Singapore - Singapore will host a round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, making it the home of Asia's first street circuit (the only other street circuits are in Monaco and Valencia). More exciting is the fact that this will be the first night-time event in Formula One history! more ›

Shanghaiist has always been intrigued by the bits of Western history and culture that seep into the Chinese mainstream — the terrifying, ungodly mix of Buicks, Kenny G, and Da Shan gives us a headache, but is fascinating to behold. Though not quite as fascinating as washing your hair with birth control pills. more ›

The English translations of the top 10 phrases used in Chinese newspapers in 2005 are: more ›

Out of 210,00 proposed slogans for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this is the best the event's organizers could come up with: "One World, One Dream." The slogan was announced Sunday during a nationally televised extravaganza at Beijing's Workers Stadium that featured "breakdancers, basketball players performing with a military band, and television celebrities," according to the Associated Press. The slogan replaced the previous "New Beijing, Great Olympics" and, according to state news service Xinhua was decided upon only after many rounds of "selection and revision by experts in fields like Olympics, sociology, sports, culture and language." more ›