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Monkeys, Onions and Bunnies…what’s next on your MSN
This Shanghainese native, unlike many other Chinese, actually prefers not to use many of the cartoon icons when chatting with others via MSN Messenger. The use of cartoon icons could be considered an internet phenomenon younger generations of Chinese. At first it started with Yoyo&Cici Monkeys (悠嘻猴), a launch by Chinajoy at the beginning of 2006 driven by commercial purposes. Later in 2006, the cartoon Onion replaced the Yoyo&Cici Monkeys to be the most popular internet icon. Ironically, the creator of Onion forbade others to use the character for commercial use. Now these bunnies known as Tuzki (pictured) among Chinese netizens have captured my heart.
Today's Links: Pig-free ads, duty free and the Yankees
"Clevenger claims from the first moment his boss mentioned an international assignment, he responded that he and his family would go anywhere in the world except China." Interesting story.
"'China is a multiethnic country,' the network's ad department said in a notice sent to ad agencies late Tuesday. 'To show respect to Islam, and upon guidance from higher levels of the government, CCTV will keep any 'pig' images off the TV screen.'"
"Shanghai officials refused repeated requests for an explanation of the Jianying school's closure. Wang Xin, a spokeswoman for the Shanghai Municipal Education Commmission, would only say of the migrants, 'We are not kicking them out of Shanghai.'"
"I am sure, though, Fallows does NOT grab the booties of hapless Japanese passengers. Why? Because he CHOOSES not to. Whatever culture he and countless other foreigners live in, they selectively CHOOSE behaviours that may not be countenanced in their home countries."
Download away.
"One underground film, Green Hat《绿帽子》, written and directed by Liu Fendou, offers an example of how the Internet provides a platform for the dissemination of materials that are not officially sanctioned and could become widely known in no other way."
"The handles are for emergency use to stop the train automatically so that passengers can open the door by hand to escape," said Yin Wei, a Metro company official. "They must be easy and quick to reach. Setting them inside glass boxes that must be broken to open is not a good idea.'"
"In 2000, daily rent in M50 was only 0.4 yuan (five US cents) to 0.5 yuan a square meter on average. It now stands at about four yuan."
"'Nobility of Time,' a US$1 million bronze sculpture created by Salvador Dali, will be erected on Nanjing Road W. next year."
"Police are calling for any passengers who saw the brake pulled to step forward with information, but said so far they have no idea why the brake was pulled."
"An update from the Pudong airport, where booze and cigs are conveniently priced in US$." Prices on scotch, other spirits and cigs.
"The meetings would focus on arrangements allowing the Yankees to send coaches, scouts, player-development and training personnel to China and to receive Chinese association personnel at the Yankee facilities in the United States, the team said."
"Dutch company 2waytraffic, which holds the rights to the popular TV quiz show, 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?' said Thursday that it has licensed a Chinese company to produce a local edition of the program."
"But more generally, journalists and officials say, Chinese reporters are demanding such hush money with increasing regularity from businesses and government agencies in exchange for the withholding of unfavorable news."
"Shanghai-based Ctrip said it had signed an agreement to become strategic partner with Microsoft's MSN China Web site (www.msn.com.cn), allowing the Chinese travel agent to tap over 20 million MSN Messenger users in China."
"They believe there is talent to be cultivated in China, and when future prospects have a choice of where to sign, the Yankees want their brand and reputation to stand out."
"If match attendence is anything to go by, Shanghai seems unaware it has a local basketball team at all." Same as it ever was (since Yao Ming).
The lines are ringing off the hook.
"So the horse meat was like Italian ham, and the raw sheep's heart was like slices of liver pate."
"A first class seat on China's new bullet trains from Shanghai to Nanjing will be sold at 86.4 yuan (US$11.22) ..."
"Hu, a strait-laced communist with little sympathy for cultural relaxation, did not directly mention censorship." Great!
"Chinese media reports quoted Xishan police officer Zhao Jian as saying that drunk foreigners in Kunming was a growing problem and that he expected many foreigners to be escorted to the hospital for sobering up."
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Shanghai-Tehran flights in works ... 'most probably'
We were feeling sorry for ourselves here at Shanghaiist world headquarters earlier today. The Arcade Fire -- one of the best bands on the planet -- is playing in Japan this weekend, and there is no way we can afford to go. You're probably thinking, "Why would you want to go all the way to Japan when Hard Candy and BB Bomb are playing this weekend at Harley's?" And we would respond with expressions akin to the "Disappointed" or the "Eye-rolling" emoticons for MSN Messenger.
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