Hey Farmer! "Grass Mud Horse!"The deviant little grass mud horse has struck again - only this time, it's a real alpaca rather than an internet one that's the center of this controversy. According to Forbes Asia, two Chinese men used an elaborate scam to trick an oblivious 74-year-old Tennessean Alpaca farmer into giving... continue reading on Shanghaiist
PSA: Need Work? Come to the 2010 Expo!The Shanghai 2010 Expo is looking for volunteers of all shapes, sizes, and nationalities, and if you're a soon-to-be college graduate, you're probably still looking for a job. According to Xinhua, the Expo is looking for 170,000 volunteers to act as interpreters, information advisors, and aides for the physically... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Noel Gallagher's mind is like a burnt out Supernova; Barely remembers Tibet ConcertYou know that much hyped Oasis show that got canceled because of guitarist Noel Gallagher's opinion on Tibet? Well, in case you had any doubt, it seems like his opinion may have been a bit overstated. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Noel admitted that he... continue reading on Shanghaiist
American students show love for 中文The fourth annual "Chinese Bridge" US High School Student Chinese Speech Contest took place this past weekend at the University of Massachusetts. High school students from 21 states took participated in song, pronunciation, and dialogue events that were graded by a panel of Chinese language teachers and native speakers.... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Suicide main cause of college deaths in Shanghai19 local college students took their lives last year, according to a Shanghai Education Commission study, one of the first of its kind to list the seven causes of death for college students. Suicide topped the list, followed by acute diseases (15 deaths), traffic accidents (12), fires (4), drowning... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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