On Wednesday the manager of a construction firm in Shanghai's Jiading District was held hostage by a man who claimed he had a bomb. The three-hour drama ended with the offender taken into custody. According to Shanghai Daily, this is the fourth bomb hoax that has been carried out in the city this summer. We kind of think that's enough for this year.
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What's next? A Paramount Theme Park in Tianjin? ICBC is going public. The Ministry of Information has blacklisted 102 wireless services across China and we have no clue why. When it's the anniversary of something important in China (other than your birthday), please do not in any way commemorate it, or buy anything that might be related to it. They're watching you! The Swedish King and Queen sailed to China in a wooden ship -- were they on there for the entire 10 months it took to get to Guangzhou? They meet with another unelected leader on Wednesday in Beijing. Australian PM John Howard is a realist, which means he doesn't believe in lecturing Beijing about politics. Carrefour is trying to rid itself of corruption which affected how products were placed and stacked! In case you haven't seen Pirates of the Carribean 2 yet, check out Chow Yun-fat's wicked mustache. Just as Starbucks sued a Shanghai place for using its Chinese name (星巴克), now Nestle is suing a Zhejiang teahouse that calls itself Que Chao （雀巢), the Chinese name for Nestle. At least they sell Nestle stuff inside. Some venture capital Chinese company claims it cracked Skype protocol and demonstrated this fact by calling someone's Skype using a non-Skype program. The implications are that Skype could be shut down in China. The Skype folks are dismissing the claim. The controversy surrounding Shao Xiaoshan, Zhang Ziyi's naked body double in The Banquet continues: She talks about how her Chinese-American fiance called her a whore and broke up with her over this issue, as well as the numerous unsavory things that go on behind the scenes in the film biz. Cecilia Cheung says ZZY was unprofessional for using a body double, while Zhou Xun comes to ZZY's defense. On the whole, Shao thinks she's done a good job of generating publicity for herself. Jaywalking caused 25 deaths in Shanghai this year, leading authorities to crackdown on jaywalking. Same article says that many of the drivers involved don't have experience either. Seems to us they ought to crack down on shitty driving, too. Don't be the last person on your block to get a Super Voice Girl doll. The British Open will be a warm-up for Tiger's return to Shanghai this fall.
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Bomb hoax in Jiading District
Where we're going tonight: Microshelter
Please excuse us for what will be a day of light posting. We've been puking cosmopolitans and bile ALL morning from this really hot party last night at the Le Meridien that we didn't tell you about (hah! sometimes we prefer to keep the fun to ourselves), but even before we've said goodbye to the thousand diablos hammering on our head right now, we're already planning on where to get ourselves further plastered tonight. Long-time...
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Chronic pain. Debilitating illness. There's little fun to be had from these subjects. So hats off to Shanghai Daily and its over zealous/under zealous/possibly nonexistent subs' desk for throwing a hyperbole cherry bomb in to the toilet bowl of one individual's suffering. The following, which featured in Friday's paper, is best if you imagine it's being read by Peter Cushing: STABBING. Gnawing. Burning. Severe pain can rip your life apart and make you pray for...
DJs: The underground vs. the above ground
Saturday looks to be a big night for all you DJ lovers out there and will pit the underground vs. the above ground.......literally. Dex aka Nomadico, of the Underground Resistance, is set to blow away the electronic music crowd at the Shelter (underground in a bomb shelter). While at Bon Bon (above ground in a tall tower) DJ Qbert will amaze the crowds with his scratching. Let the battle begin. Saturday Dec. 1st Dex w/...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is bringing a clear message to China: Israel will not allow Iran to get the atom bomb. Israel is concerned that China and Russia, which are permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, have opposed calls by the United States for tougher sanctions on Iran.
Shanghaiist Halloween Party: Do you like scary movies?
A quick note to interrupt your last-minute Halloween costume shopping (we made our costume yesterday ... you'll definitely hear us coming) to let you know what films we plan to show at the big Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday night. If you haven't been to Shanghai Studio, it's a spooky maze-like place that occupies an old bomb shelter. So if music and dancing are your things, we've got rooms for that. If chatting and drinking are your things, we've got rooms for that, too. For those of you who have "other" activities in mind, there are also plenty of dark hallways and corners for you to do your thing.
Today's Links: Shanghai's love of luxury, the party leadership reshuffle and China's surplus of sons
"Son preference" is a deep-seated, widespread problem in many cultures, but in China, the problem takes on a frightfully larger scope when "son preference" meets the notorious One Child policy, says Michael Fragoso.
Your favourite stories in September
Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of September:
Dates to watch out for: Mid-Autumn Festival, Special Olympics and the Shanghaiist Halloween Party!
Ever thought of what you're doing to offset your carbon footprint? This Saturday, instead of driving your car or taking a taxi, why don't you try taking public transport, cycling or walking instead? Residents will be asked to avoid driving private cars within the Inner Ring Road, and while compliance is not mandatory, driving will be banned outright in some areas.
Today's Links: Blistering growth, China-bashing and suicide bombers
Chinese cash helps former Portuguese colony overtake US city's gaming revenues.
Beijing student hauled to court for threatening bookstore with bomb
A student in Beijing has been prosecuted for threatening a bookstore in Xidan with a self-made bomb and a note that said:
Today's Links: Big money, big bridges, big magnets, and big bombs
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Musical Cultural Exchange: Locksley and The Honeys
The upcoming May holiday sees a Shanghai band heading to the US and a US band (not Pretty Girls Make Graves) coming to Shanghai.
Today's Links: Internet bars, violins and Taikang Lu
"It might be time to admit that we really don't understand China. The country simply does not conform to our most basic beliefs about what makes nations grow."
"China needs a law to restrict a 'violent culture' in films and Internet to protect the youth from being corrupted, a Chinese lawmaker said Tuesday."
"And Guangdong appears to be the source of renewed waves of the H5N1 strain, which has killed or forced the destruction of hundreds of millions of birds, the team at the University of California Irvine reported."
"The Xinhua News Agency said 14 government departments, including the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Information Industry, had issued a notice saying that 'in 2007, local governments must not sanction the opening of new Internet bars.'"
"Italy's master violin makers said they are worried that the Chinese, who can turn out a violin, bow and case for $25 are now eyeing the more prestige market."
"The Sunday blizzard dumped up to 50mm of snow on parts of Heilongjiang in China's far north, while significant snowfall closed the airport in the city of Shenyang further south, causing 144 flight cancellations and stranding thousands, Xinhua news agency said."
"Based on data from the new study and from the International Energy Agency, the increase in the amount of China's greenhouse gas emissions is now greater than that of all industrialized nations put together."
"Warnings will be issued to smokers during the April 1 to 9 grace period, after which penalty points will be allotted under the Marking Scheme for Estate Management Enforcement."
"Beijing taxi drivers should stop eating and sleeping in their cabs because the smells could tarnish the city's image during the 2008 Olympics."
"The female contingent in the Top 10 includes actresses Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Zhou Xun, and Fan Bingbing, Super Girl Li Yuchun, director-actress-blogger Xu Jinglei and Hong Kong actress Carina Lau."
"According to All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), Shanghai women are the happiest in China, followed by Beijing, Qingdao, Ningbo and Tianjin women."
"In Shanghai, where mega-developments are the norm, the small stone houses known as shikumen along Lane 248 are being lovingly restored and converted into trendy boutiques, patisseries and cafes." Taikang Lu.
"Two packages containing human body parts -- including a liver and part of a head -- meant for a medical research lab instead were delivered to a home."
"More than that, the actual location is insane. The first time I tried to get there I couldn't find it and wandered around for half an hour."
"Shaanghai Metro is expected to offer passengers services similar to those in airliners, the head of the Metro system said yesterday."
"The historic bomb, 2.6 meters in length and 0.43 meter in diameter, is waiting to be uploaded onto a container carrier at a ferry dock in the city's northern Baoshan District."
"The 66-seat open-topped bus has been running nine times daily since its launch, but 80 percent of seats remain empty."
"The collection of over 200 black and white photos is maintained by Dr Rob Linrothe, Associate Professor and Director of Art History at Skidmore College."
Washington Post on Chun, Guyi and Fu 1039.
"Average temperatures were 8.1 degrees Celsius (46.6 degrees Fahrenheit), a dramatic 2.6 degrees warmer than in previous years and the highest since records were first taken in 1873, Xinhua news agency reported." Until today.
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We don't know about you, but it's friggin cold out there. Well, not for some of you. It seems as though places that are supposed to be cold are warm and places that are supposed to be warm are cold. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, we're freezing.
Shanghaiist Halloween Party: The freaks came out Sat. night!
Halloween is our favorite holiday in the whole wide world -- check out the photos from Saturday night's Shanghaiist Halloween Party at Shanghai Studio and maybe you'll get an idea why. Conservative estimates say 500 to 600 people most definitely were in violation of some kind of fire code packed the bomb shelter (which Shanghaiist staff and the amazingly great people from MANifesto and Shanghai Studio turned into a dungeon for a day).
Shanghaiist Halloween Party: TONIGHT!
We'll keep this short, because we have a bomb shelter to decorate. We're looking forward to seeing your costumes tonight!
Shanghaiist Halloween Party: Scary (kind of) reminder No. 2
That quote makes a lot more sense if you have just watched the long version of Michael Jackson's Thriller video (or at least the very beginning of it) like we just did -- hard to believe it really scared us back in 1983. But please, please, please watch the spectacular Indian take on Thriller (second video above) -- and a special prize goes to the first person who arrives at the Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday sporting jheri curls, a red pleather suit and Dracula teeth.
Shanghaiist Halloween Party: Scary reminder No. 1
Decorations: Yep, we got 'em. Skeletons? Check. Bats? Check. Spiders? Check. Spooky sound effects? Of course.
Pyongyangist? Feasting time in North Korea!
On the same day that the "Dear Leader" of our friendly northeastern neighbour decided to press ahead with nuclear tests, a brave Singaporean entrepreneur announced his decision to invade the reclusive commie state with his brand of -- guess what -- sushi!
Racking 'em up in Xujiahui
Fans of billiards/snooker/pool/8-ball -- or any other variety of the game which involves hitting variously coloured balls across a chunk of felt into one of six pockets -- will be pleased to hear that a big club has opened near Xujiahui, with two enormous floors full of shiny new tables and cues.
Party is over for Chen Liangyu
Word on the street is Thailand had a little political shakedown this past week: Something about a Prime Minister being ousted and tanks rolling in the capital city. Kids these days … Not one to be out done, and perhaps to reclaim the spotlight, Shanghai (well, actually the order came from Beijing) stirred up a political tumult of its own, sans armored vehicles and AK-47s, but equally as CNN-worthy.
Shanghaiist Dinkum Drinks: Morning after the morning after
Also, we're happy to announce the date and location of the next Shanghaiist party. It's Saturday, October 28 at Shanghai Studio. And yes, it's a Halloween party (our favorite holiday). Costumes mandatory! Should be a great time. If you are not familiar with Shanghai Studio (which we wrote about before), it's a maze-like bar/gallery ... in an old bomb shelter. How cool is that? All the details of the party have yet to be ironed out, but it will definitely have discounted drinks, Halloween music (we need to figure out what that is) and a room totally dedicated to the showing of slasher horror flicks. Mark the date, start getting your costumes ready and stay tuned for more details.
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You know who's going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The Houston school system. Houstonist also reports on some redevelopment shenanigans over a landmark theater.
Extra! Extra! Bombs, brain drains and dead jaywalkers
At least they don't lag behind in anything important!
China's Scrooges
There's an interesting piece in the Shanghai Daily today about the habits of China's rich, who, instead of learning from the moral paragon that is Warren Buffett, are spending more money on themselves. Says the report:
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LAist is flashing a sad peace out to their editor Carolyn Kellogg with one hand and bumping knuckles with their new head typist L.A. blogger king Tony Pierce with the other.
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Seattlest saw a house party get senselessly attacked with a shotgun and end in seven dead. A local senator is debated and their version of the big dig is investigated. To truly get to the bottom of it they interview the writer Jonathan Raban.
Extra! Extra! 5-star hotels, fast trains and business horoscopes
Photo of the JW Marriott in Shanghai.
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