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Guoyu Versus Putonghua
When I moved from Beijing to Taipei in 2008, one of the first things I noticed were the language differences. While Mandarin Chinese is the official language on both sides...
Putting a Price on Expo 2010 Shanghai
Next month, I'll be headed to the Expo 2010 Shanghai, so I've been scouring the Internet for information about each pavilion to decide which ones to visit. During my search,...
China’s First IMAX Film Opens
Image © Media Asia Films
At a time when most films made in China are losing money, the first IMAX film made in China, 唐山大地震 Aftershock is expected to be a...
It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a…UFO?
Some 63 years after the purported UFO sightings in Roswell, New Mexico come reported UFO sightings at Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou July 7 and in Chongqing July 8. While Chinese...
In China: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
As I read a story from the Associated Press about Beijing gating and locking migrants inside their villages, I was reminded of Robert Frost's poem, Mending Wall. In it, two...
China Says No to Fake Tourism
In a country where fake goods are big business, it seems nothing is safe from counterfeiting including vacation spots. That is until now.
The Ministry of Culture and the Administration of...
Miss Laowai China Wants You
It's a beauty pageant like no other. The first Miss Laowai China Pageant will crown China's hottest foreigner on Aug. 28 in Beijing.
While several dozen foreign females are in the...
Google Staying Put in China
The saga of Google v. China has ended. Google's Internet Content Provider license, which it needed to continue to continue running a commercial website in China, was renewed this week.
It...
Lei Wang Rocks
Why?
Lei Wang, 39, has become the first Chinese woman to have climbed the seven summits, the highest peaks on every continent, plus skied on the North and South Poles. Wang,...
Vuvuzelas: Music to China’s Ears
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A young boy blows a vuvuzela at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Surprise, surprise. The vuvuzela, the ubiquitous, brightly-colored plastic African horn that's been droning endlessly during...
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