Andrew Galbraith
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Also, pollution readings actually go up to Class V: http://www.semc.gov.cn/home/chuangit/zhishi.aspx?AirWeekId=3 0-50 Class I: Excellent 51-100 Class II: Good 101-200 Class III: Lightly Polluted 201-...
Two points: - State media reports say the November 13 API of 370 was the highest in Shanghai in a decade. This is incorrect. Back in April 2007, we hit 500. That one was also caused or exacerbated by ...
It's probably a combination of renewed construction, reopened factories and weather patterns. There seems to be a correlation between barometric pressure and the PM10 reading over the last few days. I...
For those who don't want to carry their passports around, you might try carrying photocopies of your passport's main page and of your visa. I've been told that this is enough for most random checks (n...
Technically speaking, they may not be imports. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but my guess is they're actually models produced by the BMW-Brilliance joint venture out of Shenyang. Still, you'd e...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4Xye7AErE...
According to Liuzhou Laowai, the Daily Mail is wrong – it's still (sort of) standing....
Wanzhou's getting a bad rap in this whole thing. It's actually a pleasant, if sleepy, city of 2 million people. It has a sizable chocolate-eating middle class, and the food is amazing....
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.? Seriously? I know it's temporary, but still......
Officially, not too bad. The current API is 47-61, depending on your district. Still not great by global standards, but far, far better than Beijing. http://www.semc.gov.cn/home/index.aspx ...
It has nothing to do with the light "being concentrated". For more info, see this page from NASA: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/safety2.html Main points: "It is never safe to look at a partia...
Seriously - what's the deal with Nanxiang, and how does it still get any good press? Their xiaolongbao taste like they've been sitting in someone's shoes for a month or two. Tough dough, stale soup an...
It's worth noting that power outages in China, almost without exception, are controlled: If the grid sees demand spikes that it knows it can't deliver, it will shut down areas rather than allowing ins...
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