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"Urban parts of China show about 18.3 per cent of the married men cheating."
"Zhou came to London to gain experience in an event she only began training for in 2002 and promptly gave warning to her better-known rivals that she would be one to watch at the world championships in August and next year's Beijing Olympics."
From the Shanghai Auto Show. "What is missing? Almost anything that could indicate the emergence of a distinctly Chinese school of automotive design."
"On Thursday, 1,700 people had to be evacuated from four villages after a dam in northwest China's Gansu province was breached, causing water to flood the surrounding area and destroying a highway bridge."
"In a major blow to Pakistan's counter-terrorism credentials, China has for the first time publicly acknowledged the existence of terrorist camps within the territory of its 'all-weather' ally."
"China are set to face off against Denmark, New Zealand and Brazil in the group stage of the women's World Cup after the draw was made public on Sunday in Wuhan, the largest city of central China."
"Chinese cosmetic producers are to be banned from exaggerating the effects of their products, with wording like '100 percent effective' or 'removes freckles instantly'."
"Chinese officials have release 400,000 rare fish into the Yangtze River as part of an effort to save the river's fish stocks."
"Today, he has traded his research smock for blue business suits, a CEO's 63rd-floor corner office and a role advising the Chinese government on renewable energy policy."
"Microsoft is stepping up research operations in a market where about 80 percent of business software is pirated, and more than 90 percent of 1.3 billion people don't own computers. Earlier this week, Gates, announced a $3 software package for students."
"That's right, I'm now a semi-quasi-paid blogger, but IMHO the biggest plus is the knowledge that you have your own cartoon headshot."
"This movie turned out to be a classic. I'll wait a while and re-watch it later, but right now I have to say this is both one of the best Chinese movies ever made, and also one of the best movies from the 30s worldwide."
"But at least for a while on this early morning, the small lake in one corner of the park, surrounded by a tumble of boulders and the tall willows, was a place to step back in time." Ritan Park in Beijing.
"Wu Gong is not the only one rejecting China's panda breeding program, in which scientists have deployed everything from panda porn (films of the animals mating) to Viagra (the drug didn't work) ..."
"The message is clear: Shanghai under water, Tibetan glaciers disappearing, crop yields in precipitous decline, epidemics flaring. "
"The Place Hotel & Spa ... will be an exciting new addition to the city’s luxury boutique hotel scene when it opens early next year. The hotel will be ... part of the Park Place development which is set to be a new business landmark on Nanjing Lu West."
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If you are sitting around trying to figure out what to do in Shanghai until Mike Tyson arrives, we highly suggest you head on over to Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art to check out the Basquiat Retrospective, which runs until April 10. It's a fantastic way to get lost for an hour or two, to recharge your creative juices, or simply enjoy being surrounded by someone else's.
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