The current Brazilian champions Corinthians have signed former Shanghai Shenhua youth team player Chen Zhizhao on a two year deal. The team has made no secret of the fact that he was signed based on a recommendation from the marketing department, whose director reportedly claimed last year that they were planning to bring in "any old rubbish from China" in order to promote their brand in Asia. more ›

China has taken over the United States as Brazil's largest trading partner, but not everyone in the South American country is happy. Brazilian fishing companies are feeling the heat from cheap Chinese imports and some of them have gone under. more ›

At the Miss Universe finals which took place earlier today in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Miss China Luo Zilin (罗紫琳) entered top 5, and was named 4th runner-up. more ›

The Heritage Foundation has again published their infographic tracking Chinese investment abroad. The totals do not include bonds and only include transactions over $100 million. We posted their graphic for 2009 last year, and comparing it with 2010's figures shows huge growth of investment in places like Brazil and Nigeria, which more than tripled in both countries. If you're interested, be sure to read the Heritage Foundation's full analysis, which includes trends over the past few years and investments by sector (energy and power were by far the winners this year.) more ›

Yao Ming has made it back into Hurun’s list of wealthy Chinese. With an estimated wealth of 1 billion RMB he joined 1,632 other Chinese who have a net worth of at least 1 billion RMB in the Hurun Rich List 2010. While Yao is adding to that bank account as he prepares for his 8th NBA season, his compatriots seem to be more concerned with their boxing and kung-fu skills. more ›

It's Monday and it's a time for a brand new edition of Pencil This In, where we sum up some of stuff going on in Shanghai during the weekdays. This week there's frat boy Olympics, jazz tunes, movie showings and even classical opera! more ›

A Brazilian National Day celebration with Chinese characteristics took place Sunday at the Jinqiao Green Leisure and Sports Center. It was a party not to be missed, mixing capoeira, soccer and samba, etc., with kung fu and dragon dance demonstrations. Brazilian barbecue and caipirinhas were on hand to keep the attendees feeling full and refreshed. more ›

Xinhua News: Around 5 o’clock on the 17th, an elevated road on Hongqi Road of Zhuzhou City in Hunan province collapsed, and at present the number of casualties is unknown (four casualties confirmed). Here are some pictures that were posed on various BBS forums incuding Sina, NetEase, and Mop." more ›

Is it a martial art or is it a dance? Apparently, it's a bit of both. This episode of Sexy Beijing talks to two expats who have made it their mission to introduce the Brazilian sport to the Chinese public. more ›

The random group selections for the Men and Women‘s Olympic Football (AKA soccer) competition were made last night in a blaze of Beijing razzmatazz. more ›