Category Archives: News Items

Journalist’s guide to writing a China healthcare reform story

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 12, 2010. Filed under China, Marketing Health, News Items. No comments.
The niche to become the exclusive distributor of China news is wide open. I had a classmate from undergrad who worked at the NBC new China headquarters, in Beijing, before the Olympics, and the office only had 8 people. That's just not big enough to cover much of anything, in China. The scene is begging for some serious competition. I figured that one way we could help the reporting scene is by providing guides on China story angles. Here's one on China's healthcare reform

“I’m a China blogger.” “No way?! I’m an America Blogger!”

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 10, 2010. Filed under News Items. 3 Comments.
The term 'China blogger' drives me crazy because it communicates approximately as much as sarcasm - nothing. I tried telling someone that I was a 'China blogger' once and immediately wanted to punch myself in the face. Compared to China I am so small. How I could even try to tell someone I blog about China and keep my dignity in tact is beyond me.

Asia Catalyst launches AIDS law database

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 10, 2010. Filed under Asia, NOT-China, China, News Items. No comments.
The NGO, Asia Catalyst, just launched a new AIDS law database, a "free, user-friendly resource, searchable in Chinese and English, to help researchers to find HIV/AIDS-related statutes throughout Asia." This looks like it could become a strong tool for researchers, and lawyers. The interface is really straightforward, allowing one to parcel down articles through a three tiered search filter composed of Region, Subject Matter, and Level of Government.

Weekend Links: Emergency tents, 1st class hospitals, and portable electricity plants

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 7, 2010. Filed under News Items. No comments.
Thomas P.M. Barnett Weblog: Expect Beijing to push its own technology rules. Our job is to push back. “China makes ever stringent demands on producers of IT trying to enter its markets….Commercially, the rules force outside companies to maintain special lines for Chinese products, creating an inefficiency that benefits local companies. [...]

Drug Discovery in China, yes. But, Drug Development in China?

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 4, 2010. Filed under China, News Items. No comments.
Nature Publishing Group put out - what was for me, an admitted pedestrian when it comes to biotech - an informative Biotech in China Supplement. For industry insiders there is plenty of detail about what company is investing where,while more casual readers (again, like me) have to search a bit for more general information. The following is what I got out of it.