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Eye on Gay Shanghai: Deep closes, Home comes back

On Saturday, Oct. 27, the same night as our Halloween extravaganza, police raided and shut down Shanghai's popular gay club, Club Deep (commonly called "Deep"). Word on the street is that some Deep patrons were indulging in some not-so-legal substances during Deep's "Decadent Halloween" party, sponsored by i-Candy. According to our sources, between 20-30 police officers (initially mistaken for costumed go-go dancers, it was a Halloween party after all) arrested around 10 people, all suspected...

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By Pete Chorba in on November 9, 2007 5:57 AM

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Today's Links: Fish, damn dams and the 'Sun King'


  • The cheat is on - a look at adultery around the world

    "Urban parts of China show about 18.3 per cent of the married men cheating."



  • Zhou claims first for China, Lel wins again

    "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."



  • What Should a Chinese Car Look Like?

    From the Shanghai Auto Show. "What is missing? Almost anything that could indicate the emergence of a distinctly Chinese school of automotive design."



  • Thousands of China's dams are 'time bombs' waiting to burst

    "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."



  • China confirms terrorist camps in Pak

    "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 Has Tough Draw in Women's World Cup

    "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."



  • Cosmetics Banned from Exaggeration, Medical Claims

    "Chinese cosmetic producers are to be banned from exaggerating the effects of their products, with wording like '100 percent effective' or 'removes freckles instantly'."



  • China tries to replenish Yangtze's fish

    "Chinese officials have release 400,000 rare fish into the Yangtze River as part of an effort to save the river's fish stocks."



  • China's 'Sun King' Hails Clean-Energy

    "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."



  • Gates Says Microsoft Will Open More Campuses in China

    "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."



  • I am officially, The Blogger

    "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."



  • : Shanghai in the Movies

    "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."



  • Fishing for Lunch In an Urban Haven Out of Old China

    "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.



  • Postcard: Wolong

    "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) ..."



  • China Vs. Earth, The Nation: The World's Leading Polluter Has Plenty Of Room To Improve

    "The message is clear: Shanghai under water, Tibetan glaciers disappearing, crop yields in precipitous decline, epidemics flaring. "



  • New Luxury Boutique Hotel to Open in Shanghai in 2008

    "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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    By Dan Washburn in on April 23, 2007 11:21 PM

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    Today's Links: Missiles, Microraptors and Roujiamo


  • China confirms satellite test, allays fears

    "'What needs to be stressed is that China has always advocated the peaceful use of space, opposes the weaponisation of space and arms races in space.'"



  • China sticking to one-child policy despite gender gap

    "China will not loosen its one-child policy, despite a top family planning official’s acknowledgment Tuesday that it was partly to blame for a worsening problem of too many boy babies and not enough girls in the world’s most populous nation."



  • Beijing Blogger Probes Anti-Satellite Missile

    "'Hawks say (the missile) boosting (Chinese) spirits, strengthens our country's power, not to mention that others are also doing it; Doves say this violates the outer space treaty, increases international distrust, and might cause a new round of outer space weapon competition.'"



  • Chinese TV ordered to air 'ethical' shows

    "The Chinese broadcasting monitor has called for only 'ethically inspiring' television shows during prime time to foster national harmony before a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party..."



  • Winged dinosaur fossils found in China

    "Chinese scientists have found fossil remains of a four-winged dinosaur called a Microraptor, with feathers on both its forelimbs and hind limbs. ... Six fossilized specimens were found in Liaoning Province in northeastern China. They are dated between 124 million to 128 million years."



  • McDonald's China deal weds cars, fast food

    "The Beijing drive-through, which opened Friday, is the first in McDonald's venture with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. Jeffrey Schwartz, McDonald's China chief executive, said 25 to 30 more joint sites would open in the next 12 to 18 months."



  • Record Labels Invest in Chinese Venture

    "Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group have partnered with a joint venture operating in China that develops technology for distributing music downloads and other content to mobile phones, the record companies said Tuesday."



  • Stylish hotel looms in Shanghai

    "... 'The Place Hotel & Spa' is expected greet customers at an average price of 350 US dollars per night, much more expensive than the current 220 dollar average among Shanghai's five-star hotels. Located in downtown Jing'an District, the hotel is tucked amidst a group of high-end hotels ..."



  • Shanghai metro allows bankcards

    "When new ticketing machines go into use at Metro stations around the city, passengers will be able to buy tickets with bankcards, not just coins, notes or a public transport card."



  • Bullet trains to make debut this Sunday

    "China's new bullet trains will make their debut runs between Shanghai and two nearby cities on Sunday, the Shanghai Railway Administration confirmed yesterday."



  • Zhou Zhengyi's arrest linked to pension fund scandal

    "Prosecutors discovered that Zhou was suspect of bribery and falsification of value-added tax invoices during their investigation into the city's pension fund scandal, the Procuratorate said."



  • Roujiamo Delivers!

    "If you don’t have the fortune of knowing what roujiamo is, check out these photos. If you detest the vile weed as much as I do, you’ll also want to make sure you know how to tell them to hold the cilantro."



  • How to Date Asian Women

    "So there I was in my basement in my underwear eating a bag of Cheetos and downing a six-pack of Mountain Dew wondering how I could date an Asian woman. I had seen enough cute Asian girls in kung fu movies, hadn’t I?"



  • China's Starbucks-blogger-gate: Hype and reality.

    "Let's keep a few things in perspective. Rui is no 'ordinary grass-roots Chinese person.' I first met him not in Beijing but in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum."


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    By Dan Washburn in on January 24, 2007 6:19 PM

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