Photographs of people amidst sewage May 23, 2009
A man collecting dead fish in Guanqiao Lake in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, which died due to the polluted lake water and the sizzling weather in the city. EPA/ZHOU CHAO. (Harper's Magazine)
Int'l auto show held in central China's Wuhan May 23, 2009
Chinese people visit one make of German Wiesmann limousine at the 7th Central China International Auto Show held in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, May 22, 2009. Some 300 autos of 60 home and abroad brands were showcased for visitors from China, one of the world's leading potential markets of car consumers. (Xinhuanet, China)
Innovate, without the outsourcing May 14, 2009
Their production is about to undergo a large expansion in Wuhan, China. Are these the "green" jobs that Faust, Wilson, and President Obama are talking about. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
A Wuhan walk-through May 13, 2009
BEIJING, May 13 -- When I first step on the soil of Wuhan, the capital city of Central China's Hubei Province, a humid wind from the Yangtze River, noisy crowds and the Wuhan dialect immediately surround me. The Yangtze River is one of Wuhans most well-known hallmarks and has lured travelers for centuries ... It seems impossible for visitors to understand Wuhan dialect, but I enjoy watching local people heaving the words in an up-and-down tone. (Xinhuanet, China)
Marked by quake coincidence, panda film attracts Chinese audiences May 9, 2009
A production of Ying Dong Media, a Chinese film company, the 90-minute film opened on about 1,000 screens in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and Wuhan, said Wang Huifang, a marketing manager of Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd., the domestic distributor for the film. The film went into production in February 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
High-speed railway to link China's west with biggest cities May 8, 2009
Last month, China launched two 250-km-per-hour inter-city passenger lines, one connecting Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui Province, with Wuhan in central Hubei Province and the other, linking Shijiazhuang city near Beijing with Taiyuan in Shanxi Province. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be completed by 2012 and halve travel time to about five hours. (Xinhuanet, China)
More gain than pain as jockeys pull right rein May 8, 2009
" Last November Paine found a new horizon: Wuhan. "It's right in the middle of China, a three-hour flight from Hong Kong,"he said."The track is as big as Sha Tin, but sand. See Sha Tin, you see Wuhan ... the jockeys just work in the stables, they pull them out for races," he said, giving the impression they aren't as well compensated as their Australian counterparts. Paine returned to Wuhan in February to examine the track for the owners and is confident it will be up to a high standard when the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tough times breednostalgia for Mao May 6, 2009
The Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy Group last year conducted a survey on religious beliefs in 40 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan. It found that 11. (Asia Times Online)
Study: Possible Injectable Male Contraception May 5, 2009
Other researchers working on the study include Xiaowei Lang of the National Research Institute for Family Planning in Beijing, China; Weixiong Wu of Guangzhou Institute for Population and Family Planning in Guangzhou, China; Minli Liu of Guizhou Institute for Population and Family Planning in Guiyang, China; Shuxiu Song of Hebei Research Institute for Family Planning in Shijiazhuang, China; Lifa Cheng and Liwei Bo of Henan Research Institute for Population and Family Planning in Zhengzhou,... (Newsmax)
Women enjoy mud wrestling in Wuhan May 4, 2009
Two females are entangled in dogfight during a distinctive Women's Mud Wrestling Match, as some 40 female contestants from both China and overseas take part in this very amusing sport with the skin-friendly slurry and mud from the deep sea, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 3, 2009. (Xinhua/Dong Yushan). (Xinhuanet, China)
Mass. firm to produce solar panels in China May 2, 2009
By subcontracting with Jiawei Solar Co. in Wuhan, China, Evergreen will be able to expand its solar panel-making operation for less money than it could by building at other locations in the United States, said officials at the company, which is based in Marlborough. Evergreen said it expects to complete its manufacturing deal with Jiawei over the next three months. (Boston Globe)
Increased rail capacity to ease China's holiday travel strain May 2, 2009
One links Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui Province, with Wuhan, in central Hubei Province. The other connects Shijiazhuang in northern Hebei Province with Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
* The mouse that roared just will not be put down Apr 30, 2009
In the past year, as many as 8,000 practitioners have been detained, according to experts on human rights, and at least 100 have died in custody, among them Yu Zhou (_z), 42, a popular Beijing musician, and Cao Changling (), the 77-year-old vice director of a paper plant in Wuhan, whose bruised body was returned to his family by the police last summer just as China was reveling in the glory of the Olympic Games. In recent months, scores of practitioners have been given long prison terms,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Eileen Chang's fractured legacy Apr 29, 2009
He threw in his lot with Wang Ching-wei, the one-time revolutionary, patriot and Kuomintang (KMT) big-wheel who broke with Chiang Kai-shek and was installed by the Japanese as the head of a puppet regime in Wuhan ... Once Hu had bagged his literary trophy, he went to Wuhan to run Da Chu Bao - and engage in a dalliance with a 17-year old nurse, Zhou Dexun ... He actively pursued the patronage of the Japanese officers who ran the regime more or less behind the scenes, obtaining their backing for a... (Asia Times Online)
Jones Lang LaSalle Announces Prospective Changes to the Composition of its Board of Directors Apr 16, 2009
Mr. Lu received a B.A. in economics from Wuhan University of Hydro-Electrical Engineering in China and an M.B.A. from the University of Leuven in Belgium. Professor Henri-Claude de Bettignies, who has served on the Board since March 1999, has decided to retire from Board service effective May 28, 2009 and will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting. (PR Newswire)
China's economic growth slows further in 1Q Apr 16, 2009
FILE - In this April 11, 2009 file photo, people gather around cars' trunks displaying items for sale in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China's economy grew 6. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
New branches of nationalism in China Apr 15, 2009
On the scenic campus of Wuhan University in central China, there are over 1,000 Japanese cherry trees ... On March 21, when two Chinese women, a mother and daughter, were wearing Japanese kimonos and having their pictures taken beside some blossoming trees, a young man shouted at them: "Don't wear a kimono and have pictures taken at Wuda [Wuhan University]! ... Get out, you Japanese in kimono!" As more onlookers joined him to condemn the mother and daughter, they had to flee ... The Japanese... (Asia Times Online)
much more. Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Apr 14, 2009
On Friday, the Renault-Nissan Alliance said it expects to roll out electric cars (and charging infrastructure) as part of a pilot project in central China s Wuhan by 2011. In February, China s unveiled an electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. (Salon)
French bank eyes expansion in Chinese market Apr 13, 2009
The bank now has about 500 employees in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Tianjin and Guangzhou. The bank opened an outlet in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province last month and will open a sub-branch in Shanghai's Puxi area Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's runaway steel train Apr 13, 2009
Last week, Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Corp., or WISCO, one of China's largest steel producers, agreed to invest a total of $240-million to acquire a 20-per-cent stake in Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. and a 25-per-cent stake in the company's Bloom Lake iron ore development project in Quebec. But for China, the continuing steel push, once a sign of strength, has become a sign of weakness. (Globe and Mail)
The Ministry of Finance on Thursday ordered state-owned financial institutions to impose a cap for top executives as part of the country's efforts to narrow gap between the rich and the poor. • Executive pay ignites public grumble, regulation urged Apr 10, 2009
A number of state-owned manufacturers including the Aluminum Corporation of China, Wuhan Steel and Iron Corp. and China Eastern have announced their plans since last November to slash executive pay by 15 to 20 percent as a gesture to boost corporate morale amid the financial crisis. Heavy machinery manufacturer Sanyi Group announced on Thursday that its chairman had volunteered to cut its annual salary to 1 yuan (15 US cents) this year while some board members voluntarily have their pay slashed... (Xinhuanet, China)
From "salary limitation" to structure reform, China enhances management on SOEs Apr 10, 2009
In response to the regulation, a number of state-owned manufacturers including the Aluminum Corporation of China, Wuhan Steel and Iron Corp. and China Eastern have announced their plans since last November to slash executive pay by 15 to 20 percent. Sany Heavy Industry Ltd. Co., a company that makes heavy machinery, said in an announcement earlier this year that the board chairman agreed voluntarily to get one yuan payment. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hong Kong trams change driver Apr 10, 2009
That's strategically why we chose to start in Hong Kong," said Charrade. There was a trend back towards tram systems - a more environmentally friendly mode of transport - and the mainland would need trams in the future, he said. The "less than 100 million euros" (US$133 million) Veolia is paying Wharf for the Hong Kong Tramways stake is pocket change for the French company, whose networks carry more than 2.7 billion passengers per year, earning 6 billion euros in revenue in 2008. But giving... (Asia Times Online)
* Paper dentures a hit in Malaysia for festival M`Wq~G Apr 6, 2009
A resident burns candles and incense to pay respects to her deceased ancestors at a cemetery in Wuhan, China on April 4, 2008. GK~||AZ~@bUIq`C Gz PHOTO: REUTERS. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Village-based democracy developing quickly in China Apr 3, 2009
More than 400 million farmers in 17 provinces took part in villagers' committee re-elections during 2008, said Xu Yong, director of the center based at the Huazhong Normal University in Wuhan, central Hubei Province. Xu said most of China's 6 million villages had held villagers' committee elections at least seven times as of the end of 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Premier Wen boosts morale in Hubei visit Apr 1, 2009
WUHAN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for realizing healthy and rapid economic growth through technical innovation and industrial upgrading during a visit to the country's central regions ... Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) visits the Wuhan Dongfeng Motor Corporation in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 30, 2009 ... Visiting automobile, shipbuilding and steel companies in Wuhan, the provincial capital, Wen encouraged the manufacturing sector to... (Xinhuanet, China)
Consolidated Thompson Announces US$240 Million Strategic Investment from Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Mar 30, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 30, 2009) - Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited (TSX: - ; "CLM") is pleased to announce the signing of a letter agreement with Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation ("WISCO"), one of China's largest steel producers, for a strategic investment by WISCO into Consolidated Thompson ... Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corporation, whose headquarters are located in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, currently has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Chinese cities "go dark" for Earth Hour campaign Mar 29, 2009
As a response, college and university students in Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shanghai and Baoding geared up for innovative activities ranging from outdoor lectures, walks, to an unplugged concert ... (Xinhua correspondents in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Baoding, Changchun, and Nanjing also contributed to the story. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Automotive Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results Mar 27, 2009
WUHAN, Hubei, China, March 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc., the "Company", (Nasdaq: ), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced its 2008 fourth quarter and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008. -- Net Sales for 2008 Fourth Quarter were $38. (PR Newswire)
Xinyu Hedngdeli Announces 2008 Annual Results, Net Profit Surged by 10.4% to RMB 488 million Mar 26, 2009
During the year under review, the Group has established new outlets of Prime Time in Urumqi, Fushun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Suzhou, Wuhan and Yangzhou. In addition, the Group has acquired Wuxi Zhongbai Watch Company and renamed it as Wuxi Prime Time, strengthening its businesses in eastern China region. (JCN Network, Japan)
Young Americans going abroad to teach Mar 24, 2009
Travis Lee, a University of Tennessee alumnus who is in a teaching program sponsored by a university in Wuhan, China, began teaching English in September 2008, originally intending to stay for one year ... Lee's salary in China is approximately $555 per month, which he says is more than enough to live comfortably in Wuhan. (CNN -- Travel)
China chooses car and steel makers to dominate Mar 23, 2009
In steel, Baosteel Group, Anben Iron & Steel and Wuhan Iron & Steel were tapped to be the three biggest players, producing 50 million tons or more a year. The government said that more than 45 percent of steel output in China, the worlds biggest steel producer, should come from the top five companies. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Siemens gets 750 million Chinese train order Mar 20, 2009
Trains for the Wuhan and Guangzhou and Wuhan and Shijazhuang routes are to be supplied later. Siemens said its part of the production will take place in Krefeld-Uerdingen and Nuremberg, Germany; Graz, Austria; and Shanghai, Tianjin and Jinan, China. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Reports: China East Star airline chief detained Mar 19, 2009
Police caught Lan Shili, president of East Star, at the airport in Zhuhai, in southern China, and escorted him back to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the airline is based, Caijing magazine reported, citing unnamed sources ... Authorities ordered East Star flights grounded on March 15 after the carrier failed to pay plane rental fees to Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE Commercial Aviation Services, General Electric's aircraft leasing company, according to the Wuhan city government ...... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
China shares rise on commodity gains Mar 18, 2009
96 yuan, and Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. climbed 3. 8 percent to 6. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
China steel makers rush to link up Mar 18, 2009
Wuhan Iron & Steel, parent of Wuhan Steel, bought into smaller rival Liuzhou Iron & Steel. And Hebei Iron & Steel was formed in a merger of two major steel firms, the parents of Tangshan Iron & Steel and Handan Iron & Steel. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Air China hopes for govt aid, vows to pursue acquisition Mar 17, 2009
Despite losses last year, Kong said the airline intended to push ahead with its planned acquisition of East Star Airlines, a small carrier based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that was grounded on Sunday for being unable to pay back heavy debts. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Chinese airline suspends flights on financial woes Mar 16, 2009
East Star Airlines, based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, was told to halt flights as of Sunday, the city government said in a statement ... Sunday's statement said a regional branch of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China issued the order after a request from the Wuhan city government. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Chicken Manure Biodegrades Crude Oil In Contaminated Soil Mar 10, 2009
Bello Yakubu, Huiwen Ma, and ChuYu Zhang of Wuhan University, China, point out that contamination of soil by crude oil occurs around the world because of equipment failure, natural disasters, deliberate acts, and human error. However, conventional approaches to clean-up come with additional environmental costs. (Science Daily)
In its most difficult year, China aims to reach ambitious targets Mar 6, 2009
A migrant worker welds the frame of an advertising board in Wuhan, Hubei province on Thursday. (Reuters). (Globe and Mail)
Chinese president says Zardari`s visit will promote mutual ties Feb 25, 2009
BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao told Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in a telephone conversation on Tuesday that his visit to the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Shanghai was conducive to promoting pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. According to Xinhua news agency, the Chinese president said Beijing pays great attention to its ties with Islamabad and is willing to make joint efforts with Pakistan to push the strategic partnership between the two countries to a new high. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
China, India show interest in Aussie mining assets Feb 24, 2009
Wuhan Iron Group and Jiangsu Shagang Group, Chinas third- and fifth-largest steelmakers, are also said to be shopping for stakes in iron ore mining companies in Australia and Brazil. Indias largest iron ore producer NMDC has also shown interest in undertaking a joint-venture greenfield mining project in Africa while eyeing majority stakes in mining properties in Armenia, Brazil and Australia. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Guest commentary: One family: What I learned by returning to my orphanage Feb 24, 2009
Last summer, two friends and I returned to the Wuhan Child Welfare Institute in China to work ... On my last day in Wuhan, I heard good news. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
China allays Pakistan's fears by promising unswerving friendship Feb 23, 2009
"To promote the development of Sino-Pakistani friendship is our unswerving policy," Dai, who holds the position of State Councillor, told Zardari in east China's Wuhan city late yesterday evening. China has always treated relations with Pakistan from "a strategic height and a long-term perspective," he said. (Times of India)
Pakistan: Sino-Pakistan relations higher than Himalayas Feb 23, 2009
Central China's Hubei Province Governor Li Hongzhong (2nd R) meets with visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (2nd L) in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, Feb. 21, 2009 ... This time I will visit Wuhan and Yichang of Hubei province, and Shanghai to see for myself some of the engines that lie behind China's economic growth. (Xinhuanet, China)
China vows to advance relations with Pakistan Feb 22, 2009
WUHAN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday said it would work with Pakistan to enhance the all-weather friendship and multi-tier cooperation to benefit the two peoples and contribute to regional peace and development. State Councilor Dai Bingguo made the remarks when meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province ... Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (R) meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) in Wuhan, capital of... (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Feb 22, 2009
Zardari was scheduled to meet State Councillor Dai Bingguo () in Wuhan and tour the giant Three Gorges Dam and power project on the Yangtze River. He was scheduled to travel today to Shanghai, where he planned to focus on finance, banking and urban development, Chinese and Pakistani officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Closes Acquisition of Mellow Hope, China Feb 21, 2009
Plans for growth also include building of a larger cold warehouse, developing new vaccines, such as HPV and the establishment of new offices in Yunnan, Wuhan, Kunming as well as India, and the Philippines. Mellow Hope revenues are currently in excess of $15 million USD.. (PR Newswire)
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday arrived in China on his second visit in four months to promote economic cooperation Feb 21, 2009
According to the statement, the president would visit Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, to attend a Pak-China Agriculture and Water Resources Forum. He would then travel to Yichang and observe the Three Gorges Dam project, the largest hydroelectric power project in the world. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
* China may have hit bottom: Stevens Feb 21, 2009
College students wait to enter at a job fair in Wuhan, China, yesterday. Though official unemployment figures often understate the reality, the government has said at least 20 million migrant workers lost their jobs last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Sharp Hosts 7th China Environmental Forum in Chengdu Feb 20, 2009
The seventh Sharp Environmental Forum was held in Chengdu on February 19, 2009 following earlier ones in Shanghai (May 2007), Beijing (September 2007), Guangzhou (March 2008), Tianjin (May 2008), Wuhan (September 2008), and Xian (December 2008). The seventh event drew 37 representatives from the Chengdu municipal government and media organizations. (JCN Network, Japan)
Scientists test self-sanitising plaster Feb 19, 2009
Liang-jie Yuan of Wuhan University in China and colleagues have developed the new, first-of-its kind plaster - formed from different ingredients from traditional gypsum plaster - that retains plaster's mechanical properties while having added antibacterial effects ... "It can be expected that the supramolecular plaster can be used for building, painting, coating and carving, and the coat, brick, or art ware constructed by the plaster do not need additive antiseptic or sterilisation," the study... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
More Chinese firms in the hunt for mines Feb 18, 2009
Wuhan Iron & Steel Group and Jiangsu Shagang Group, China's third- and fifth-largest steelmakers, are shopping for iron ore mining stakes in Australia and Brazil, executives said in interviews ... Wuhan spokesman Bai Fang said his company is ``looking for opportunities'' amid lower acquisition costs for iron ore assets in Australia and ``won't rule out other countries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China Feasts on Mining Mergers as `Bank of Last Resort' While Metals Fall Feb 18, 2009
Wuhan spokesman said his company is looking for opportunities amid lower acquisition costs for iron ore assets in Australia and wont rule out other countries ... In addition to Wuhan and Shagang, , Chinas largest bullion producer, may spend as much as 20 billion yuan on acquisitions, , chairman of the Fujian-based company, said Nov. 11. (Bloomberg)
Zardari says Pakistan, China should go closer Feb 17, 2009
He will spend one day each in Wuhan, Yichang and Shanghai. Editor: Xiong Tong. (Xinhuanet, China)
ACS Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 11, 2009 Feb 17, 2009
D. Wuhan University Wuhan, China Phone: 86-27-8721-8264 Fax: 86-27-8721-8264 Email. Materials from printed circuit boards used in electronics, such as computers and cell phones, could be used to strengthen asphalt paving, scientists report. (EurekAlert!)
* TAITRA set to open four new offices across China Feb 17, 2009
Offices in Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Dalian will be opened later this year, TAITRA Secretary-General Chao Yung-chuan () said. TAITRA already maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Qingdao and Xiamen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China's surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive Feb 8, 2009
Just a Little Competition: Applicants surged into a university last month in Wuhan, Hubei Province, to take the entrance exam for postgraduate studies. Despite a new emphasis on pursuing higher education, white-collar jobs are not easy to find. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
"Luxury Car" wins sideline Cannes competition Feb 8, 2009
The film stars Tian Yuan as a prostitute living in the central city of Wuhan, whose father begs her to help find her missing brother before their mother dies. It was awarded the top prize in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the festival, which ended late Sunday with a glittering prize-ceremony for the main competition. (Xinhuanet, China -- Entertainment)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Nature Photonics Feb 8, 2009
08 October 2009 - 10 October 2009WNLO Wuhan, China. ADVERTISEMENT. (Nature News Service)
Pump And Dump Mar 31, 2008
"I participated in three auctions last year, and beforehand two of these auction companies came to me and suggested I buy the work myself, that I get a gallery to represent me secretly and buy it," says Li Wen, a performance artist in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Auction house managers, he says, "prefer to train the market and make the price go up gradually. We all know these tricks.". (Forbes)
Free from firewallsWhat people in China are saying about the BBC and censorship Mar 27, 2008
"I think the decision to unblock the site by our government a wise idea to get a clear picture of what you always claim 'fair'," says Patrick Liu from Wuhan. Risks of access. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Shanghai Stocks Dive, Rest of Asia Weakens Mar 27, 2008
" Shares of Baoshan Iron & Steel, the mainland's largest steelmaker, tumbled 9%, after it reported a 3% decline in 2007 net income on higher costs, disappointing the market. Shares of other steelmakers also dropped, with Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. sinking 8.9% and Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. losing 5.4%. The performance in Shanghai also weighed on Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 0.3% to 11,828.84. It was a zig-zag session for the benchmark Hang Seng Index , which ended 0.2%... (SmartMoney)
Germany's RTL news television said on Sunday that it "regrets an error" in covering the riots in Lhasa. The TV station admitted on its website that it "used a picture in a wrong context." • Netizens slam CNN's distortion of riot picture Mar 24, 2008
"Many friends working in western media consulted me to know more about the truth of the riot in Lhasa and sent me some western media reports," Liu Na, professor with College of Journalism and Mass Medium at Wuhan University said in an interview with Global Times. "Bias and even prejudice still exist in some western media coverage about China because of old ways of thinking and different values," said Liu, who is also a cultural scholar at the University of Birmingham. (Xinhuanet, China)
