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Escapist: Annual Harbin Ice and Sculpture Festival 2009 If you are stumped for things to do for Chinese New Year and the thought of Siberian-like cold and a hot bowl of borscht seem more appealing then the beaches of Boracay, perhaps Harbin is a city you might consider visiting. Harbin's annual ice and sculpture festival started this week and runs until the end of February, weather permitting. More from ChinaTravel.net after the jump: Photos by Jonathan Deves from Harbin Ice and Sculpture Festival...

Fancy a graduate ayi? The Philippines have been exporting college graduates to work as domestic helpers / maids in other countries for many years now, but now, their Chinese counterparts are looking to do the same domestically:DESPERATE Chinese graduates, facing grim job prospects amid slowing economic growth, are clamouring to find posts as nannies and domestic helpers for the rich in one southern province, state media reported on Wednesday. Thousands of university students had applied for nanny work through...

Video: Mass rally in Pyongyang, North Korea Tens of thousands of people gathered in Kim II Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday holding up banners with slogans including "Long live the Great Leader Kim Jong Il". Shanghaiist was amused to hear we're observing only a "Year of Friendship" with this country in 2009. We've always thought they were our BFF....

Tudou being sued for copyright infringement China Tech News reports that about 80 copyright holders will be ganging up on Tudou for copyright infringement. Some of these companies in the alliance include Joy.cn, Beijing Polybona Film Distribution, Beijing Orange Sky Entertainment Group and SFS Emperor and are said to be suing for RMB10 million. Tudou is a video sharing website that is bigger than YouTube in China showing 1.2 billion videos each month including bootlegged versions of TV shows and...

China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security.

China calls U.S. a hypocrite over human rights (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its own rights record was terrible.

US slams rights abuses in China, N.Korea and Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States has issued a new report saying China and Iran's rights records had worsened, and raising alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination against Muslims in Europe.

China fires back at US human rights criticisms (AP via Yahoo! News) China accused the United States of destabilizing the world economy and meddling in other countries' affairs Friday — its standard response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.

Copper in Shanghai Gains as Much as 0.8% to 59,800 Yuan a Ton (Bloomberg) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Copper on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained as much as 0.8 percent to 59,800 yuan a metric ton on Friday.

Szechuan Specialties at Shanghai 38, Chinese Restaurant,Sofitel Bangkok Silom (Thaipr.net) Throughout March, Shanghai 38, Sofitel Bangkok Silom, invites you to be enchanted with the special delicious Szechuan food which is well-known to be ‘spicy’.

Four more goodwill ambassadors selected for Shanghai Expo (People's Daily) Four more celebrities have been named goodwill ambassadors of the Shanghai Expo, the Shanghai Expo Bureau announced Friday. The four celebrity ambassadors are TV ancherperson Yang Lan, composer Tan Dun, Hong Kong pop star Andy Lau, and legendary gymnast Li Ning. The Shanghai Expo will roll out red carpet for the seven celebrity ambassadors, who also include film star Jackie Chan, basketballer ...

Evening event held in Belgrade to showcase aspects of Shanghai (People's Daily) An evening event showcasing the history, development and other aspects of Shanghai was held here Wednesday. In his opening speech, Goran Vasiljevic, president of Far East Society, made a detailed introduction to the history, social and cultural life, heritage, development, and other interesting aspects of Shanghai. His speech was aided by a slide-show of pictures. Marina Pop-Cenic, founder and ...