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New Yorkers looking to catch a glimpse of the world’s hottest car have until late April to visit the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, which is displaying the $2,200 Tata Nano as an achievement in efficient design.
I was fortunate enough to drive “the people’s car” on a recent trip to India (that’s me in [...]
As is the way for big acts in China, it seems like they’re cancelled as soon as they’re announced. Bob Dylan is no longer heading to China, according to Smart Shanghai. Supposedly, this time around, the fault lies with haggling between Mainland and Taiwanese promoters, who all wanted a bigger piece of the folk musician [...]
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Love Qipaos? Go for a Qipao party at Paramount tonight – if you’re one of the first five girls to enter in qipao garb, you’ll [...]
Nothing quite gets the point across like a good graphic, and here’s a lovely one by The Heritage Foundation documenting where China puts its money overseas. Of note, the huge amount of investments in Australia (guess it pays off to have a Prime Minister with a strong grasp of Chinese) and Sub-Saharan Africa. [...]
Finally, someone got the idea to use gaming to help students instead of shoving them into oft dangerous internet addiction camps. Zhonghua Vocational School, here in Shanghai, has begun the first ever “Online Games” class. The thought is that these kids can learn the valuable skill of working in a group, as well as boost [...]
While Gordon Brown and the rest of Downing St. have repeatedly denied the stories of him being a big ol’ bully, that hasn’t stopped Apple Daily from creating a CG rendition of all the ways Brown could have abused his staff.
You remember Apple Daily, right? They’re the ones who gave us the cartoon skit of [...]
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Jinjiafang might look like a typical Old Town lane, but its dilapidated courtyards harbor a scandalous history. [CNNGo]
Oh boy, what’s with the New York Times focus on Shanghai recently? First it listed out our blogs, and now its delving deep into our history – particularly how political intrigue here [...]
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While Chinese “animal rights activists” and their adversaries continue to argue about PETA’s arrival in Shanghai and the implications that might hold, it has come to our attention that there are more connections between China and the vegan movement at large than a few angry vegans in [...]
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Beijing’s hell-bent on making Hainan the world’s best beach destination, and they’ve got an accomplice that was literally banned in the country just a few decades ago: the game of golf. While the island’s government gleefully bulldozes ancient villages Cultural Revolution-style, we’re just wondering whether or not a [...]
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Zimbabwe probably had a helluva party with tons of tarts on Monday, just as it did a year ago.Confucius says: “To the ruler the people are heaven; to the people food is heaven.”Happy birthday, Mr President!Filed under: China, Confucianism Tagged: Africa, China, corruption, weirdos [...]