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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 [...]
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FRIDAY | APRIL 22
China5 @ Little BarChinese Rock. Support: Chan Lean. RMB40 (Students RMB30). Starts at 7.30 p.m.
Mr.Turtle @ Hemp Housewith DJs D.Bassman & Andy Mac. RMB40. Starts at 10 p.m.
The Wreckoning @ Jah BarLocal folk/ blues trio. Starts at 8.30 p.m.
Back to the Roots @ Cafe Panamewith DJ [...]
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Arguably, there are currently only two superpowers on the planet: the United States and China. Now that the world is growing increasingly dependent on the Internet, how do these two giants stack up online?
Ten years ago, the United States was by far the largest country on the Internet. That [...]
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10 days ago, we posted a story about an imminent announcement regarding new restrictions on smelter construction. See here for that post.
The announcement came out yesterday. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with other ministries including the NDRC, has published a notice on their [...]
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The EIU kindly sent us a copy of their new report on China’s housing boom (not an overblown bubble), and some introductiory details (below). It is a very topical issue, and a good follow-up to the previous report on fast-growing cities (CHAMPS – that we noted here). “Fears of [...]
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Our weekly pick of the last week’s China business news is below… GDP & inflation: @shanghaidaily Shanghai Daily China’s economy expanded 9.7% in Q1 2011 from a year earlier, while inflation in March hits 32-month peak of 5.4%. http://xpo.sh/1ou (see also: GDP, stats RT @NiuB: China Partly Lifts Veil [...]
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TimeOut magazine and Chifan for Charity are teaming up with more than two dozen restaurants for charity dinners on April 24 to raise funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Proceeds from the night will go the Japanese Red Cross Society. The dinners at Agua, Mosto [...]
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Hundreds of angry truck drivers blockaded Shanghai’s Baoshan port yesterday as part of a three day strike against rising fuel prices and higher handling fees charged by the port. [ more › ]
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Almost forgot to post this one: Carrefour will hold its Beijing spring wine fair is this weekend at the Shuangjing store. As usual, bring your own glasses unless you want to sip out of some tiny egg cup-like vessel. This is usually a pretty good time, mainly because it [...]
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Liu Xiyun, a 17-year-old at Chengdu No. 7 High School, recently published a English philosophical sci-fi novel, sparking online controversy. Sichuan Online and West China City Daily spoke to Xiyun, her father, Liu Xun, her teachers and schoolmates.
At homeLiu Xun, a professor at the Chengdu University of Technology, [...]