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Spielberg boycotts Beijing (Gebrselassie, too?)

Steven Spielberg's decision to withdraw from arranging the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics caused press around the world (except for China) to rub their hands with glee this week at the prospect of China's dirty laundry being flown from the flagpoles of Beijing.

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By James Creegan in on February 15, 2008 6:55 PM

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Today's Links: Nude women, Special Olympics, and army uniforms

Picture of Chinese soldiers from tigeranger1971.

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By Kenneth Tan in on July 3, 2007 2:08 AM

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Today's Links: Whiskey, Christians and Naomi Watts


  • China's schools overcharged 1.7 billion yuan in past five years

    "A massive 1.7 billion yuan (about 217 million U.S. dollars) of unwarranted school fees have been charged to unlucky parents since 2002, the top corruption watchdog said here on Thursday."



  • How long can Great Firewall of China last?

    "Where Manchester’s worker dissidents of the early 1800s had the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley to urge them to 'rise like lions after slumber', China’s modern equivalents have World of Warcraft and dissident bloggers."



  • Bible is 'too sexual', complain hundreds in Hong Kong

    "The site and the deluge of complaints were sparked by last week's decision by regulatory authorities to classify a university student journal as 'indecent.'"



  • Christians Plan for Beijing Olympics

    "Christian mission groups from around the world plan to quietly defy the Chinese ban on foreign missionaries and send thousands of volunteer evangelists to the 2008 Beijing Olympics." Another reason to avoid Beijing next year.



  • Bigger beds, but no TV for Olympians

    "Athletes staying in the Beijing Olympic village in 2008 can stretch out in beds 10 centimetres wider than those that were provided in Athens for the Summer Games, according to the Beijing News. But there won't be a lot to do in the room besides sleep."



  • Scotch whiskey makes inroads into China

    "The new cocktail of iced green tea laced with Scotch -- or maybe the other way around -- seems to have taken off as China has become one of the top 10 consumers of Scotch."



  • Follow in Naomi Watts’ footsteps in Guilin, China

    "The 10 day holiday, priced from £1758 departs on the 3rd November 2007 and spends two days in Guilin which is the central backdrop to the epic Hollywood adaptation of the classic 1920’s Somerset Maugham love story." Ugh.



  • Stop The Presses: Yahoo China Changes Name!

    "Yahoo China, now China Yahoo, representatives have told local media that they changed the name to suit their localization strategy and improve each business department's marketing capability."



  • A 60-year-old man died on a No. 23 bus yesterday after a fight with an unidentified passenger

    "Witnesses said two passengers including the victim surnamed Lu scrambled to get on the bus when it stopped near Jiangning Road and Wuding Road. The two men got into a fight and police were called in at 8am when Lu fell to the ground."



  • DIY car mod, China

    "Here's a set of photos from Moobol/Molive (a photojournalism website) showing a DIY car interior complete with laptop and GPS."



  • Game for Brave People

    "A radio tower in Harbin City, China has installed a 700 foot swing. Swingers start at the peak of the tower, which is 1,100 feet off the ground. The tower is actually the world’s second highest steel tower ..." If by 'brave' you mean 'stupid'.


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    By Pete Chorba in on May 18, 2007 10:41 PM

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    Who's Governor Tim Pawlenty?

    America's favorite action star and advocate for the mentally handicapped, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, isn't the only US governor on a trade mission to China this week. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is here too, just nobody seems to notice. AFX reports:

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    By Jason E. Friedman in , on November 15, 2005 6:43 PM

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