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Chinese developer: Buy a house, get a wife for free

Jin Tai Cheng, a Beijing company, is offering a creative solution for prospective buyers at its “Ecological Bay” Villa project.

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Zen and the art of promoting prostitution

It seems that 21st Century China, eastern simplicity and western technology come together to create surprising results.

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Only in China: One phone to rule them all

The Black-Voda-Pod. Click to enlarge. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is famous for being the home of China’s most beloved (and endangered) species – the Giant Panda. Last week, while visiting the city, I discovered that together with rare … Continue reading

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Li Ning lights China’s Olympic flame

Chinese retailer Li Ning (李宁) is the biggest winner of the 2008 Beijing Olympics so far, after its founder and chairman – whose name the company bears – lit the cauldron at the final act of last night’s opening ceremony.

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Beijing 2008: China’s Ten Commandments for a Civilized Olympics

With less than 8 months until the opening ceremony, Beijingers no longer need to worry about how to behave during the Olympic Games. Construction sites all over the city have been wrapped with a new advertising campaign aiming to educate … Continue reading

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No more “stupid guys” at Beijing’s Silk Market

Beijing’s Silk Market had a streak of bad publicity in the foreign press for the last couple of years, after being sued by various international brands for intellectual property rights violations. Realizing that the counterfeit goods orgy might be nearing … Continue reading

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Is China Mobile dangling the ultimate cookie in Beijing’s face?

China Mobile might be on its way home.

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ill communication: China Mobile seeks copy editor **Urgent **

The following paragraph is taken from the about section of China Mobile’s English web site: Construction of the Three Civilization: New progresses were achieved in the development of corporate culture and fruitful results were seen on the spiritual civilization front, … Continue reading

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Beijing Shorts: Carrefour, IKEA, and the Baidu Economy

Carrefour models its latest promotional logo on the World Cup emblem; Ikea has worms in its mushrooms; Baidu MP3 search allows local shops to do business in music downloads.

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Is Steve Ballmer the Deng Xiaoping of Microsoft?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called on the phantom of Mao Zedong while trying to convince the Wall Street Journal that the Redmond giant will flourish without Bill Gates at the helm: “There have been many companies who lost their greatness … Continue reading

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