So now’s it IS about ‘karma’?
ShareBlogger ESWN complied a list of recent Chinese and English stories about an emerging theory that the mega earthquake crushed China’s Wenchuan was “man-made”. Here’s the good read. Read More →
Wen Jiabao on facebook!
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 few bits of biographical information: His interests are Chinese literature and baseball, and his employer... [Read More...]
Sharon Stone’s own bad karma
ShareUnfortunately, 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 red carpet, Sharon Stone has shown the world what a gamble fashion labels can take when they plaster a famous... [Read More...]
Feds’ earthquake donation match extended
ShareA 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 generosity of Canadians, the dates during which the government will match eligible donations have been extended to begin... [Read More...]
Hidden strings attached to feds’ pledge to match donations for Myanmar, China
ShareCP — 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 – won’t be matched at all. “It is certainly somewhat disappointing that we cannot... [Read More...]
Donations are cool…
ShareStaff of a major Canadian charity organization told us that almost all of the donations to the Sichuan earthquake relief this time around are from Chinese Canadians, while whites take up only an extremely minimal proportion. However, the same organization did collect outpouring donations from the white community during Katrina and the Indonesia tsunami. I also heard on the radio today that donations aren’t going well either to the Burma... [Read More...]
Photo – Wedding amidst quake
ShareCouples and photo studio staff react immediately after an earthquake struck during a wedding photo shoot at a deserted catholic seminary in Pengzhou in southwest China’s Sichuan province Monday May 12, 2008. Five couples were having wedding photos taken when the earthquake struck, and all escaped without injury. The century-old seminary was destroyed in the quake, which left tens of thousands dead in Sichuan. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT ** Read More →
Photo – Ultraman in rubbles
ShareA broken ultraman doll is seen near a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, southwest China’s Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China stood still and sirens wailed Monday to mourn the country’s tens of thousands of earthquake victims. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Read More →
Photo – Makeshift shrine for lost kids
Share A man hangs a photo of his son at a shrine for the student victims of last week’s earthquake at a primary school in Mianzhu, in China’s southwest Sichuan province Wednesday May 21, 2008. Parents held a memorial ceremony Wednesday for the more than 130 students killed when their school collapsed in a massive earthquake on May 12. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Read More →
8 pandas from China earthquake zone go to Beijing
Share Have been worrying about the well-being of these cute creatures…. AP — Eight pandas from a Chinese reserve severely shaken by last week’s earthquake are expected to arrive in the capital later this week to go on display for the Olympics, a Beijing Zoo spokesman said Wednesday. Some of the pandas are still acting nervous, eating and sleeping less since the quake, officials said, so their keepers will accompany and care for them. “I’m... [Read More...]
