China’s Hack Addiction- CCTV Hacks a Scene From Top Gun

In an attempt to build her credibility around the world, CCTV has allegedly shanzai’ed some footage from the movie Top Gun and claim it as their own. How sad is it when you have to hack fighter scenes from the 80′s….

Click the link to see the video, how hilarious…

from here

On Jan. 23, China’s state broadcaster, CCTV, ran a story about an air force training exercise that contained some suspicious footage.

Around the segment’s one minute 12 seconds mark (see above), as the China-U.S.-oriented blog Ministry of Tofu pointed out, “the way a target was hit by the air-to-air missile fired by a J-10 fighter aircraft and exploded looks almost identical to a cinema scene from the Hollywood film Top Gun.”

Viewers were led to believe that what they were seeing was a live fire exercise. But according to Ministry of Tofu: “A net user who went by the name “刘毅” (Liu Yi) pointed out that the jet that the J-10 ‘hit’ is an F-5, a US fighter jet. In Top Gun, what the leading actor Tom Cruise pilots an F-14 to bring down is exactly an F-5. Looking at the screenshots juxtaposition, one cannot fail to find that even flame, smoke and the way the splinters fly look the same.”

Not convinced? The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report put the videos side-by-side.
http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/main.swf

The seemingly doctored footage has been removed from CCTV’s website. But Real Time China Report notes that Chinese media has in the past been caught red-handed lifting fictional U.S. material in news reports.

“In 2002, the popular Beijing Evening News tabloid translated and published as genuine a satirical news article by The Onion about U.S. Congress threatening to leave Washington D.C. unless the city built them a new building with a retractable roof,” writes Josh Chin. “Five years later, the state-run Xinhua news agency infamously used an x-ray image of Homer Simpson’s head to illustrate a story about the discovery of a genetic link to multiple sclerosis.”

CCTV has declined to comment in media reports.

So Many Chinese, So few Jobs

on Chinese unemployment ” “At the same time, the unemployment rate among college-educated Chinese youth is rising. According to a recent paper from the National University of Singapore, 30% of the 6 million graduates who enter China’s job market each year can’t find work. The number of applicants for public servant jobs, for instance, surged from 87,000 in 2003 to 1.4 million in 2009, according to official data.” http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/17/news/international/china_labor_shortage.fortune/?section=magazines_fortune

America Say Goodbye To Your Pensions-20% of Chinese Companies Listed in USA Stock Market Accused of Fraud

Many Americans are betting their retirement and pensions on the stock market. China now has companies listed in the American Stock Market and being Chinese, they may do things different-they have a different definition of morals, ethics and cheating. More than 20% of all Chinese companies listed in the USA stock exchange have been accused of fraud.
I say kudos to them, we dont really need our hard earned money do we? This is pretty scary and if we allow it, then we are fools and deserve it.
China does not play by the same rules, check your portfolio, talk to your brokers….

excerpt:
“More than 20 of the Chinese companies listed on the United State’s exchanges have been accused of fraud, China Business News reported Monday.

About 80 percent of Chinese companies listed on the US market meet the nation’s standards, but 10-20 percent of the firms provided false information, the report said, citing Stephen Paul Monticelli, president of Mosaic Investments LLC, a San Francisco-based company that has invested in Chinese firms over the past five years.”

Marco Polo’s Wanted- Come to China Be an Anchorman on TV! No experience Necessary

This is China and opportunity abounds. The company listed below, imho is bullshit, they are bontv, a veiled arm of the communist party, and do these odd ‘cultural exchange’ shows. But, if you want to experience this place, you can give it a shot. Below is the ad.

Job Title: TELEVISION HOST/PRESENTER

We are currently seeking a host/presenter with the experience, manner, confidence and maturity to front a brand-new Business News and Talk show currently in pre-production. This is an exciting opportunity to continue an international television career or to transfer your skills from a similarly public role.

Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Negotiable.
Contract type: full time or part time
Location: Beijing

Specification:

- Performs as a presenter of information on business news and other station programs covering news stories.
- Is part of the “face” we present to our geographically diverse audience and, as such, represents the company to the public.
- Writes and/or proofreads stories on assigned broadcasts and advise on the continual development of the qualities of the show.
- Reads China-focused business newspapers, reports and like magazines to stay informed on current and ongoing events.
- Works with producers, reporters and associate producers on assigned business news broadcast.

You will have:

- A college degree or equivalent.
- An active interest in business news regarding China and developing business decisions between China and other global powers and industry.

- We would prefer an individual who has anchored for a minimum of three years in a growing or major market and who has either anchored a regularly scheduled news/business news broadcast or hosted a serious talking-heads show on a commercial or public television station.

- We will also consider new talent for audition.

Please include your resume, a cover letter describing your relevant experience and why you are suitable for this role, and a head shot photograph. We look forward to receiving your application and will contact all applicants who meet the criteria described.

Please send your application to HR Manager at recruitment@bonlive.com

Germans Needed-Working in China

I am on a job posting kick, but I have no idea who these people are, I am just telling you folks about opportunities.  The reason is that some guy asked how he could be a ‘face model

so I figured, as I am here, it is easier for me to send you guys cool ads that I see. I find them thebeijinger.com so you can search for yourself as well.

The following is one of the ads there.

The one of Chinese biggest online trade marketing website, are looking for native German speakers with experience in marketing to explore and develop the market in Germeny.

Requirements:
1. Native speaker of German.
2. Have the long-term plan and interest to work and live in Beijing.
3. Working experience in marketing or e-business
4. Basic level of Mandarin or English for communication with Chinese colleagues

If you have interest, please send me your CV asap. Please tell me your age in the email. Should you have any other question, please feel free to contact with me.
rita802@126.com

Living and Working in China- Russian Speaker needed- Job Post

Here is a job post for a native Russian speaker:

Transcription Proofreader. You will be required to listen to an audio file (MP3 format) while reading the script to check if it is an exact transcription of the audio/video file.

• If there are any imperfections in the script (spelling mistakes or if the script does not exactly correspond to the audio or any other mistakes), you must highlight these mistakes and make the necessary corrections.

Requirements

• Native Russian Speaker
• Mastery of Russian spelling
• Mastery of Russian grammar.
• Mastery of reading, writing, and listening to Russian
• Quick and efficient.

 Job Duration

• Contract basis for around 2 ~ 3 months.
• Monday to Friday
• 9 am ~ 6 pm (8 working hours / day)

 On-Site Test / Qualification

• We will require you to come to our office for a test to assess your ability and overall competence to do this job. The test may take anywhere from 2 ~ 4 hours.
• If you pass the test, we will make you a salary offer.
• If you do not pass the test, we will inform you about it.

 Permanent Employee Status

• After the contract job is over, if we determine that you did a good job, we may offer you a full-time position as an in-house Russian proofreader and/or translator.If you are interested, please send to this number 186-0115-0402 the following details:

1. Full Name
2. Email Address
3. “Russian native speaker”