Around Shanghai: Asia Uncut, pricey road signs, woks, and Chanel

Asia Uncut is coming to Shanghai to film its second season. The English-language talk show has featured A-list talent from Asia and abroad. To promote its new season the show is offering free drinks, tickets, and transportation. Free stuff and a chance to see celebrities? Sounds good to us! [Urbanatomy]
Way too wealthy people alert: Tomson Group unveiled it's first model Versace Home house today in Shanghai. The over 100 million RMB home would be the first of many in Asia. [People's Daily]
Standardizing highway signage around Shanghai is costing about 40,000 RMB a piece, which has caused many to wonder where all that money is going to really. [China Smack]
Another piece of Shanghai's cultural past nears its end: one of the city's last handmade wok shops nears iis getting ready to close down. Cen Rong Gen and his family have been constructing woks for decades, but Cen is about to retire. [CNN-GO]
Shanghai Jiao Tong University has launched a new business program in conjunction with the United States Military Academy at West Point and Cambridge University. The program will prepare the new generation of Shanghainese to take over family business. [Xinhua]
French luxury brand Chanel announced it is opening an iconic new store in Shanghai. The store will pay homage to Chinese culture with an exclusive collection featuring Chinese influences and will no doubt be a new source of inspiration for counterfeiters across the city. [ViewOnFashion]

Photo source: Asia Uncut

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