Shanghai will always be a step ahead of the capital, Beijing, when it comes to some things. Like freeways — Shanghai got the Huning Freeway first (back in 1988!). And now, wifi freeways. Jiading Wireless City will be reality no later than May 2008. Mesh Wi-Fi and WiMAX technology will make this part of Shanghai just that bit more wireless. And the good thing is — this is free. Want to get online now in......

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Business and Economy WSJ: China Takes Additional Step To Cool Economy AFP: Underground money traders flourish on Hong Kong border Religion Xinhua: China-based Christian group prints 50 mln Bibles Reuters: Dalai Lama says sorry he can't meet Pope SCMP: Student leader finds meaning in life with God's will on campus [Subscription] AP: Dallas evangelical Christian seminary offers online courses in Chinese Miscellaneous AP: China Detains 33 in Deadly Mine Blast CNSNews: For China, Even......

Photo of the Tangshanpeng WindFarm in Shandong Province from Slow Boat to China: Located on a ridge of a low lying mountain range in Shandong province near the seaside town of Yantai, Tangshanpeng is deep in the heart of Shandong's apple country. Share with us how you see Shanghai, or China! Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email......

Golf in China: All growing, all new, all raw [ESPN.com] In China, the sport of golf is younger than Tiger Woods himself. But the game has grown exponentially in recent years, leading to more courses and the development of some pros through the Omega China Tour. But as Dan Washburn reports, all is not without struggle.PM Manmohan Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Singapore [Times of India] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met Chinese premier......

Leave it to the Chinese to make a business out of anything. Richard Spencer of The Telegraph reports that a new breed of waste collectors has struck deals with jewellery makers to pan for gold in the sewage. This business is now proving to be so lucrative that one building has sold the rights to its sewage for 140,000 yuan a year. We wonder how much our sewage is worth.The Indians may be generally envious......

Photo from Slow Boat to China Share with us how you see Shanghai, or China! Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos to photos[at]shanghaiist.com.......

What if Beijing is right? [IHT] What if the doubters have been wrong all along? What if big government and an all-powerful state are good, not bad? What if the business cycle, hitherto thought to be inevitable, if completely unpredictable, could be repealed? These are the questions that Howard French of the IHT asks in his latest Letter from China.China's 1st lunar probe to reach moon orbit Monday morning [Xinhua] China's first lunar probe, Chang'e-1,......

Photo by Slow Boat to China:A Dongba is the spiritual and cultural head of the Naxi culture in Yunnan province. There are never any more than 8 Dongba at one time, and to qualify to become a Dongba a man (no women allowed) must not only be able to speak Naxi and write the hieroglyphic script, but also be the son and grandson of previous Dongba. This 70+ year old Dongba entertains the tourists nightly......

12 Chinese Dating Sites Under Fire? These sites have been accused of promoting prostitution. Beijing claims Tibetan relics All religious artifacts in places of worship in Tibet belong to the Chinese state, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday, in Beijing's latest attempt to exert control over religion in the restive Himalayan region. Hill arrives in Beijing to discuss nuclear issue Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill arrived Wednesday morning in Beijing, saying it is......

Sh Shanghai: 200-yuan car horn fines "Shanghai is about to become a quieter city - from June 1, drivers of cars, mopeds and bikes will be banned from blaring horns within the Outer Ring Road." We don't see this being enforced. Two city spots crowned in China's list of top scenic sites "Shanghai's Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Wild Animal Park were crowned as two of China's top-grade scenic spot, according to a list......

Baidu Sued For Copyright Infringement "Video downloads of Guangdong Meng Tong Culture's licensed historical costume drama series "Zhen Guan Chang Ge" were found on Baidu space channel (hi.baidu.com). ... Meng Tone is asking Baidu to pay 440,000 Yuan in compensation." China vows to revamp leprosy villages "The disease has now been officially eradicated in China, but the villages remain partly because the patients were unable to rebuild their lives after being institutionalised for decades."......

Ear Scope turns wax removal into primetime entertainment "Imagine if you can the wild and crazy times you could have with the company's line of Ear Scopes, which combine a pick with a small video camera and allow you to actually watch what's going on while you scrape around and try to avoid puncturing your eardrum." Cabbie held after Swede overcharged "Christoph Johamnes arrived at Pudong International Airport early Wednesday morning for his first......

Web TV might be the answer to the prayers of foreign media companies such as News Corp.MTV and Baidu.com are working together to distribute music videos and other entertainment content online.Wal-Mart is going to invest $1 billion and double the number of its stores in China.Health official Hao Yang says that China is starting to resemble Africa in terms of the AIDS epidemic, with 190 new infections happening per day.AIDS prevention classes piss off the......

Officially, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau needs five consecutive days with temperature highs below 22 degrees to announce the arrival of autumn. Unofficially, the leaves have started to fall. Photo from theshanghaieye and Slow Boat to China. Shanghaiist features a "Photo of the Day", daily pictures of life around the city. We want you to share how you see Shanghai. Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image......

So you got a truckload of mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. But do you know if you are actually eating leftovers? Photo from Slow Boat to China. Shanghaiist features a "Photo of the Day", daily pictures of life around the city. We want you to share how you see Shanghai. Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos......