What we’ve been reading recently:

Chinese try contraception to avoid Olympics | Reuters - Olympics slang gets saucy with clever wordplay | ao-yun bi-yun contraception mandarin olympics slang

CaiJing: Cancer’s Dark Cloak Spreads Over China - “China is paying more attention to cancer prevention and rural spending, but smoking and pollution inflict a heavy toll.” | cancer china health insurance medical

China’s war on nature - Noted historian Niall Ferguson weighs in with his take on the Olympics, nationalism and the environment in China | Niallferguson environment nationalism olympics

NYTimes.com: Western Magazines Find a Receptive Audience in India - The Indian magazine market may have some lessons for foreign publishers studying China | China India magazine media publishing

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