Global bakery chain and Group Le Duff's most successful venture, Brioche Dorée, has touched down in the French Concession, promising baguettes and pastries freshly-crafted on-site from top-shelf French and Chinese ingredients. more ›

"On 16 May 1966, the Chinese Communist Party launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution and unleashed the Ten Years of Turmoil. I suggest that we set this day aside as a National Day of Reflection. Here's what I've learnt: Blind belief in any one group or leader will not give us true democracy or real rule of law. Without democracy, there can be no freedom or participation in the system, and anyone can turn from unbridled zeal to violence. Without rule of law, there is no way to equitably protect the rights of citizens, and anyone can become a victim." more ›

"There are indeed many problems going on at the National Development and Reform Commission. I live just opposite their building and can see what's going on very clearly. On our road, you'll find many gift shops. All these people coming from out-of-town enter the building with big and small bags, and later leave empty-handed. At the end of the day, NDRC officials leave the building with big and small bags. They can't use all the stuff, so they sell them back to the gift shops, who in turn resell them to others who have come to Beijing on a mission. So that's what's happened to our street." more ›

Top Chinese military newspaper Liberation Army Daily recently published a commentary cautioning officials to remain loyal to the ruling Communist Party. more ›

A video now going viral on iFeng.com shows a white blonde male putting his feet over the seat before him and a Chinese female passenger's head on a train from Shenyang to Beijing. It is not clear what happened before the start of this video, but the woman was clearly irritated by the man's behavior. She stood up, turned around, and hit the man's feet with a magazine, saying "you are a big shame to your country." ("你真给你国家丢人") more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our rundown of all the live music happening on stages all around Shanghai. On the docket this week we have David Friesen coming to Wooden box to spice things up with a bit of jazz, plus the much anticipated X is Y album release party, another, smaller, music festival at Big Bamboo, and Friendly Fires hitting up Mao Livehouse! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Paul Luyeye and Martha Makuena, the Congolese proprietors of China's first authentic African hair salon located in Beijing speak to China Daily. more ›

Beijing police may have just launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal foreigners, but here in Shanghai, three so-called "Foreigners Service Centers" have opened in Minhang district. They aim to help facilitate foreigners' residence, employment registration and visa applications, according to Shanghai Daily more ›

Ferrari has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. In March, a crash involving a Ferrari in Beijing's Haidian district led to widespread speculation over the identity of the driver and the blocking of the keyword "Ferrari" on Chinese social networks. Just weeks afterwards, following the downfall of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, all of China was obsessing over the veracity of rumours that his son Bo Guagua had picked up the daughters of then-US ambassador Jon Huntsman for a dinner date in a Ferrari. Last week, news of tyre marks left on Nanjing's city wall by a Ferrari during a publicity stunt for the car maker's Chinese dealership left the Chinese public outraged. more ›

Representing the West Coast in the Pearl of the East this Friday at Zeal is non other than DJ Jam, also known as the official DJ of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre on the infamous Death Row Records. Having toured with greats such as Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy Jam is most likely to take some California sun with him. We got to know Jam behind the gloomy, yet chill sun shades and talked about profound life lessons, Snoop Dogg, and the lingering music industry in China. more ›

Via AFP: "The world's tallest lego tower with more than 50,000 bricks stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium. The lego tower measuring 31.9 meters took five days to build and broke the previous record set in France at 31.6 meters." more ›

Shanghaiist reader Fiona Reilly writes in to warn us of a "Korean" Snow White / Cinderella kissing scam artist. Has anyone else heard of this guy? more ›

China's Foreign Ministry has voiced "strong dissatisfaction" over the awarding of the $1.7 million Templeton Prize to the Dalai Lama at St Paul's Cathedral in London. It has also summoned the British ambassador Sebastian Wood to protest the meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama. more ›