http://www.zonaeuropa.com/weblog.htm Global Media, Culture and Politics en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090702_1.htm Review of media coverage and numerical estimates for the July 1 marches in Hong Kong. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090623_1.htm Translation of a blog post about how a Chinese tries to understand China. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090621_1.htm In Shishou city, a man died under suspicious circumstances. The police came to seize the body for immediate cremation but thousands of citizens took to the streets to repel them. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090607_1.htm Twists and turns in the case of the two elementary school girls who were arrested as prostitutes but later tested to be "virgins" (or maybe not). Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090605_1.htm Spontaneous combustion or planned arson? Graphic photos from the fire on the Chengdu bus. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090527_1.htm A pretty female pharmaceutical company sales representative, bribery, wanton sex, doctors and nurses, AIDS and human flesh search came togehter to become AIDS Gate at the Jiangsu Province People's Hospital. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090525_1.htm Overseas Chinese from Vietnam protested government corruption in Yingde city. Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090523_1.htm Chinese writer Yu Qiuyu offers a controversial response to criticisms about his activities around the first year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090510_1.htm When the request came to delete an Internet post that questioned how the traffic police handled/caused a traffic accident, the local Yunnan forums rebelled and refused to comply. Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090508_1.htm Famous sports commentator Huang Jianxiang made a blog post to say that the national soccer trainer had caused a top female reporter to have an extra-uterine pregnancy. Now the purported subject Lu You is suing him for libel. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090507_1.htm The reason why 30-year-old execution photos of a corrupt government official is very red-hot on the Intenet today is because people hate corruption and demand decisive, powerful and public actions now. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090430_1.htm Southern Weekend reviews the different responses in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China to Jackie Chan's comments. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090426_1.htm My transcription of what actor Jackie Chan said at the Bo'ao Forum. You can decide for yourself what the context is. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090421_1.htm A newspaper is suddenly banned from entering the properties managed by a large corporation, which had recently gotten negative press from that newspapers. All sorts of explanations were given. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090317_2.htm Investigative journalist Wang Keqin details his failed attempt to visit the family of blind human right activists Chen Guangcheng. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:06 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090317_1.htm A female Beijing Foreign Studies University student blogged that she was forced to quit school after blogging critically about the Ministry of Education. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090317_1.htm A female Beijing Foreign Studies University student blogged that she was forced to quit school after blogging critically about the Ministry of Education. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090221_1.htm A man dies in a Yunnan province while playing a blindfolded catch game, which the netizens found to be an unbelievable explanation. So the Yunnan government invited a netizen committee to investigate on site and issue a report without interference. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090220_1.htm Translation of a blog post about how a Chinese house church that advocates freedom and democracy will not practice freedom and democracy itself. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090215_1.htm yWeekend interviewed a Chinese student who sat right behind the person who threw a shoe at Premier Wen Jiabao during the Rede Lecture at Cambridge University. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090214_1.htm A series of high-resolution photos of the fireworks that eventually set the CCTV building on fire. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090212_1.htm Government cadres distributed standards answers for residents to say during a random sample telephone poll about prosperity. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090208_1.htm In Tainan city, a medical clinic used nude photos of its nurses to advertise its services. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090207_1.htm Western media hypes up the Sichuan earthquake as manmade, but you should also read what the Chinese scientists have been saying. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/culture/c20090205_1.htm A Chinese-language article in Southern Weekend about the collected fortune telling sayings for Eileen Chang during 1953-1955. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0800