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OMG, Facebook is available in Chinese

Yes, that was our reaction when we saw these pictures, but sorry to disappoint all you Facebook whores (that includes ourselves!) out there, the image on the right is just a Facebook clone, Xiaonei.com (校内网). It looks like the portal was started around 2005 (less than two years after Facebook was born), and since then, it has grown exponentially to cover around 2,000 university campuses in Greater China. They have just recently started to pan out their services to cover high schools and companies (though one wonders how they would do it with a name like that because "校内“ literally means "in school").

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By Kenneth Tan in on November 1, 2007 8:39 AM

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Today's Links: Bibles, free coffee and property rights


  • The Private Property Party

    "China Digital Times has noted a Wall Street Journal article that reports on heightened sensitivities around the subject - sensitivities that may have resulted in the current issue of the business magazine Caijing being pulled and revised."



  • China lawmaker wants Forbidden City free of Starbucks

    "A member of China's parliament has demanded the immediate closure of a Starbucks coffee shop set up inside Beijing's Forbidden City, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday."



  • Ads for fashion and soda pop pollute campuses

    "Ads for soft drinks and fashion magazines have crept onto Chinese campuses - not only spoiling the ambiance but undermining the very essence of education in the arts and sciences."



  • Hotels told to stock Bibles for Olympic visitors

    "The majority of the foreign visitors expected during the 2008 Games have religious beliefs, and we should cater to their needs," said Liu Bainian, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).



  • Who Painted the Mountain Green?

    "What is the truth about the 'green paint on the mountain in Fumin county, Yunnan' incident that shook up the nation? Does the local government bear any responsibility? Was this the act of an individual businessman?"



  • China says it will try to execute fewer prisoners

    "In a joint statement released late Sunday, the Supreme People's Court, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice and the country's top prosecutor also said condemned prisoners should not be paraded through the streets and suspects should not be tortured."



  • Chinese pursue virtual sanity in online gambling

    "The government took its assault on the internet gaming world a step further this week with an announcement that it perceives the explosion in virtual currencies used in a variety of online gaming forums – everything from Second Life to World of Warfare to virtual poker rooms – as a serious threat to its national security."



  • Western China to have 37 new airports between 2006-10

    "The overall airport reconstruction project in the western China region will cost 52 billion yuan (6.5 billion US dollars), including an input of 9.6 billion yuan (1.2 billion dollars) and the sum is higher than the input for the same use in east China, according to media reports from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC)."



  • Apple Promises To Improve iPod After-Sales Service In China

    "Apple has sent a letter to Shanghai Municipal Consumer Interest Protection Commission and said that it will make improvements on its after-sales service, which has seen many complaints from Chinese users."



  • Boutique Hotels in Shanghai

    "Until now, one kind of establishment has eluded the city: the boutique hotel. But a new wave of these hotels are opening this year, providing yet another lure to entice the young international travelers who are already flocking to this city, whose transformation is occurring at breathtaking speed."



  • EBay's China efforts suffer another setback

    "Yet nearly three months later, the deal's appeal among consumers and financial community is waning after an initial burst of interest, according to Tom Group Inc., one of Tom Online's largest shareholders."



  • China to develop large commercial aircraft by 2020

    "China expects to start making large commercial aircraft developed domestically by 2020, an aviation industry official said Monday, raising the possibility of competition for Boeing and Airbus in the country's booming market for new planes."



  • Shanghai to host X Games Asia 2007

    "More than 200 top athletes of extreme sports from America, Brazil, Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries and regions will compete for over US$100,000 on X Games Asia 2007 this May in Shanghai." America? Brazil?



  • Shanghai residents protest extension of maglev train

    "Thousands of residents in the districts of Xuhui, Minhang and Pudong have already been told that move they must. Many feel taken by surprise. Expressions of opposition have proliferated on the internet."



  • Snap-happy Shanghai students skimp on book costs

    "Bookshop owners in Shanghai are snapping at an influx of camera-wielding pirates taking photos of pages to avoid paying for pricey books, local media reported on Monday."



  • Shanghai players cash in after beating champions Shandong

    "A fierce strike from midfielder Yu Tao seven minutes into the second half, however, gave Shenhua victory over Shandong on Sunday and earned the team a share of a two million yuan ($258,300) bonus from multimillionaire owner Zhu Jun."



  • Safe strolling from Richmond Park to Shanghai

    "Silvercross, the iconic British pram company that supplied generations of Windsor babies, has struck a deal to sell its products in China, becoming the latest UK company to cash in on the booming Chinese middle class desire for heritage brands." Pram?



  • Bike lanes to be linked around Shanghai

    "Traffic authorities in Shanghai will link cycling lanes around the city this year to create a network of lanes with no obstructions, as one of several measures to improve conditions for drivers and cyclists in the city."



  • Shanghai Hotline

    "The Shanghai Call Centre, which was launched almost a year ago, provides both English and Chinese information about tourist destinations, culture, sports, trade, medical care and other issues concerning daily life in Shanghai."



  • Grocery Cost in Shanghai, 2007

    "Please note: supermarket is fine tuned for convinience, not neccessary for price, or quality. If you want more fresh vegetables, and fruits, many some local market is better, such as the Beicai Market nearby."



  • China looks to rein in bloggers

    "China will intensify controls of the growing numbers of bloggers using the Internet to lay bare their thoughts, politics and even bodies, the country's chief censor has announced."



  • Starbucks Coffee Break March 15th

    "All company-operated and licensed Starbucks stores in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China will be giving away free Tall (12-ounce) cups of coffee to anyone who drops by."



  • Chinese Movie Database Blog

    "I want to use the blog to not only discuss the development of Chinese Movie Database, but also the movie news that interests me, and my experiences of movie going, and perhaps other things."



  • China lawmaker proposes dog tax

    "A Chinese lawmaker has proposed a tax on urban dog-owners to curb growing numbers of the animals and to fight rabies, state media has reported."



  • Property rights in China: China's next revolution

    "A new property law is a breakthrough, even though it raises hopes that one-party rule may dash"


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    By Dan Washburn in on March 13, 2007 8:35 PM

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    Today's Links: Stocks, migrants and dancing gangs


  • Chinese man dies during gaming session

    "The 26-year-old man, surnamed Zhang from the city of Jinzhou, died Saturday after a marathon gaming session from what a doctor said was overwork and obesity."



  • Tom Online apologizes to The Beijing News for copyright violation

    "Tom Online apologized to The Beijing News for republishing articles from the paper without authorization between 2003 and 2006 and will provide compensation, Tom Online said in a statement."



  • China Confirms Human Case of Bird Flu

    "In the latest case, in coastal Fujian province, Xinhua said a 44-year-old farmer with the surname Li was diagnosed on Feb. 18 after he developed a fever and began coughing."



  • China stocks rebound 4 pct from Tuesday's plunge

    "China's main stock index, blamed for a global market sell-off, rebounded 4 percent on Wednesday and erased nearly half of the previous day's losses as investors saw no fundamental reason for the turmoil."



  • DiCaprio to join hollywood version of "Confession of Pain"

    "The Hollywood Reporter says that William Monahan, the screenwriter for "The Departed," is writing a script for the new film."



  • Taxi ad ban suggested for disturbing passengers

    "Tang said passengers pay fares for riding taxis rather than watching ads, and taxi companies earn money from these ads while passengers' fares are not reduced."



  • Gang arrested for sexy shows

    "Police said the dancers posed suggestively in almost transparent clothing and invited some audience members on stage with them."



  • City busts dancing porn ring in Pudong

    "Tickets of the show were not sold in public and the audiences were induced to buy tickets at 40 yuan (US$5.16) for each show. The ballroom staged six to eight half-hour shows every day. The audiences were mainly middle-aged and old men." Induced.



  • Fujian on high alert after human case of bird flu confirmed

    "Local markets for live fowls and processed fowl products have been suspended of trading since a new case of human infection of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus was found in Jian'ou, a city in east China's Fujian Province, late last month."



  • China's migrants face widespread abuse, report finds

    "China's migrant workers are becoming an "urban underclass," held down by economic exploitation and residency rules that deny them access to medical, housing and education benefits, Amnesty International said in a report released Thursday."



  • China May Fight England, U.S. to Host 2018 World Cup

    "You can already see what they did with the women's World Cup, they turned it into a great show,'' Blatter told reporters today in London. "But I'm not a prophet. I can't see where the World Cup is going.''



  • China seeks to slam brakes on bicycle thieves

    "People who provide the police with clues resulting in arrest of more than 15 bike pilferers and seizure of over 50 stolen bikes will, as of Wednesday, be awarded a maximum of 5,000 yuan ($625)," Xinhua news agency quoted Ma Weiya, an official with the Ministry of Public Security, as saying.



  • Shanghainese spend 14,762 yuan per capita

    "Shanghai citizens' living expenditures reached 14,762 yuan (US$1,905) per capita last year, growing 7.2 percent from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday."



  • China selloff shows rising global status

    "Even though it is difficult for foreign investors to penetrate the Chinese markets, there are still 295 stocks from the greater China region that trade on the New York Stock Exchange."


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    By Dan Washburn in on March 1, 2007 6:44 PM

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    Alexa's top 100 websites in China (including eBay)

    We were checking something on Alexa's traffic ranking page today and we noticed a collection of country links. We hadn't seen this before so we decided to check out the most popular websites in China. Alexa says, "This list refers to the most popular sites among users in the country, not sites hosted in the country," but it's important to note that Alexa's traffic ranking, while widely used, are definitely not without controversy. According to Alexa, "Alexa computes traffic rankings by analyzing the Web usage of millions of Alexa Toolbar users." Shanghaiist is not an Alexa Toolbar user — we can't be, because we are not Windows users, and if we were, we wouldn't use Internet Explorer. So, you see the numbers are a little skewed, but for China they might be pretty accurate, since everyone uses Windows and IE. Although we have no clue how many Chinese internet users use the Alexa Toolbar. Anyway, here's the Top 10:

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    By Dan Washburn in , on December 21, 2006 12:22 PM

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    Shanghaiist steering clear of suggesting sex

    Which should at least ensure that our Friday nights out are slap-free. From the North Korea Times, a piece about censorship:

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    By Nick W in , on May 3, 2006 7:44 PM

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    End near for Skype in China?

    Gadget blog Engadget brings us the latest news on Skype in China:

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    By Dan Washburn in , on March 22, 2006 11:37 AM

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    Damn you, China Telecom!

    China's internet thugs are are it again, this time attempting to block popular internet telephony services, namely Shanghaiist favorite Skype:

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    By Dan Washburn in on September 12, 2005 11:39 AM

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