Those of you who want to buy a cheap DVD of the Olympic opening ceremony had better hurry up as the Shanghai Culture Inspection Team is planning a crackdown on pirated versions of this show. No worries though, the official DVD of the ceremony will still be available RMB 55. Just as school is about to start Shanghai has been listed as the most expensive city for university and college students in mainland China. According......

Two Shanghai software professionals have been deemed guilty of copyright infringement after selling pirated Microsoft programs. According to Shanghai Daily, the pair had bought genuine Microsoft software to get a permission agreement and added pirated software to it to make buyers believe they were buying the genuine article.Although we're used to hearing about Chinese copyright infringement, the China Tech News reports that a majority of pirated Olympic broadcasts were made outside of China: About 1,600......

Talk about taking the fun out of a quintessential part of the China experience! Chinese authorities announced that there will be a round-the-clock drive to stamp out pirated movies, music and software in Beijing and other cities hosting Games events. China has for years faced complaints from Western companies and politicians that it does not fight hard enough against piracy. We believe it is not possible to completely eradicate this thriving business but for the......

China's worst train crash in a decade happened yesterday somewhere between Qingdao and Beijing and killed at least 70 people. Fatalities did not include any foreigners, although a group of four French nationals travelling together were among the hundreds left injured. Terrorism was ruled out as a cause of the train collision and two railway officials (unnamed) have been sacked following the accident.Police in Guangdong province have busted a factory there for making Free Tibet......