Alas, Baidu's ill-gotten intellectual property gravy train is coming to a screeching halt. more ›

"Some people say that in this world, there are a lot of people who rely on flowery rhetoric - you can deceive a person, if you can deceive the whole world, it becomes your sincerity that fooled them... you fooling one person is no problem, if everyone has been fooled by you, that's a skill, that's a symbol of success." more ›

• How much did it cost Chinese online gaming giant Shanda to turn the Jinmao tower into a huge game advertisement? $50,000. Phew! [Interfax China]
• One Shanghai resident finds the real reason to train for the Great Wall Marathon: it helps you get your wallet back from pickpockets. [China Travel.net]
• Speaking of marathons, the 2009 women's international road cycling race will be starting up this Friday in Shanghai. The five day race will cover 400km and is the first to be held in Asia. [Xinhua]

If you've been following the exploits and downfall of Bernie Madoff and his $50 billion Ponzi scheme, you'll know about some the high profile "investors" that he's cheated, ranging from the Wilpon family (the owners of the New York Mets) for $300 million to Steven Spielberg. Other institutions that were tempted by his supposed high return hedge funds are listed here. more ›

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