Edward Harrison submits:
Marc Faber spoke with Bloomberg News recently and had some interesting things to say about China and what he sees a burgeoning bubble. His sentiments echo those from Ten ways to spot a bubble in China by Edward Chancellor, author of a well-regarded history of financial manias, Devil Take The Hindmost.
Let me say [...]
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 Seven Fund, who in addition to making the largest personal donation to Roots & Shoots, simply define the term “nice people.”
Every so often, [...]
Has former Tiananmen student leader Chai Ling (柴玲) exchanged one ideology for another?
Christian NGO ChinaAid has announced that Chai Ling (柴玲), one of the student leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, has embraced Christianity. Her new goals in life? To bring “God’s love and freedom to the Chinese people” [...]
Rarely would one associate the words ‘paradise’ with ‘dictatorship’. However, North Korea, at least if its pavilion at the upcoming Expo is anything to go by, would care to differ. Thanks to Shanghai Scrap’s Adam Minter, we’ve been treated to a few inside shots of a building whose walls bear the title ‘Paradise for People.’ [...]
It’s raining cash on Yunnan propaganda official Wu Hao (伍皓)
NetEase tells us of the most creative and harmonious protest we have ever seen in all our years here:
April 22 — This afternoon, Wu Hao (伍皓), the deputy director of the Yunnan arrived at the live recording studio of the Renmin University [...]
88 year old Yu Pengnian (余彭年), China’s #1 philanthropist
In the wake of recent natural disasters, such as the Qinghai earthquake, our minds are all a little geared towards charity work and philanthropic tidings. Well Chinese billionaire, Yu Pengnian, really blew these altruistic vibes out of the water yesterday when he announced [...]
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.
Underground Resistance make a welcome return to Shanghai tomorrow night as guests of the VOID crew at Shelter. For around two decades now their reputation as a militantly anti-mainstream Detroit techno [...]
Every Friday, Weekendist brings you our picks of the best of what’s coming in the next three days.
While we contain our excitement for the soft opening of Obama Club this coming Monday, this weekend has a few treats in store to keep us occupied. Be sure to check our Calendar for more listings. [...]
Man! Would you just take a look at what we found on our favourite blog for shanzhai gadgets? Shanzhaipads! They had to come out sooner or later! Tell us — should we choose the Eken M003 iPad-lookalike on the left? Or the smaller SmartQ MID V7 on the right which allows us to run Windows, [...]