This week in Shanghaiist
Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the year 2007:
Continue reading "Top stories for the year 2007"
1
For more del.icio.us links, visit the Shanghaiist Contribute page, which is updated throughout the day.
Photo by Mike Chen found via the Shanghaiist Contribute page.
For more del.icio.us links, visit the Shanghaiist Contribute page, which is updated throughout the day.
Photo by sheniferous found via the Shanghaiist Contribute page.
Results tagged “virginia”
add to digg
add to stumble upon
add to reddit
email this
add to facebook... in Shanghai, North Korea, that is. Are you willing to make the big move, just to get out of the heat? This wasn't a mistake by AccuWeather.com though. There is a Shanghai in Hwanghae-Bukto in North Korea. In fact, there is a grand total of eight Shanghai's in the world, six of which are in the US. Apparently, you can also find Shanghai's in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Does anyone know if we missed any other Shanghai out?
Continue reading "It's 23 degrees in Shanghai..."
So while we're nursing our hangovers from last night's party and trying to get the damn Beatles songs out of our minds, it dawned on us that not so long ago, we wrote our very first entry here on Shanghaiist, and since then, two years have passed! In the meanwhile, the poor bloggers at Shanghaiist have been so busy trying to keep you entertained and supplementing our meagre writer salaries by peddling strange stuff on the internet that it seems we forgot to celebrate our first birthday!
Continue reading "Hey Shanghai, we are TWO!"
"But four years after she retired at 26 with nothing but an elementary school education and a body crippled by sports injuries, the former marathon champion says she has been duped."
"Beijing's waterways suffer from severe pollution. But even if they did not, the residents of the capital might present an even greater threat, writes Dongting Lu."
"The report shows that the price of second hand houses in most large cities including Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou soared in 2006 while the renting price were stable."
"China’s aggressive posture was on display this week at a UN meeting on climate change in Bangkok, when Beijing’s representatives tried to ensure the conference communiqué specifically blamed industrialised nations for global warming."
"A police officer with the Dalian Railroad Department fired five shots to kill a family of three who had showed up to demand compensation. The local government and publicity department censored all news."
"Gym staff recognized Freeman immediately from his photo posted on the Department of Justice Web site; computer records showed he registered under the name John Freeman and listed a Suzhou cellphone number as a contact."
"Hong Kong's commissioner for transport Robert Footman refused to allow the number plate Zestra because it is the name of a feminine arousal oil used widely in the city of 6.9 million."
"In fairness, much of the mainstream Chinese press refrained from using the April 16 tragedy as a vehicle to criticize the United States."
"Posters telling travelers how to behave appear in almost every train station, bus stop, hotel and scenic spot. 'We are treated like little kids,' Luan said."
"It is not forgotten any more, thanks to a band of internet campaigners who have exposed the shameful truth: the schoolchildren perished because they were ordered to sit down in their theatre seats so that Communist party officials could leave first."
"China's smog-choked capital and the financial hub of Shanghai have agreed to close their roads for the country's first "no car" day, along with over 100 other cities." Mark Sept. 22 on your calendars.
"Local media report that Google (GOOG) China will make a major adjustment on its regional functions and move its marketing headquarters and client service department from Beijing to Shanghai and its engineering institute from Shanghai to Beijing."
"... China’s total power generating capacity doubled to 700 gigawatts! The fruits of those efforts are now dazzlingly manifest: by the end of next year, China will have an electricity surplus. Shanghai will once more be a ‘switched-on city’."
"Police found a body in Xinkaihe watercourse on Friday. It was later identified as a driver surnamed Shen, who had been missing since April 15. The three suspects ... stole Shen's motorcycle, phone and cash, and then forced him to jump into the water."
"Citing unnamed sources briefed on the talks, the New York Times reported Saturday that preliminary exchanges have started and that league officials would prefer the arch-rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to be the teams going to Asia."
"China's top family planning body has warned that the world's most populous country could face a "population rebound" because the newly rich are ignoring population control laws and because of early marriages in rural areas, state media said Monday."
"China's State Council Work Safety Committee issued an urgent circular on Sunday, requiring the transportation, chemical and mining sectors to take strict precautions against serious accidents."
"While many say it's an unworkable plan, the country is seeking a more sophisticated approach to recycling."
"The sequel approach to Shanghai’s resurgence is certainly seductive ... and it captures some aspects of what is going on. But the Shanghai-is-back-as-a-Paris-of-the-East line can obscure some key contrasts between past and present."
"The fitment expense accounts for 42.16 percent, goods for a new house take up over 18 percent, wedding cost 19.70 percent, other expenses like wedding clothing, the honeymoon travel account for about 15 percent."
"Sydney FC are on course to attract their biggest attendance of the Asian Champions League campaign - and perhaps their biggest home crowd in 15 months - at next Wednesday night's must-win match at Aussie Stadium."
For more del.icio.us links, visit the Shanghaiist Contribute page, which is updated throughout the day.
Photo by Mike Chen found via the Shanghaiist Contribute page.
Continue reading "Today's Links: Murder, rape and 'no car' day"
Shanghaiist thinks there aren’t enough cars in Shanghai. The air, quite frankly, is incredibly clean. There’s nary a spot of traffic. And really, couldn’t taxi drivers be more conscientious by honking their horns just a LITTLE more often? Shanghai needs more cars. Definitely. And what better place to encourage additional consumption than the Shanghai Auto Show!
Continue reading "2007 Shanghai Auto Show roundup"
For most of the day yesterday, we here at Shanghaiist were wondering if we should post anything about the horrific mass shooting at Virginia Tech, a university in the United States. On the surface, the answer should have been an easy "no" — Blacksburg, Virginia, is nowhere near Shanghai. But news started to trickle in about the suspected killer: He was Asian, possibly Chinese. And then, yesterday morning, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed posted a story labeled "exclusive" that started out like this:
Continue reading "And so the Virginia Tech killer wasn't from China after all"
"She said the gunman 'was just a normal-looking kid, Asian, but he had on a Boy Scout-type outfit. He wore a tan button-up vest, and this black vest, maybe it was for ammo or something.'"
"The 24-year-old man arrived in San Francisco on United Airlines on Aug. 7 on a visa issued in Shanghai, the source said. Investigators have not linked him to any terrorist groups, the source said."
"The gunman who shot up a Virginia university and killed at least 33 people including himself was an Asian student who had quarrelled with his girlfriend just before the shooting spree, a Taiwanese student said Tuesday."
"The gunman found dead today by authorities from apparently self-inflicted wounds was described by an injured student to MSNBC as a college-aged Asian with a maroon hat and black leather jacket." Just because his visa was issued in Shanghai does not mean he is from Shanghai.
"No Chinese students have been found among the dozens of victims in Monday's shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia." Except for, maybe, the killer.
"Shanghai's oldest luxury hotel, Peace Hotel, has been closed for a US$65m restoration and is expected to reopen in 2010."
"McDonald's China has promised to establish trade union branches in its 40 restaurants in the eastern Zhejiang province this year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) said Monday."
"Some interesting variations by Chinese sports shoe companies on one of the world’s most famous logos." Also 'borrowed' from are Diadora and Mizuno.
"The bones are used for traditional Chinese medicine and the claws are worn by some men as pendants in the hope of increasing their virility."
"The Consumer Council in Hong Kong warns that excessive consumption of dried squid snacks could result in arsenic poisoning, leading to chronic pathological liver disorder." Good thing we can't stand the stuff.
"Google may face legal action after admitting to unauthorised use of data from Chinese internet portal Sohu in its own Chinese translation software."
"The U.S. government's accusation that China's market access restrictions on films, books and audiovisual products are leading to rampant piracy does not stand up," Wang told a news conference in Beijing.
"They said the fourth-year undergraduate was an introvert who was working as an intern in a local company. She was reportedly pessimistic about over the demanding job last week." Happened in Changning District around midnight.
"Zhu Jun, owner of Shenhua soccer club, is countersuing his neighbors in a dispute about a wall that allegedly blocks sunlight." On Xingguo Road.
"After This Our Exile, which tells the story of a gambling addict who forces his son to steal to make ends meet, won best film, director and screenplay."
Photo by sheniferous found via the Shanghaiist Contribute page.
Continue reading "Today's Links: Murderers, McD's and squid snacks"
At least that's what celeb writer Yu Qiuyu (余秋雨) said at a recent public function. From Slate Indiaenews.com we found this report:
Continue reading "Shanghai is the cultural capital of ... Shanghai"
We are loving the blue skies. They make the happiest city in China even happier. They just have a way of making things seem better. When traveling through China, our perceptions of a place are often influenced heavily by the blueness of the sky -- how else can we explain not hating Lanzhou?
Continue reading "Blue skies, smilin' at us"
While blizzards continue to threaten some 200,000 people in Xinjiang, China released the official death toll for natural disasters in 2005:
Continue reading "Dead Serious: China's 2005 natural disaster and accident stats"
Watch out! The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) is moving toward "real professionaliztion." Their grand scheme, called the "Polarstar Project," launches this Sunday with the start of the 2005-2006 season, the league's tenth year of existence.
Continue reading "Vigorous CBA, it's your time!"
« Previous
1
Next »