Snoozing on site: An Expo phenomena confirmed Bringing us 36 snapshots of Expo snoozers, Shanghai Scrap highlighted the habitual napping of World Expo visitors on the southern end of the Expo Boulevard. But is catching some very public shut-eye in the middle of the 500,000 people-deep Expo really that common? A quick search around the Chinese blogosphere... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Hear no evil, see no evil: the latest from the Ministry of TruthPhoto from Undergrowth.org China Digital Times has translated a series of excerpts from the Chinese blog Ministry of Truth—a website that leaks the directives from various propaganda departments regarding the reporting of current events. A play on the government contrived “truth” in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, “Ministry of... continue reading on Shanghaiist
A note for passport-toting BritonsPhoto from UK Travel Advice Attention to all China-based Brits, your UK passport dealings will never be handled in the mainland again. Shanghai Eye has it that from now on all administrative matters regarding UK passports will be dealt with in and from Hong Kong as part of a... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Internet connection (finally) restored in XinjiangAccess Restored After 312 days of life under the murky veil of heavily restricted (and mostly non-existent) Internet, Xinjiang is plugged back into the world wide web. The local government announced today that Internet connection was restored to “meet the needs of maintaining stability, boosting social and economic development... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Chinese billionaire donates entire fortune to charity; his heirs to receive nothing88 year old Yu Pengnian (余彭年), China's #1 philanthropist In the wake of recent natural disasters, such as the Qinghai earthquake, our minds are all a little geared towards charity work and philanthropic tidings. Well Chinese billionaire, Yu Pengnian, really blew these altruistic vibes out of the water yesterday... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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