News Links - 8/14/07

[dleedlee]

Patrick Tam's Exile: Before and After
http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/070810/art ... ntID=75544

Spider Lilies - Toxic Memories
http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/070810/art ... ntID=75499

Singapore Dreaming
http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/070810/art ... ntID=75607

News Bites
http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/070810/art ... ntID=75510

Top 5 stories from the shadowy side of the movies
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpr ... 0269.shtml

Moviegoers in No "Rush" to See Latest Sequel
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/14/176@261432.htm

Robbers Robbed Dogsh*t Parcel in Front of Bank
http://english.cri.cn/3100/2007/08/14/1221@261519.htm

[dleedlee]

Death toll in central China bridge collapse rises to 29
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 530563.htm
China Bridge Collapse Kills 29
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/ ... 18597.html
China bridge collapse kills 29, leaving questions about the quality of construction
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi ... ec=apworld
Photos
http://www.abcnews.go.com/International ... x=1&page=1

[Brian Thibodeau]

China Bridge Collapse Kills 29
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/ ... 18597.html

From the Forbes story:

Premier Wen Jiabao called for a thorough investigation into Monday's collapse, saying those responsible would be "severely dealt with."

Man, I'd really like to think they won't execute more people for this, despite the loss of life. Prison time, certainly, but yet another round of death sentences seems hardly the solution for a cronyism-laden (and expectedly fallible) code of business ethics practised for generations and lower standards which have finally accumulated into a series of embarrassments that can't be covered up like they were in the days before internet news. I have to wonder if the media-fueled concerns about Chinese products will (and maybe even should) become concerns about ritual suicides and executions.

[Teddy Wong]

Top 5 stories from the shadowy side of the movies
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpr ... 0269.shtml

No.2 "One Night in Mongkok"

Mongkok is billed as one of the most densely populated areas of Earth. People come from everywhere in pursuit of their dreams here. But many dreams are lost, as darkness comes and night falls on Mongkok. In One Night in Mongkok, Destiny brings together a young man and woman, for one night. Comes the dawn and the lovers must part. Must their parting be forever?

Ha-ha! Did they really watch the movie?