News Links - 11/12/07

[dleedlee]

Jet Li Launches Project to Help Mentally Ill Youth
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/11/1301@293257.htm

Zhou Xun Publishes Life Photos on Fashion Mag

http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/12/1221@293384.htm

CCTV to broadcast footage from Woo film Battle of Red Cliff
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4928/1/

CBC Bowing to Beijing
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/colu ... 392693a14d

Hong Kong goes mad for"Batman"
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4927/1/

Sick Nurses (Thailand) review
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4934/1/

Miriam Yeung Takes Up Running To De-stress
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=238


Simplicity is Theme at Sandy Lam Concert
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=238
Sandy Lam Gave Concert in Hong Kong
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/12/1221@293344.htm

Lin Fan Claims First Gold at World Wushu Championships
http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/11/12/65@293471.htm

Confession of a Chinese Rebel--Tom Cruise in Modern literature
Her book actually is better than "The Catcher in the Rye"
(or, has Bai Ling met her match in self-promotion?)
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007 ... 568718.htm

Film not out yet on DVD? You can find it in China
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi ... technology

China virus found in Seagate drives in Taiwan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/bs_ ... mpnZ8jtBAF

[Brian Thibodeau]

Confession of a Chinese Rebel--Tom Cruise in Modern literature
Her book actually is better than "The Catcher in the Rye"
(or, has Bai Ling met her match in self-promotion?)
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007 ... 568718.htm

Boy, these just get better every time! Although I can't help but feel a bit sad for her...

CBC Bowing to Beijing
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/colu ... 392693a14d

Ouch! The bit where they label the CBC the "Chinese Broadcasting Corporation" reminds me of the time Fox News' resident right-winger-posing-as-a-centrist Bill O'Reilly called it the "Communist Broadcasting Corporation," for some reason or other related to Canada's unwillingness to bend all the way over for George W. He admitted he'd only seen one segment that dared to question his commander-in-chief, but that gave him enough info to make his claim about the broadcaster as a whole, apparently!

Nevertheless, the media pundits probably have it right with this Falun Gong thing: that Olympic contract seems to function as a very short leash.

[dleedlee]

Nevertheless, the media pundits probably have it right with this Falun Gong thing: that Olympic contract seems to function as a very short leash

Well, it cuts both ways. Between the pollution fears by athletes and calls for a boycott due to human rights reasons, there's counter leverage to be applied.

Boy, these just get better every time! Although I can't help but feel a bit sad for her...

Particularly, the online begging for rent money. Hollywood's streets (and gutters) are filled with the residue of broken dreams and hearts.