Green technology in China just got a new boost.
While picking up the Chinese newspapers last week, I noted that according to China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Chinese “new-energy vehicle buyers" will be entitled to subsidies from the government.
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Around July of last year, we made an amazing (to me, at least) discovery: Shanghai has a thriving competitive bike scene, and not just during the X Games. BMX bikers from all over – Dongbei, Nanjing, Shenzhen took the train/bus/whatever to meet at the Source for a night of watching bike vids, [...]
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If you’re like us, the fact that your Bank of China card has says “UnionPay” rather than, say, “Visa” or “Mastercard” is probably irksome at best. Good luck purchasing anything from a non-Chinese merchant! As it turns out, the World Trade Organization is kind of annoyed with the [...]
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Google’s departure from China has created a frenzy in the Western media, but the Chinese media has remained relatively quiet. The reason? The Chinese government has ordered the Chinese media to follow a list of specific instructions when it comes to any reporting on Google’s move to [...]
Electrolist, by Shanghai Ultra of the VOID crew, gives a regular lowdown on the Shanghai electronic music scene, with picks, tips, news, and other rumors.
An amusing off-beat anecdote came to Electrolist’s attention this week. You may recall that, about 3 weeks ago, drum and bass kingpin LTJ Bukem was in Shanghai for a [...]
A friend of mine recently got an email that went something like this: “Hi [friend's name redacted], I’m coming to visit Shanghai in a few months and was put in contact with you by [redacted], as you’ve lived there a while! I’ve never traveled to Asia before – I’m quite excited, but also [...]
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A study published today has found that China’s rural children are three to six times more likely to die than those in urban areas. Ten children out of 1,000 died before the age of five in the richest cities, compared to 64 in poorer rural regions.
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So not only is the cooking oil not safe, apparently your take out containers could end up causing cancer as well. Dong Jinshi, VP of the Hong Kong-based International Food Packaging Association, says that about half of disposable dishware in China is unsafe. Those who think you’re safe by being in a city – it [...]
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AP reported today that Beijing Film Academy professor Cui Weiping was due to fly to Philadelphia, but was told by her bosses on Sunday to cancel the trip. The official line was that she had classes to teach and her planned conference panel at the [...]
Lots to do this week! In case you missed it, we’ve already outlined several opportunities to get involved with Earth Hour celebrations as well as enjoy the last couple days of the JUE Festival. Now, for the other stuff:
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These are your last three days to catch the Shanghai Repertory Theater rendition of Shakespeare’s [...]