Norwegians look out, China is beginning to show just how distraught it was after the Nobel peace prize was awarded to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. A meeting between Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen and Chinese food control authorities was recently cancelled, in addition to a touring Norwegian musical starring Eurovision 2009 winner Alexander Rybak. more ›

As most of the Americans around town are well aware, it's Thanksgiving week! Warm up for the fun with another round of the Shanghaiist Scrabble Happy Hour on Tuesday, stuff your face silly on Thursday, then emerge from a tryptophan coma in time to help raise money for The Library Project. Whatever you do, enjoy the time with your friends and family! Love, your friends at Shanghaiist. more ›

We knew Russians were a big fan of Eurovision, that cheesy but extremely popular songfest that pits various European and Eurasian nations against each other in a country-by-country sing off, but we didn't realize how much. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is now urging China to join a song competition of its own - this time between Russia, them and other Central Asian nations. more ›