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Green Dam in a jam

Had the government not delayed its controversial order that all computers be equipped with Green Dam by July 1, the result would have been the same — Chinese computer retailers were far from ready. PC sales representatives at Bainaohui, one of Beijing’s largest electronics retailers, say their merchandise is not pre-installed with Green Dam, a Web filtering software the government said was necessary to prevent children from viewing pornography and other harmful content. Some retailers were unclear as to when the software would even be available on new units.

Is a China Stock Bubble Forming?

When outlandish stock market events of 2009 are tallied up, the initial public offering in Hong Kong of Chinese herbal shampoo maker Bawang International will be a standout. Within 10 minutes of the June 22 opening of the subscription period for shares, one local brokerage, Bright Smart Securities, was swamped with the equivalent of $129 million in orders

China’s ‘Green Dam’ unleashes flood of business complaints

China’s last-minute decision to postpone a controversial content-filtering application on computers sold there is the latest example of the trouble that Western technology companies face doing business in the world’s fastest growing economy.

Yao Ming foot injury could ‘end career’

Tom Clanton, the team physician for the Houston Rockets basketball team has said the foot injury currently sidelining Chinese center Yao Ming could threaten the seven-foot-six-inch player’s career. “At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening,” Clanton told the Houston Chronicle regional newspaper.

Study Says Alcohol-Related Deaths Are on the Rise

One in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption, and booze is now as damaging to global health as tobacco was a decade ago, according to a new study in the British medical journal the Lancet.

State media: Train collision kills 3 in China

Two passenger trains collided in southern China early Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring 60 others, state-run media reported, citing the rail company.

Why Burma May Be North Korea’s Best Friend

North Korea is great at scaring its neighbors. The isolated dictatorship carries a real nuclear threat, and tested its latest device this May in an underground bunker

Is a Trade War with China Brewing?

When the U.S. Senate last February introduced a clause requiring the purchase of U.S.-made steel and iron in Washington’s $787 billion stimulus package, the Chinese government decried the “Buy American” measure as a dangerous step toward trade protectionism, stressing that Beijing would not respond in kind.

The Skimmer: U.N. World Drug Report

World Drug Report 2009 U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime 341 pages The Gist: This year’s report from the U.N.’s Office on Drugs and Crime did something that last year’s did not: it addressed the “growing chorus” of people in favor of abolishing drug laws altogether.

U.S. criticizes arrest of Chinese dissident

The United States said Thursday it was "deeply disturbed" over well-known Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s arrest for alleged subversive activities and pressed for his release.