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On June 19th a direct flight will start from Chengdu to Tokyo. There will be one flight everyday from Chengdu at 9:00 and Tokyo at 17:35. This will allow for better economic exchange between Japan and Southwestern China. Flight number: NH947/948.
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This weekend is Easter weekend. I knew Easter was coming — I just didn’t know it was this weekend. The fact that the Jewish hosts of my favorite podcasts had taken off a day for passover should have been a clue. The Chinese aren’t familiar with the Easter holiday. [...]
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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, [...]
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Today – well, um, yesterday in my timezone – sees the third anniversary of Mr John E. Simpson’s marvellous blog, Running After My Hat.
I confess, I had thought it had been going considerably longer than that – a sign, I suppose, of how content-rich it is.
I wasn’t with him [...]
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“Anyone who recalls a time when China was a conformist society where everyone dressed alike should cast their gaze toward the band’s keyboardist, Pang Kuan, as he delivers ["Sex! Drugs! Internet!"] in tight, Pop Art–inspired trousers while dancing spastically,” I wrote about Beijing band New Pants in this week’s [...]
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Yesterday we looked at how China’s growing GDP was putting it a step closer to being a superpower, but also that GDP alone is not enough. Today we will be continuing our look at China’s growing role in the world, … Continue reading →
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On chilly cold days, in my humble opinion, there’s nothing better than a nice hot bowl of soup. On a suggestion, I decided to try …
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I think Red Cross is probably in a desperate need to change their image… I’m starting to become very sceptical for this organisation. It first started with the previous CEO of the Swedish Red Cross who stole millions of SEK from the Red Cross account with the use of [...]
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Zhuo Danting, doyenne of Shanghai Tattoo, is setting the bar for tattoo artists in Shanghai and across the country
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