It's unusual I actually do anything I say I'm going to, but I've just read a novel by Wang Xiaobo.
I'm quite impressed by this, as it's usually the case that I get halfway through Chinese novels and then just give up. I tried 活着 (filmed as To Live) but found it really quite dull. [...]

On PressInterpreter.org. Not overly happy with this one - should have chosen something shorter, I think.

Translation I did for PressInterpreter.org on control of Beijing's migrant population from an original article on Caijing.
Press Interpreter looks like a very promising site, and it ties in with some stuff that I do anyway (ie, idly sitting around reading a Chinese newspaper) so I may well contribute some more stuff. My current question [...]

There's a range of new HSK exams coming out in 2005 - I've written up what little I know here.

Some time ago I mentioned reading and enjoying Wang Xiaobo. I had a shot at translating one of his essays into English, and the result is below. Credit is also due to everyone who helped over at Chinese-forums.com - if you follow that link you'll see an earlier version, the current one with notes, and [...]

Finally got around to doing more on the HSK Vocab Database today - description of what's new here. Time for beer now, as I've just spent far too long trying to correct errors in the database and my eyes hurt. And beer will help.