A new dawn in Sino-Australian relations?
With the dust now settled on last week's APEC summit in Australia, we came on a juicy tidbit of news that either didn't get much mileage in the Chinese press or escaped the news that we read. Shanghaiist reader Fergus Ryan filled us in:
Rou bing-loving blokes and sheilas seek same
Editor's note: Sorry for getting this up so late in the day. But if you still happen to be stuck behind a computer, there is plenty of time left to show your love for Australia!
I'll take a tall glass of your finest Whiz
Australian newspaper The Australian explains why Fosters failed in China, citing a few economical reasons:
Best Buy selects its Shanghai site
What do local electronics retailers think of their new rival? "Who cares?," according to Shanghai Daily.
G'day: Bonza films from Down Under, mate
Kicking off with the wonderfully named Mullet, The Australian Film Festival begins in Shanghai on Friday November 18, at 6:30 pm. The films will be in English with "high-quality Chinese subtitles" (we were told) at the Cathay Theatre. (Festival schedule.)
Pop your Scientology tents, Tom's coming to town
Get your squirt guns ready, folks. Everyone's favorite crazy man Tom Cruise will bring his freak show to Shanghai this November to film the "climactic final scenes" of Mission: Impossible III, according to Variety.com:
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