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Global Times (English) Is Hiring

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:00:00 PST

A newly launched English-language newspaper in Beijing, called the Global Times, is now looking for native English speakers for copy editor and sub-editor positions.

ZNH's slow (but visible) evolution

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:30:00 PST

As part of our peaceful evolution, the ZNH blog is going through a few minor changes in how we organize our content.

SH Mag up for sale

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST

Asia City, which publishes magazines across Asia in cities like Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok, has put its Shanghai title up for sale -- but it comes with a few strings attached.

The Onion: China becomes world's top polluter

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST

Job Posting: Xinhua seeks editors

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:30:00 PST

For those expats looking for a writing gig, perhaps joining China's top wire service would be of interest.

Learning Chinese, digital-style

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:30:00 PST

It's been two years in the making, but Chinese learning software-maker Pleco has finally unveiled version 2.0 -- and it's a must for anybody studying Chinese.

Liu Shao-qi: It's an anniversary of some sort

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:00 PST

President Liu died for his cause. He wasn't afraid to speak up to Mao during the Great Leap Forward, when he saw the destruction that was being wrought in the countryside. Liu became disenchanted with communist rule because he saw that the revolution wasn't resulting in the promised utopia for the working class. He wanted changes, he wanted help for peasants, and he knew Mao was the cause of great suffering.

ZNH SNAP: Want to join the PLA?

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:30:00 PST

A potential soldier jumps to attention at a PLA 2008 winter recruitment session in Changde, Hunan Province. The original photo can be found here. ZNH welcomes photo submissions for our home page. Click here for details.

Shanxi scandal: coal mine "shut up" cash

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:30:00 PDT

Dai has been in the news business for twenty years; still, what he saw shocked him: All the offices were filled with "reporters" who were chatting with each other. In the hallway, there were other "reporters" lining up. Dai took pictures of the most humiliating scene in the news industry in China: Real and fake "reporters" were lining up not to report the coal mine disaster, but to collect their "shut up" money.

STDs and You: Girl Talk

no@spam.com (Cam MacMurchy) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PDT

A blogger comes across new government-issued cartoon STD awareness pamphlets and posts them to her blog. The materials appears to be aimed at women working in the "entertainment" industry, and is produced by the Disease Control and Prevention Center of Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province.