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Especially here in Shanghai, one look out onto any main street and you'll see luxury car after luxury car roll by. Anyone with half a brain could deduce that the Chinese have money and love to show it off by their choice of ride; that's certainly not rocket science. That the top three luxury car brands are all German--Audi, BMW, followed by Mercedes-Benz -- is not news either. We could've guessed that one too. However, where the market research from J.D. Power & Associates becomes interesting is its demographic breakdowns on who's buying these cars. more ›

One of China's greatest fears is that their recent international glory will fade into oblivion. With two major international events, the Olympics and the World Expo, within a year of a half of each other, billions upon billions of dollars have been sunk into new infrastructure and buildings for highly specific functions that lose their purpose after the events conclude. So how does a municipality deal with all that brilliant, new space? more ›

• A blog has some beautiful portraits of the various ethnic groups that make their home in China. Above, the Va group, which are mostly found in Yunnan Province. [Wenxuecity]
• James Fallows rounds up reactions and experiences with the alleged age ban for foreign teachers (no people over 60 allowed!) [The Atlantic]
• Has Super Girl winner Li Yuchun really become a god? It seems like at least one university's students are in fact burning incense to her to try to raise their luck. [Go Chengdoo]

Chery seemed to be the only car on the lot to have a functioning electric car (the Riich M1) but other car makers who have jumped on the green bandwagon included Peugeot, BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Benz and Hyundai. more ›

• If you drive a Mercedes Benz S Series W220, we highly doubt you are reading this website. but if you are, your car is at risk of a gas leak and has been recalled.
• In airline news, American Airlines' prices for US-to-Shanghai flights are not as low as we reported earlier, but they are still low: "The cheap seats are available at $625 from Chicago O’Hare and $675 from Atlanta, Boston, New York LaGuardia, Newark, St Louis, and Washington D.C. Flights from Dallas Fort Worth will cost $680." Tickets must be purchased by March 10 and they are good for flights leaving the US between April 2 and May 1. Return flights must be made before June 30. Also, United Airlines wants to fly to South China. And Continental Airlines desperately wants in on the Shanghai gravy train.
• Who could possibly be "shocked" that half of China is "suffering from second-hand smoke"?