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Infographic: What is shark finning?

Infographic: What is shark finning?

Everything you need to know about shark finning, captured in this infographic from WildAid. more ›

Restaurant owner gives out free shark's fin to save the sharks

Restaurant owner gives out free shark's fin to save the sharks

Mr Shangguan Junle, the chairman of Haomen Jipin Restaurants, wrote on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo last week that he had decided to stop serving shark's fin from the beginning of this year to 'protect sharks and the environment'. But the 34-year-old entrepreneur felt it would be too wasteful to throw away his remaining stock. more ›

Shark-finning banned in Taiwan from 2012!

Wow. If this can happen in Taiwan, what are the chances that it'll happen in China too? more ›

Watch: Gordon Ramsay eats shark's fin for the very first time

Watch: Gordon Ramsay eats shark's fin for the very first time

Led by his love of sharks, Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay embarked on an investigation into shark's fin, the controversial dish that is wildly popular among the middle class in China, and in Chinese communities around the globe. more ›

Is China Wal-Mart selling shark meat?!

Is China Wal-Mart selling shark meat?!

Recent pictures on the MOP forums have shown images of sharks, mouths gaping open, butchered and put on sale at undisclosed Wal-Mart locations here in China. Nobody says what city they're in, but a disproportionate amount of the posts are found in Shanghai forums. Does that mean this Wal-Mart is somewhere in Shanghai? Yao Ming would not approve. more ›

Tuesday Timewaster: I want my sharks fin soup!

We strongly suspect that this is nothing more than a way to parody Airport Auntie while getting the point across that sharks fin soup is a morally reprehensible delicacy... but there's something about watching Hong Kong people wig out that just tickles our fancy. more ›

Stern Warning? NBA commish hints at China plans

Stern Warning? NBA commish hints at China plans

While we were wondering why neither ESPN Asia nor Star Sports on our satellite system was showing the Dallas Mavericks-Golden State Warriors game this morning, we noticed a clip on ESPN video that talked about NBA commissioner David Stern expressing interest in setting up a joint venture hoops league in China. We stopped going to Shanghai Sharks games a few years ago because the team didn't seem to care too much about its fans, so we think this has to be good news: more ›

Today's Links: Pig-free ads, duty free and the Yankees

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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    This week in <em>-ist</em>: What's happening around the Gothamist Network

    This week in -ist: What's happening around the Gothamist Network

    LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. more ›

    Shanghai Sharks cheat, still manage to lose in the end

    Shanghai Sharks cheat, still manage to lose in the end

    The Shanghai Sharks are not just a bad basketball team -- they haven't made the CBA playoffs since winning the league title in 2002 (Yao Ming's final season) -- they are cheaters, as well. Statisticians at Shanghai's final home game of the season credited Sharks guard Liu Wei with 16 assists, enough to assure Liu the regular season league assists crown. One problem: Liu only has seven assists in that game. more ›

    The latest 'next Yao Ming' is 6-foot-9 ... and 13 years old

    The latest 'next Yao Ming' is 6-foot-9 ... and 13 years old

    China may have found the oft-discussed "next Yao Ming." Of course he is only 13 years old, so we'll have to wait a while to find out. But according to the Wenhui Daily, Tian Yuchen is already 205 cm tall -- that's almost 6-foot-9. When Yao Ming was 13, he was "only" 197 cm. Tian is from Changchun in Jilin province and he's already a member of the Shanghai Sharks youth team, the same place Yao got his start. The paper said Tian is considered the "secret weapon" for the Sharks' much-needed CBA turnaround (they are currently 3-5 and dead last in the CBA South Division standings). Tian is actually being trained to play as a guard and he's already signed an endorsement deal with athletic apparel brand Li Ning. more ›

    Vigorous CBA, it's your time!

    Vigorous CBA, it's your time!

    Watch out! The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) is moving toward "real professionaliztion." Their grand scheme, called the "Polarstar Project," launches this Sunday with the start of the 2005-2006 season, the league's tenth year of existence. more ›

    Supporting the Jaws cause

    Supporting the Jaws cause

    Shanghaiist knows a thing or two about Australia. So we obviously know a bit about sharks (or “Noahs”, as they’re called Down Under). We therefore read with great interest that the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium has opened a special exhibition called “I Love Sharks -- Our Ocean, Our Home.” more ›

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