Author Archives: Jonathan Kaiman
8th March, 2013
Soul-searching in China
A CAR thief in north-eastern China who discovered a baby boy asleep in a stolen 4x4 killed him and buried the corpse in the snow.
A CAR thief in north-eastern China who discovered a baby boy asleep in a stolen 4x4 killed him and buried the corpse in the snow.
7th February, 2013
Finnegans Wake a hit in China
AFTER spending eight years translating the first third of James Joyce’s famously opaque novel Finnegans Wake into Chinese, Dai Congrong assumed it was a labour of love rather than money. The book’s language is
AFTER spending eight years translating the first third of James Joyce’s famously opaque novel Finnegans Wake into Chinese, Dai Congrong assumed it was a labour of love rather than money. The book’s language is
31st January, 2013
‘Grand Canyon’ dams
CHINESE environmental groups warn that government plans for a slew of hydroelectric dams on the pristine Salween (Nu) river — often called the Grand Canyon of the east for its deep valleys and sweeping views — could
CHINESE environmental groups warn that government plans for a slew of hydroelectric dams on the pristine Salween (Nu) river — often called the Grand Canyon of the east for its deep valleys and sweeping views — could
7th September, 2012
Quebec shooting rekindles fears
Reports that the gunman at a Parti Quebecois victory rally muttered “the English are waking up” in accented French while being escorted to a police cruiser will send a chill through Canada.
Reports that the gunman at a Parti Quebecois victory rally muttered “the English are waking up” in accented French while being escorted to a police cruiser will send a chill through Canada.
