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Chinese Soundbites Podcast: The Flood of 2008 Welcome to the newest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. This week Jenny and Amber talk about the drenching Shanghai received on Monday. It was a case of flooding worse than any in recent memory, but it actually had a surprising effect on the commuters caught in the maelstrom. Vocabulary:...

Video: Counterstrike in Beijing's Jianwai SOHO complex Danwei points us to this creatively produced video of a counterstrike battle set in Beijing's mixed-use office and residential complex Jianwai SOHO. No news on whether the anti-terrorism officials are freaking out yet....

Pussies will soon fly in Sichuan province Several tomcats in Sichuan province have started to develop fur-covered wings and while their owners have attributed the strange growth to the hot summer spell and stress from having too many female cats desiring to mate with them (!), scientists think otherwise. The cats have caused a sensation, attracting large crowds of people to behold the unusual sight. More from The Telegraph:Although the growths appear fluffy, they contain bone. But veterinary experts say that despite...

Live Music: Institutional Crush, Life Journey and more Olympics are over and that means we can expect more live shows to start creeping into our weekends. Tonight, Institutional Crush, an old metal band from Changchun is heading to Live Bar to show the youngsters how to properly head bang. Yuyintang is trying something a bit different; with a night of local DJs that includes B6 and Fish, two members of the infamous Antidote crew. Saturday, mellow electro outfit, Life Journey, will be at...

China's CNOOC to invest 6.6 bln dlrs in oil refining: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the nation's third largest oil producer, will spend 6.6 billion dollars to nearly double the capacity of a major refinery project, state media said Friday.

China warns on rural, urban income gap: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) The income gap between urban and rural areas in China is the worst in a generation, state media reported Friday, five years after leaders made equality a top policy aim.

Report says China offered widespread help on nukes (USA Today) China gave Pakistan the blueprint for an atomic bomb, testing the finished product in 1990, and unveiled a sophisticated nuclear weapons complex to visiting U.S. scientists in the last decade, report former weapons lab officials.

China Nabs Gold In Iraq Oil Race (Forbes) China National Petroleum Corp. made headlines by securing a $3 billion oil services deal with the country.

China's tallest building to open in Shanghai (AP via Yahoo! News) China's tallest building, the 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center, will open to the public on Saturday, 14 years after its developer began the project.

Shanghai jaywalkers to be shamed (BBC News) Jaywalkers in China's bustling commercial capital, Shanghai, face being photographed and publicly shamed by police, a report says.

Shanghai jaywalkers face TV shame: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) Shanghai jaywalkers face public humiliation as police plan to start broadcasting images of their offences on television to shame them into respecting traffic rules, local media said Thursday.

Shanghai police to shame jaywalkers on TV (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Shanghai police will post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on TV in a bid to shame them out of breaking traffic rules, local media reported on Thursday.

8/29: YuYinTang RMB Party

8/30: Life Journey Summer Tour

8/30: Life Journey Summer Tour

8/30: Wangjianshuo's Blog Meetup

9/1: Zapata's Massive Mondays

9/3: China International Footwear Fair - Moda Shanghai 2008

9/3: THE 2ND ANNUAL Loyalty Programmes China 2008

9/4: Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's: Usain Bolt Appreciation Party

9/8: Zapata's Massive Mondays

9/10: British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Conference: Creating a Sustainable & Responsible Enterprise in China

9/11: Enter the Green Dragon: China's Built Environment Value Chain Goes Green

9/11: Enter the Green Dragon: China's Built Environment Value Chain Goes Green

9/11: Mergers & Acquisitions - the China Factor

9/15: Zapata's Massive Mondays

9/17: China International Hardware Show 2008

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.

10.08.2005 (41 new)

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

10.08.2005 (57 new)

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

10.08.2005 (14 new)

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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