At about 2pm today, the Shanghai Telecom Building on Wusheng Road near People’s Square caught fire and cased an explosion, killing four people. From Shanghai Daily: “Rescue efforts are continuing in the Shanghai Telecom Building at 333 Wusheng Road, according to the Shanghai TV breaking news. More then 10 fire engines have arrived at the [...]
Not even officially off his ambassadorship to China yet (which ends April 30), Jon Hunstman has already become a political target ahead of his expected bid for the Republican ticket in the upcoming US election. Two letters Huntsman penned to Obama and Clinton have been leaked in what could be an effort, by either [...]
Spring is finally here and with it comes the urge to watch greenery grow. What better time than now to check out some of Shanghai’s best Bird & Flower markets? We’ve checked out several around Shanghai that are relatively easy to get to from city center – greenify your life today! [ more [...]
Hey look! Somebody finally got freed in China last week. On Friday, April 15, a truckload of 520 dogs was stopped and the animals were rescued by the coming together of activists online, with an outpouring of support from thousands! When word of the truck spread on Sina Weibo, hundreds arrived at the scene [...]
Our mothership Gothamist reports that on Sunday, “hundreds of people gathered by the Chinese Consulate on the West Side Highway to protest the arrest and detainment of artist Ai Weiwei as part of a worldwide protest against China. The protesters reenacted Ai’s Fairytale: 1,001 Qing Dynasty Wooden Chairs, an installation of 1,001 late Ming and [...]
Last Friday, a microblogger posted a receipt from a lunch held for 17 people by the Luwan Shanghai Red Cross totaling 9,859RMB (about $1,500.) Now dubbed the “million dollar meal“, the revelation has enraged the public and led to calls for a boycott and an audit of all expenditures made by the organization. Red [...]
“The iPad is produced in China. It’s not produced here in the United States. So the Chinese get to take advantage of our First Amendment value to provide freedom of speech through the iPad to the American people, but there is no protection of jobs here in America.” [ more › ]
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The 28th Weifang International Kite Festival opened Sunday in Weifang, Shandong Province, the world’s kite capital. The event drew some 100,000 tourists and competitors from 29 countries. [ more › ]
Ezzat Shahrour, chief correspondent for al-Jazeera Arabic in Beijing, has an excellent post on his Chinese blog entitled “The Arab People Have 100,000 Questions for Chinese Media”. [ more › ]
Dear Journalists,
The National Office of Eliminating Pornography and Illegal Publications Working Committee will publicly destroy a large number of pirated and illegal publications on Friday, April 22, 2011. The main venue of the nationwide activity will be in Beijing. You are cordially invited to cover the event.
Time: 10am, April 22, 2011 [ more › [...]