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This Week on Shanghaiist Dedric Lam told us about social network addicts, iPhones and Androids.Ada Fredelius informed us of the birthday party that British commies threw for China.Sue Anne Tay told us "drill, baby, drill" isn't going to solve Shanghai's sinking problem.James Creegan spotted an interesting No Smoking sign at Matsuri Express.Wee Ling Soh was disappointed that Linkin Park's China show has now been called off.Abe Deyo complained of a fairly dead weekend in live music.Kenneth Tan was amused...

M1NT's Soft Opening: Pros and Cons Everyone likes a good party, especially one with free flow champagne like last night’s M1NT pre-launch. In spite of the copious amounts of alcohol, we are sad to say this exclusive billionaire-millionaire club opened not with a bang, but with a pop. As an old China hand, maybe Shanghaiist is just too jaded to enjoy the hype, but here's our summary of Shanghai's newest club. The Good All black decor, very classy looking.Cathedral ceilings with...

Tonight: Neil Landstrumm, Pacou celebrate Void's birthday In the past year, local techno strongmen Void have proven to be anything but. They've consistently rocked venues like LoGo and The Shelter every month, bringing one techno legend after another (see: Robert Hood, Traxx, etc). So it's only fitting that they celebrate their first birthday with not one, but TWO notable techno artists. First up is one of the most innovative techno artists of all time, Edinburgh's Neil Landstrumm. Since releasing the ground-breaking "Brown...

EU Trade Commissioner UK Business Secretary Peter Mandelson drinks Chinese milk, then gets diagnosed with kidney stone 9 days later On Sept 26, in Tianjin at the World Economic Forum, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson drank a glass of milk (click to see video) in front of the media to show his support for the Chinese dairy industry and said:The Europeans will continue to expect the highest standards, just as Chinese consumers are demanding the same…. But in the meantime I shall continue drinking my own favorite, er, milk, er, product, er, er, which I...

China vows stable growth in face of global turmoil (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China will maintain flexible and prudent macro-economic policies and seek to expand domestic demand in the face of a grim international economic environment, the country's ruling Communist Party said on Sunday.

China's communists set to approve key land reforms (AFP via Yahoo! News) China's ruling Communist Party was expected Sunday to approve a major economic reform plan that would let farmers trade and mortgage their right to land and bolster the nation's food security.

N.B.A. and Partner to Help Build 12 Arenas in China (New York Times) The N.B.A. and AEG will announce plans to design and operate at least a dozen arenas in China, extending the league?s presence in its largest foreign market.

China agrees land reform package (BBC News) China's leaders approve a package of rural reforms that could shape economic policy over coming years.

Crane collapse kills one, injures one in Shanghai (People's Daily) One person died and another was injured after a steel tube of a crane cracked in China's largest industry center of Shanghai at midday Sunday. The incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. at a construction site of an underground channel in Huangpu District, when the crane was working. A steel tube of the crane suddenly broke and collapsed, hitting two people. The dead was a native manager in his 50s, ...

Crane collapse kills one, injures one in Shanghai (China Economic Net) One person died and another was injured after a steel tube of a crane cracked in China's largest industry center of Shanghai at midday Sunday. The incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. at a construction site of an underground channel in Huangpu District, when the crane was working.

The Concubine of Shanghai, by Hong Ying, trs Liu Hong (Independent) In 1907, Cassia, an orphan from the country, is sold to a high-class Shanghai brothel-owner. With her big feet and big breasts, she is not regarded as a classic beauty and is employed only as a skivvy, but she soon becomes the favourite mistress of the boss of an underworld gang, the Hong Brotherhood. So begins a dazzling and dangerous career in a world of rigid protocol, strict hierarchy and ...

Iranian delegation arrives in Shanghai (Islamic Republic News Agency) Iran - China - Delegation A ten-member Iranian delegation led by Presidential Advisor for free trade zones Mahmoud Salahi arrived in Shanghai on Saturday.

10/22: Shanghai Shenhua v Shandong Luneng

10/25: *** microshelter - THE FINAL ONE ***

10/29: Shanghai Shenhua v Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

11/9: Shanghai Shenhua v Beijing Guoan

11/12: China Rail Transit Summit

11/26: Shanghai Shenhua v Changchun Yatai

12/6: Shanghai Shenhua v Zhejiang Lvcheng

12/11: Web & Wireless Geographical Information System 2008

7/27: Joint MobileMonday Singapore/Shanghai/Beijing Event

5/1: Expo 2010 - World Fair

5/1: Shanghai World Expo 2010

9/3: dubdog listen music

10.08.2005 (127 new)

Visit an old colonial island in Xiamen and huge earthen roundhouses in rural Fujian. Scenes from my National Day 2005 holiday.

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Go on the set for my very first infomercial! I play the role of “Dr. James,” inventor of a product called “Dolly.”

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Get some sweaty culture at the Asian Gaelic Games. Gaelic football comes to Shanghai!

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Jam with Xingfu 13 at the Shanghaiist.com launch party.

10.08.2005 (29 new)

Take a stroll through the Second Annual China International Adult Toys and Reproductive Health Exhibition, also known as the Adult Expo or the Adult-Care Expo.

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