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Toyota says Prius is an easy fix
Troubled carmaker Toyota has announced the problem attributed to brakes on its Prius model has now been fixed....
McDonald's sets record in Russia
US-based McDonald's has marked 20 years of business in Russia....
Reese Witherspoon dating agent?
London, Feb 5 : Actress Reese Witherspoon is now rumored to be dating a Hollywood talent agent - just days after she was falsely linked to Scottish actor Gerard Butler....
PCB chief Butt denies sleeping during Pak NA sports committee meeting
Karachi, Feb.5 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has rebuffed media reports which quoted Sindh Sports minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, as saying that he took a nap during the National ...
Indo-Pak conflicting security concerns in Afghanistan'dilemma' for US: Holbrooke
Washington, Feb.5 : US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the conflicting security concerns of countries like India and Pakistan...
US not to play 'intermediary' in Indo-Pak talks: Holbrooke
Washington, Feb.5 : The United States has once again rejected the notion regarding it playing a role of an 'intermediary' between India and Pakistan to help both nuclear...
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Guus Hiddink kan telefoontje verwachten uit China
Het is al jaren kommer en kwel in het Chinese voetbal. Lege stadions, corrupte omkopende voetbalmanagers, spelers die niet betaald krijgen, gefixte wedstrijden en belabberde resultaten van het nationale team (nummer 87 op de wereldranglijst). De problemen in de kapot......
Praktische glazenwasser op Pudong Airport
Tsja, is er een meer efficiënte manier? (Via Shanghaiist)...
Wat hebben de metro, China Mobile, restaurants, winkelcentra, hotellobby’s, treinen, vliegtuigen en Chinese scholen in China met elkaar gemeen? Voor degene die het eerst het goede antwoord geeft, ligt een cd van Kenny G. klaar......
Mediaconsumptie in China - enkele tips
Voor iedereen die op de een of andere manier interesse heeft in de ontwikkelingen in China is er op internet een woud aan websites en blogs te vinden. Zelf volg ik de nieuwsontwikkelingen hier via Chinese media, buitenlandse kranten (FT/WSJ/SCMP),......
Even de marathon lopen in 2.34 uur en dan naar de universiteit
Niet alles is altijd wat het lijkt in China. Een snel oordeel vellen is soms gevaarlijk. Neem het nieuws over de vals spelende marathonlopers tijdens de marathon in de Chinese kustplaats Xiamen. Op het eerste gezicht vraag je je af......
Shanghai Expo wordt toch nog haastklus
Het bijna 70 meter hoge China-paviljoen De belangstelling voor de komende wereldtentoonstelling in Shanghai is zo groot dat drie maanden voor de start al 20 miljoen toegangskaarten zijn verkocht. Burgemeester van Sjanghai Han Zheng voorspelt dat het eerder verwachte aantal......
American McGee's Blog
DexIQ 1.1 Screenshot While the Spicy Pony team is hard at work on their new concept (Crooked House) they’ve found time to update their first release, DexIQ. The original DexIQ presented a unique challenge among iPhone games: Two games played simultaneously and geared towards challenging both your IQ and your dexterity....
Peter Ha over at App Club has posted a DexIQ challenge: It’s a relatively simple game that tests both dexterity and IQ – hence the name DexIQ. It’s a fun little game that only costs $0.99. Despite the graphics, the game is challenging as can be. It makes my brain...
Off the Map in China Gamasutra has posted an interview by Christian Nutt with your truly. It begins with… Famous for his work with id Software and on EA-published cult classic Alice, American McGee set up shop in Shanghai, China, in 2007 with his new studio, Spicy Horse. Though the company’s first...
I’m always amazed when I hear of friends spending $350USD or more per day for hotels in Shanghai. Sure, they’re nice… but if you’re hardly in them, what’s the point. So I’m glad to read the WSJ has an article highlighting the many fine and cheap hotel options available across...
Merry Christmas from the Insane Children and Spicy Horse! Ever wonder why the Insane Children are insane? Mad looks, twitchy fingers, exposed brains - all symptoms of playing too much DexIQ!...
iPhone Developer “Spicy Pony” Launched
Quick on the heels of news that the iPhone is gaining traction in China, Shanghai-based Spicy Horse gives birth to a mobile division aptly named "Spicy Pony". Last week the Pony quietly released its first app - the unique brain trainer "DexIQ". This week it makes official its entry into...
Style Shanghai
Hi guys, if you are using free proxie*s make sure to update them when they say there's an available update coz as we all know, it keeps it from being blocked again or being discovered. Anyway, there's another proxy I discovered this week. And it's working yeah but sometimes it gets...
For my Project 365, this was taken on Cecilia's Party. It's her birthday a few days ago and we celebrated on a friday. It was so cool to hang out with them coz we share the same language and I don't have a lot of chance to be with them...
I started my Project 365 since January 1, 2010. Thank goodness even with my busy schedule I still managed to keep it up. Anyway, I thought since I have this blog, I'll post the pictures here if it was taken in Shanghai. This is the view from my bedroom taken today....
Question of the Week: When is the Blackberry RIM service going to be available in Shanghai?
I'm talking about the RIM service okay, I know there's plenty of blackberry in the market but I want to know how much it costs to have the RIM activated. I don't know I just want to be connected all the time. Also I think blackberry is cool to have!...
Everywhere I go, there's a SALE sign in Shanghai screaming at me!!! Asking me to have a look and so in order to save up, I tried to avoid my favorite places in Shanghai hahaha. I don't know what's wrong with me, why I'm torturing myself too much haha...but I...
Hi everyone! I can't wait for winter to be over and I could be back to wearing normal clothes. In fact, I'm gonna design my summer clothes. Hahahah. That's the spirit! Thank goodness my flat now is ultra-warm thanks to my heaters, I've got 3 could you believe that? Yeah, I'm...
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Europe debt fears hit Asia stocks
Asian shares fall heavily as concerns about government debt levels in Europe continue to hit global stock markets....
Bolt to start 2010 with 400m run
Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt will make his 2010 track comeback over 400m in Jamaica on Saturday 13 February....
Chinese planes challenge Boeing and Airbus
The biggest potential threat to the global dominance of Western aircraft makers has been unveiled at the Singapore Air Show by Chinese rival Comac....
China police chief stands trial
Former senior police chief Wen Qiang faces charges of corruption, rape and protecting gangs in Chongqing, China....
Some striking images from around the world on 1 February 2010....
Obama and China give markets January blues
BBC World Business Report's Jamie Robertson looks back at the past month on the markets when President Obama's banking reform proposals and concerns about China made investors nervous....
Shanghai Tech Writer
Serving Breakfast at Work Today
Serving Breakfast at Work Today is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Serving Breakfast at Work Today is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer When I got to work this morning, I saw caterers busy in the kitchen preparing various trays of food! I was surprised because they usually come around 10ish...
Mobsters iPhone Playdom IDs to Grow Your Mob
Mobsters iPhone Playdom IDs to Grow Your Mob is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Mobsters iPhone Playdom IDs to Grow Your Mob is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Recently, I’ve been playing the Mobsters: Big Apple app on the iPhone. It’s an online multiplayer mafia game where you complete missions,...
iPhone OS 3 Built-in Chinese Pinyin IME Works Poorly
iPhone OS 3 Built-in Chinese Pinyin IME Works Poorly is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer iPhone OS 3 Built-in Chinese Pinyin IME Works Poorly is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer The other day, I wrote about how easy it was to use Google Pinyin to input Chinese characters on the...
Fixing Wordpress Allowed Memory Size
Fixing Wordpress Allowed Memory Size is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Fixing Wordpress Allowed Memory Size is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer I tried upgrading to WordPress 2.9 and got this error message: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted To fix this memory size error, follow the instructions below: Open...
Joining the Society of Technical Communication (STC)
Joining the Society of Technical Communication (STC) is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Joining the Society of Technical Communication (STC) is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer I joined the Society of Technical Communication (STC) back in September when I first joined Google. This is my first time joining STC and...
Vote for Barbie the Computer Engineer
Vote for Barbie the Computer Engineer is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer Vote for Barbie the Computer Engineer is a post from: Shanghai Tech Writer This is totally random, but I came across a link to the Barbie website where you can vote for Barbie’s next career. Among the five choices...
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Shanghai to provide high-quality financial services for World Expo (People's Daily)
East China's Shanghai City will provide high-quality financial services for the upcoming World Expo, a Chinese municipal official told Xinhua here on Thursday. Fang Xinghai, director of the Financial Service Office of Shanghai, said all prepartions were in place to support the financial needs of visitors and participants. Fang, who...
CREO to list on Shanghai stock market (Irish Examiner)
CHINA Real Estate Opportunities is to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange to achieve a share price closer to the company’s real net asset value....
Shanghai Prohibits Public Displays of Pajamas (GOOD)
Here's a troubling piece of news for Far East fans of cozy flannel prints: Shanghai officials are aiming to crack down on the wearing of pajamas in public. From Boing Boing: The wearing of colorful, boldly-printed pajamas in public has been popular in the city for years, and well-documented on...
World Expo 2010 Shanghai tickets generate intense online buzz (Press Release Network)
The opening ceremony may still be months away, but World Expo 2010 Shanghai already features as a focus of intense discussion within China's thriving Social Media platforms. Ticket prices, ticket promotions and ways to purchase tickets were the hottest topics in December 2009. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]...
Students from Shanghai Jiaotong University have been crowned the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Champions. Sponsored by IBM , the competition took place today at Harbin Engineering University in Harbin, China, home of the International Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival....
Video tour of Russian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
The construction and operation of the Russian pavilion at the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 will cost over 1 billion rubles ($33 million)....
Shanghai Scrap
I’ve been facing the working journo’s version of a devil’s cocktail: multiple deadlines mixed with lots of travel. But despite my burdens, I was still able to take note of Daily Beast’s over-the-top effort to render recent diplomatic spats between the US and China into something … scary. Specifically, a...
Christmas Tree Recycling, Shanghai Style.
Regular readers may recall this blog’s comprehensive survey of 141 Shanghai Christmas trees, posted in December. Ever since and, really, before, Shanghai Scrap has taken a keen interest in these Western holiday accessories: who owns them, why, and what happens to them after Christmas. One answer suggests that certain Christmas...
Tomorrow at 12:30 PM, the US-China Business Council [USCBC] and the US Information Technology Office [USITO] in Beijing will host a luncheon briefing featuring Tim Stafford, an assistant US Trade Representative, and Dr. Ira Kasoff, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia. According to the notice for the event...
Tears of Mermaids: The Chinese Pearl Revolution
I’m tied down on deadline today (breaking only for the inaugural meeting of the Shanghai Metals Club – more on that another time), but I would be seriously out of line if I didn’t alert folks to a couple of fascinating posts on the Chinese pearl industry over at Deep...
The Pride of the High Seas, Reduced.
I like scrap yards; I’m fascinated by what happens to the things that developed societies don’t want anymore; and I’m even more fascinated by the ingenuity that developing societies do with those throwaways. Scrap yards are not, by their very nature, sentimental places, and I really can’t say that I’ve...
If you write it, I.M Pei will come? Not exactly.
Earlier this week I was skimming my favorite state-owned Chinese newspapers when I came across this rather startling People’s Daily headline regarding I.M. Pei, the last of the great modernist architects: According to the article, the developer of the museum “has invested 50 million yuan to invite Pei to design the...
Shanghai Expat Life
I always feel sad and nostalgic when I think of the past...Look at these photos of the Shanghai of "yesteryear"...more...
Just got an email.. so it seems I have won some type of Blog Award. My first! Woohoo!...
Shanghai - the most beautiful city in the world
I found this really beautiful and moving promotional video about Shanghai (promoting it for the 2010 World Expo)The cities with the most beautiful skylines in the world rated by National Geographic are as follows:1. Hong Kong, China2. Chicago, USA3. Shanghai, China4. New York City, USA5. Tokyo, Japan6. Singapore7. Toronto, Canada8....
The Gubei Road Shanghai big tree flower sculpture is in Lyon France!
Photos by: randyi66, spiky247, Diamond Header and kl loth on Flickr.Sorry I have been away for so long. To make up for it though, I have one heck of a crazy post for y'all.I have stumbled upon something very very interesting, by chance.I have discovered that there is a twin...
World Airport AwardsThe winners for 2009 are...1. Incheon, Seoul, South Korea2. Hong Kong, Hong Kong3. Singapore Changi, Singapore4. Zurich, Switzerland5. Munich, Germany6. Kansai, Osaka, Japan7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8. Amsterdam, Netherlands9. Centrair, Nagoya, New Zealand10. Auckland, New Zealand...
Hope you make and eat lots of zongzis...
Shanghai Daily Photo
Taken @ Railway station, shanghai Well, not a good photo, I just want to say something about the changes here. I dont know other cities, but in Shanghai you can use this called “TVM” machine to buy the D series train tickets. But they didnt put on very useful instructive info....
Taken @ shen jia zhai road, shanghai That morning I went to the railway station to get my ticket, and because of large amount of the passengers, the Railway station built some temporary tunnel and installed 200 ticket-selling windows. After rain, those under-construction roads turned very muddy and dirty. But who cares?...
Taken @ huai hai road, shanghai Before the new Tiger year, we need clean our houses/apts to to welcome the new Spring, so do the buildings....
Taken @ Northern Square of the railway station, shanghai The Spring Festival is coming soon, and people start to prepare for the trip to back hometown to visit parents / family. And yes, I am one of them too. Yesterday I spent 6 hours there to wait in line to get...
Taken @ Jiang su road, shanghai Well, busy weekend… I didnt have time to rest because of the work from gallery. Even tired, but its interesting. Then we went to get some hotpot for the tired working people. This is a quite good hotpot restaurant which is called ” little...
Wikio - Shanghai
Video tour of Russian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 (Ria Novosti)
The construction and operation of the Russian pavilion at the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 will cost over 1 billion rubles ($33 million).Source : Ria Novosti (subscribe)Explore : Asia, China, Russia, World...
Weekendist: Hope for Haiti night, comedy & fuzzy critters (Shanghaiist)
Every Friday, Weekendist brings you our picks of the best of what's coming in the next three days. This weekend's going to provide some fun and entertainment for all ages - it's like Chucky Cheese's, at least until the guy in the giant mouse costume starting getting a lil' creepy....
China goes car crazy (New Zealand Herald )
In a sprawling factory south of Shanghai, Li Shufu, the self-made Chinese billionaire who is poised to buy Volvo from Ford, is presiding over a new-model launch party. If he has any concerns that his Geely Automobile Holdings' rising...Source : New Zealand Herald (subscribe)Explore : Asia, China, New...
Shanghai wishing on a fading Disney star (Asia Times)
China's financial center, Shanghai, may be losing its warm, fuzzy feelings over getting the third Disneyland theme park in Asia, scheduled to open in 2014. As the city's politicians look south to the magic kingdom in Hong Kong, where the reality of losses mock the expectations of a bonanza for...
South Africa: World Cup Mascot Factory Probed (All Africa)
THE Global Brands Group (GBG) is leading an investigation into Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products and Gifts, the Chinese factory that has been criticised for making the official World Cup mascot, Zakumi, under poor working conditions.Source : All Africa (subscribe)Explore : Africa, Asia, China, Southern Africa, World...
Tainted milk: the melamine crackdown (Shanghaiist)
Four people have been arrested in Northern China in response to a crackdown on milk products tainted with melamine, the same industrial chemical held responsible for six deaths and sickening 300,000 in 2008. This time the culprit is Lekang Dairy and three of its' senior employees already arrested - although...
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Like a pilgrimage, we sought the source of reputed dumplings in Crystal Mall, Bby. It’s on the...
Preface This past Thursday for work, we had our annual Spring Festival dinner banquet to celebrate t...
Marketing at its finest. Things at work have been significantly better since I’ve come back fr...
I got to Hung Hom station around 2:00 PM as it suggested on the ticket. Exchanged HKD to RMB. I trie...
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W+K Shanghai
经过两个月的准备，我终于满足了一个心愿：去西班牙过圣诞和新年。 我只拜访了马德里，托雷多，萨拉曼卡和阿维拉。 After planned for two months, I finally made my little dream come true: I spent Xmas and New Year in Spain. I only visited Madrid, Toledo, Salamanca and Ávila. 马德里：首都城市，适合漫步探寻。我最喜欢皇宫和普拉多博物馆。 Madrid: It is a capital city you can roam and explore whole day long; I really like the Royal Palace and Prado Museum. 托雷多：它曾是西班牙的首都，直到1560....
哥本哈根世界气候大会的会议结果让人失望，希望所有人都能关注我们的生存环境，如果环境继续恶化下去，首先遭殃的很可能先是野生动物，所以做了这个木板雕刻“长颈鹿化石”。不希望等到这些动物灭绝以后，只能在化石上去想像这些美丽的生灵。保护环境，从我做起。 ps: 一个可以降低碳排放的生活小贴士：离开公司，请关闭电脑。 The result of Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference disappointed me a lot. I really hope all of us could pay close attention to the environmental condition around us. If the environment continues deteriorating, wild animals will be the first victim. That’s why I made the “fossil of giraffe”. I...
今天是Yaya在W+K上海工作的最后一天。转眼你来到这里已经有一年半的时间了。感谢你的加入，你的付出，你带给我们的欢乐。我们会时常想念你的。 Today is Yaya’s last day at W+K Shanghai. It’s been such a crazy year and a half since she joined here. You’re doing a great job and brought a lot of happiness since you came here. We will most definitely miss you, yaya. XOXO~...
Arkitip Issue No. 0053X: John Jay x Alex Calderwood
The x has become a ubiquitous, sometimes overused mark of collaboration in streetwear. But the poet Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.” X已经成为无所不在的一个符号，有时候在街头服饰的融合中都被滥用了，但是芥川龙之介曾经说过：“单个的我们是一滴水，但联合起来就是海洋。” That philosophy is the inspiration for the latest Arkitip, curated by Alex Calderwood (Ace Hotel) and our very own John Jay. For...
While in Portland, Francis and I stopped by the Jelly Gen show at the Goldsmith Gallery, curated by Studio J, John Jay’s studio. John put together an impressive roster of Chinese-born artists, designers, musicians who were born in the ’80’s and ’90’s. Most I had never heard of, but who...
“Love Noise” was chosen as one of “The 10 Best Campaign in China in 2009″ by Adage China
2009年12月17日—Adage China刊登新闻稿，评选出2009年度10大杰出营销活动，匡威的爱噪音也榜上有名。 名单次序依照营销活动的出街时间来排列。当时匡威的原始报道标题为“匡威以独立摇滚的名义贩售球鞋”。 这个系列评选由Adage China发起，记者Normandy Madden形容道：“全球的市场人都在寻找革新的方法，将品牌内容、互动媒体以及音乐巧妙运用到广告中，这点我们从中国市场学到了很多，今年一些营销活动的形成带来了高质量的作品。 以创意和灵感作为准则，W+K紧跟中国本土文化并深入挖掘本土人物的形成和发展。对中国的创意族群保持高度的热情和真诚，在设计、艺术、视频及音乐领域发掘中国年轻人的才能，鼓励并引导他们成为具有扎实基础，开放思想以及全球视野的新型创意人员。 任何形式的肯定都是我们迈向未来的动力，2010，我们来了！ 17th, Dec. 2009- Adage China today released the news letter on a sort of conclusion for 2009 including a list called “The 10 Best Campaign in China in 2009″, Converse’s Love Noise Campaign was on. The list is in order in which each campaign was rolled out. The...