Tag Archives: china

Chinese New Year

In the run up to Chinese New Year, I attended a couple of work parties.

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Snow in Beijing!

Two day business trip to Wuhan and Beijing. Got a little time with Chairman Mao and the snow.

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The best thing I have eaten in Shanghai

On Jinxian Road in Luwan District in Shanghai – pretty much downtown, there are three non-descript Shanghainese restaurants which daily are crowded with young Shanghainese hipsters and Hong Kong foodies who read something online or in a magazine. What they … Continue reading

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Yiwu: Arabs and Arsenal

My friend Colin and his cousin Jesse were headed down to Yiwu to watch English Premier League side Arsenal take on Hangzhou Green Town in a football match on Saturday July 16th, and so I joined them.

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and I wonder why gmail is having so many problems lately in China

Check out the google ad at the top of my email inbox While I appreciate the message AND I recognize the right of printfection to engage in commerce, I really do rely on gmail and if this gets blocked in … Continue reading

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Censorship in China

Yeah it still exists. Check out my Time Magazine (purchased March 27 from the Beijing Airport Terminal 2) The redacted words are “rubber-stamp”

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Thai Cooking in Shanghai

More than a quarter of my extended family lives in Thailand or grew up in the country. We’re not Thai Chinese at all – just Hong Kong Chinese who moved to Thailand, but we’ve been connected with the country for … Continue reading

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Li Na, Jia You!

Chinese women’s tennis star Li Na becomes the first Chinese player to make a tennis grand slam final! Li is into her first major final but is growing in confidence after coming off a comeback win over the No. 1-ranked … Continue reading

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All Hallow’s Eve: 2010

Costumes: Terrance and Phillip Party: Boxing Cat Brewery, Sinan Mansions More photos after the jump

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westside! (china)

my friend and former colleague bryan warsaw is currently on his way out of china. on his way out, he’s travelling through xinjiang, tibet and nepal. stop by his blog and check out his photos.

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