Guido Westerwelle and the German delegation pose for a picture with Premier Wen Jiaobao, and no, the man to Westerwelle’s right is not his bodyguard! [Source]
Earlier this month, while all eyes were on what was to be China’s first ever Mr Gay China pageant, we totally overlooked a trip made by [...]
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Last day to check out the work of Etienne Sigaut, who lived in Shanghai in the early 20th century and took pictures of its docks and maritime works. Go to Hongkou for a taste [...]
In Shanghaiist’s Philanthropist feature, we highlight individuals and groups doing interesting things to make the world a little bit of a better place. This week we talk to the president of BEAN, a professional organization which combines networking and community service
Let’s face it: most of us expats encounter at least [...]
Andrew Bird is sure to be crowded tonight. Split Works has informed us that all the presale tickets have now been sold out. The last 100 tickets will be on sale from 12pm to 5pm today at the Zhijiang Dream Factory box office. More info at Split! [Split Works]
CNNGo talks to three up-and-coming [...]
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Passing along a quick note from 8 Songs that trouble seems to be, um, brewing at Nasca Cafe in Central Park between some of the stakeholders. He adds that the signboard that said “Nasca Cafe” is now missing the first word. I enjoyed my only visit there, including a talk with the Kiwi manager, so [...]
Kudos to Mosto for raising RMB35,575 on Wednesday night by holding a charity dinner for Haiti. The money will reach Haiti via UNICEF. I liked this event because:
Every RMB from the night went to charity, which meant both Mosto and the five companies that gave wine — The Wine Republic, Torres, East Meets West, Summergate, [...]
When the media and the blogosphere started going crazy writing about China’s plans to ban the eating of dog meat, I made very clear to myself that I was going to stay out of it. There was just no way I was going to join that bandwagon. First off, I just did not see [...]
On January 4, 2010, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Further Administration of Registration of Foreign Companies’ Resident Representative Offices (the “Notice”). The Notice provides that business operations of representative offices will face higher scrutiny, companies must comply with additional requirements to [...]
There is a very good review by Emily Yeh, assistant professor of geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder, at China Dialogue entitled Restoring the grasslands? concerning the Chinese program “retire livestock and restore grassland” (tuimu huancao). Introduced in 2003 the program called for “grazing removal in order to halt and reverse severe grassland degradation.”
I [...]
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:
Two big asset-classes had major long-term trend reversals Wednesday. When a stock or index is trading above its 200-day moving average, it is considered to be in a long-term uptrend. When the price is trading below the 200-day, it is considered to be in a long-term downtrend. [...]