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Prime time at Lawry's
Having soft-opened since February 9th, Lawry's the Prime Rib is ready to put on its best face for Shanghai's beef lovers beginning with its grand opening tomorrow. Shanghaiist was able to do some preview dining and we were left with one distinct impression: this place takes its prime rib traditions very seriously.
Released: Yu Huafeng of the Southern Metropolis News
Just three days after Straits Times journalist Ching Cheong regained his freedom, China has released yet another media man — Yu Huafeng (喻华峰), general manager and deputy editor of the Southern Metropolis News《南方都市报》, the Guangzhou-based paper that is one of China's boldest and most critical papers.
Shanghai accomodation more expensive than Paris
Well, at least one membership organization for international human resources thinks so. Here's how the top 10 shakes out:
Today's Links: Corruption, toothpaste and riots
"The Shanghai government agency responsible for clearing drains and repairing lifts in apartment buildings has emerged as a leading shareholder in at least three listed companies, in spite of being barred from such risky investments."
"'Be a foreigner's landlord!' crowed one advertisement -- in Chinese only -- for buyers to invest in a new apartment block in a Beijing development."
"Twenty Chinese women were killed and four injured when a three-wheeled tractor overturned on a mountain road in the north of the country, state media said on Monday. The accident on Sunday in northern China’s Liaoning province ..."
"Yu Zhifei, a former city government official and general manager of the Shanghai International Circuit, was also expelled from the Communist Party and handed over for prosecution, the Shanghai Daily and other newspapers said."
"Police believe the two students were electrocuted after one fell into the fountain and the other wadded in to help her out." We assume they mean "waded."
"The demonstrations occurred after local governments this month dispatched 'family planning work teams' to levy fines on families that were violating government population control policies." In Guangxi.
"Four officials from Shanghai, including a former chairman of a football club, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and will now face criminal charges in the latest corruption scandal to be exposed in the city."
"Now you can check out the latest entries at the homepage of Metroer's 3rd Annual Cellflix Festival. They define cellflix as short pieces of a few minutes that are either captured via cell phones or can be directly downloaded and viewed on cell phones."
"China's national football coach has been ordered to lead the squad to the final four of next month's Asian Cup and avoid the errors that led to a recent defeat to Thailand, state media said Monday."
"However, Chen said the chemical, a thickening agent often used as a low-cost substitute for glycerin, was permitted under Chinese rules and was safe in small amounts."
V"eteran Chinese director Chen Kaige will be the jury president as the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival kicks off on June 16. ... Chinese movies "Wu Qingyuan", "Eye in the Sky ", "The Knot" and "Shanghai Red" are among the candidates."
"China is likely to replace the United States as the world's third most popular tourism destination next year, a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) official said. At present, China ranks fourth, after France, Spain and the United States."
"Over the past four months, the FDA has rejected 298 shipments from China that included 'filthy' fruits, cancer-causing shrimp, and 'poisonous' swordfish."
"A Chinese man was arrested for posting sexually explicit stories on his online Web journal in a nationwide crackdown on objectionable material circulating the Internet."
"[Paulson] added that the accomplishments were likely to be in the areas of approving more routes for United States air passengers and cargo, granting financial services companies access to Chinese consumers and clearing the way for the sale of energy technologies, particularly clean-burning coal."
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RIP: Tang Hui (the sequel)
The sign on the gate that leads to Tang Hui on Huating Lu reads "停止营业" (ting zhi ying ye or "No longer open for business"). Yep, it's true — the new Tang Hui failed to last a year. The bar and supposed music venue closed last week, Tang Hui general manager Morry Morgan confirmed via SMS:
Tang Hui forced to cancel all live rock music
This morning, via Micah's blog, we learned of this posting on Rockself.com:
Can you have an "air-conditioned sweatshop"?
The $135 monthly wage is also less than the cost of one official Commonwealth Games coach's jacket. Employees also commonly work up to 60 hours a week making garments and toys, management has confirmed.
Razing and raising old buildings in Shanghai
Have you heard the one about the guy who suggested we lift up all the old buildings on the Bund several meters and cram a shopping mall underneath them? No? It's a good one. It goes something like --
Quite an expensive Promise
Chinese director Chen Kaige’s recent movie Wu Ji (The Promise) (website in Chinese) has already surprised Chinese film fans with its US$35 million budget. Now, the premiere of the movie on Dec. 14 at Paradise Warner Cinema City offers a surprise to all of us.
'Lightning Marriages' strike Shanghai
In the context of ever-increasing divorce rates, and with Chinese parents placing pressure on their offpsring to marry, a "Lightning Round" of marriages is the next crazy attempt at finding a VW Passat, an unfurnished apartment in Pu Dong and someone else to help make paper money to burn for your deceased relatives happiness (article in Chinese). It seems that 100 people arrived in order to meet a partner, decide in a matter of minutes if they are "the one", and then marry each other there and then.
Aiyo! Student ayi idea sparks debate
There is some debate locally about a house cleaning company's plan to employ college students to clean the dorm rooms of other students who elect to pay for the service:
It's derby time
Derby fever sweeps the city Saturday night as the city's two biggest football clubs go head-to-head in the China Super League at Shanghai Stadium.
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