Chan made a fuss about that over the weekend. Full press release from CIDA: Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund In order to better respond to the needs of Chinese citizens and more effectively match the [...]
Share Today, I’ve tried for the first time rowing a kayak since coming to Vancouver. My friend and I had a guided tour around Granville Island. It was a GREAT experience! Can’t wait to try my second time. :) Next time I’ll make sure I’ve bought all the gadgets I need (such as a waterproof [...]
Share CP — The federal government’s offer to match Canadian donations to disaster relief efforts in China and Myanmar turns out to be nowhere near as generous as it initially appeared. Humanitarian groups have been disappointed to discover the bulk of donations they’ve received thus far – in the immediate aftermath of the disasters – [...]
Share During my May trip to Xian, China has impressed me on a lot of daily small things. One of them was a TV soap opera. It’s a Indian TV soap aired on the mainstream CCTV. Why special? Coz it was dubbed in Mandarin with Chinese subtitles. And, it was aired during prime time. I [...]
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