tweets | James Miller

weekly news digest 2009-11-01

November 1st, 2009

Interview with an American training to be a Daoist priest: Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at S. Illinois U http://bit.ly/1JOMfQ #

October 25th, 2009

An exhibition introducing the Taoist traditions of ethnic people in northern Vietnam opened in Hanoi on October 21. http://bit.ly/3LopcJ #

October 18th, 2009

Blogging the conference on eco-aesthetics at Shu Yen University: China’s contribution to sustainable development http://bit.ly/1xCHPj #

October 11th, 2009

Eight Ideas Behind China's Success, including Confucian values http://bit.ly/15BW5l #
My think tank article "China's Quest for an Ecologically Sustainable Culture" at Atlantic-Communtiy.org http://bit.ly/XM7CB #

October 4th, 2009

Confucius's birthday leads Google to doodle http://bit.ly/QD0m6 #
Conference on Daoism Today: Science, Health, Ecology, Los Angeles, June 2-6, 2010 http://bit.ly/u327f #
Change in offing in China, prof says. – – An interview with me in the The Whig Standard — http://bit.ly/1PKNCq #
Conference on eco-aesthetics in Hong Kong with a keynote from me on Ecology, Aesthetics and Daoist Body Cultivation. http://bit.ly/Gow4V #
2nd Annual Arizona State University Graduate Conference on Asian Studies: Sustainability in Asia | http://bit.ly/4DpRTn #

September 27th, 2009

UN climate chief says China poised to lead the world on climate change. http://bit.ly/WmNEL #
China in the green spotlight — a useful summary of China's environmental situation http://bit.ly/QUMvr #
China Daily praises Confucius, the sage of sages http://bit.ly/C1SBz #
Official calls for the promotion of Confucianism to aid "development and prosperity of country's socialist culture" http://bit.ly/2szxJl #
Hu Jintao's carbon commitment marks new era for China as it recognizes its responsibilities as a leading power http://bit.ly/25yAPG #
China must learn to talk to its religious leaders if it is to create a culture of ecological sustainability http://bit.ly/45x1qM #

September 20th, 2009

Old is the new new. Young urban Chinese choose traditional arts, culture and beliefs. http://bit.ly/SZaKf #
Amid calls for a ban on public evangelism, Singapore PM warns of the negative effects of aggressive proselytizing. http://bit.ly/8Vla0 #
China needs low-carbon development to ensure its energy security and could be a model for other nations http://bit.ly/190y2W #
Great report on a boat-burning ritual in Taiwan, though the WSJ editors didn't dare put "religion" in the headline. http://bit.ly/Eq9k3 #

September 13th, 2009

Tensions high after Urumqi unrest. "The riots and protests came as a huge embarrassment to the Chinese government." http://bit.ly/SoBi8 #
China claims to have spent 1 trillion yuan (US$146billion) in ecological conservation over the past decade http://bit.ly/2msnz1 #
Singapore teenage spirit medium made suicide pact with friends http://bit.ly/jGReK #
An odd and interesting discussion of the Confucianism, modernity and democracy by the Asia editor of La Stampa. http://bit.ly/2xVIAr #
Singapore Daoist Association and Sichuan University Cooperate to Launch a Professional Diploma ????????????????????? http://bit.ly/zR7Rg #
Traditional folk beliefs persist in modern China as people rush to marry on 9/9/9 lucky wedding day. http://bit.ly/1PBByb #

September 6th, 2009

We Are All Madoffs – Our relationship to the natural world is a Ponzi scheme http://bit.ly/2L7edN #
Chinese environmentalists win prestigious Magsaysay prize http://bit.ly/mPanr #
Chinese govt. backed biopic of Confucius, starring Chow Yun-Fat http://bit.ly/40qqUM #
Malaysia Star reports on Ghost Festival http://bit.ly/ubHuF #
Police in Urumqi use tear gas to quash Han Chinese protests following needle attacks blamed on ethnic separatists http://bit.ly/eSsDl #
Taiwanese Daoists express concern at media coverage of Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan. Local religions more important. http://bit.ly/vGzin #

August 30th, 2009

China is racing ahead of America in the drive to go solar http://bit.ly/zzCvw #
China more important than America in leading the way to a global economic recovery http://bit.ly/qJamj #
People’s Daily: China must get over its former humiliation and seek a new model for being a great country, http://bit.ly/8RltW #
Facebook Conversations Used As Evidence In Exam Cheating Case http://bit.ly/88L18 #
What climate change means for religion in contemporary China. http://bit.ly/9suZp #
my latest blog post: what climate change means for religion in china http://bit.ly/xs4bR #
A rare news report of a rite of passage for teens in Taiwan. The ceremony is sponsored by Tainan city government. http://bit.ly/YvNgo #
Secular media have got it all wrong. The rise of religion in China helps prove that faith will change the world. http://bit.ly/w7kX2 #
Taiwanese Daoists oppose Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan http://bit.ly/9db7q #