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Don’t ask so laowai don’t have to tell

An essay was written by Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of the new book The Forbidden City.

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Danwei’s Third Plenary Session postponed

We are sorry to announce that Danwei’s Third Plenary Session has been postponed because of onerous security and registration requirements.

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Youku video buzz

The following round up of recent Youku videos is by Kaiser Kuo. It is reprinted here in full with permission from the author. If you would like to receive monthly English language updates about Youku content directly, e-mail buzz@youku.com.

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Baidu plots to divide and conquer music industry

An article about Baidu and its strategy to conquer the music industry.

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Contemporary Chinese art: millionaires and blood on the floor

Guan Yi has one of the largest collections of Chinese contemporary art in the world; his collection includes over 700 pieces many of which are huge installation works. He is now developing plans to build an art museum and sculpture park on a 16.5 acre plot of land in Beijing situated between the 798 art district and the airport.

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The Global Lives Project seeks volunteers

The Global Lives Project is planning a shoot in China in September 2008. We will be recording the life story and 24 hours in the life of a as-yet-to-be-selected Chinese person.

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Bomb, Book and Compass book review

We just ploughed through Simon Winchester’s new ‘Bomb, Book and Compass – Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China’ – boy, do we want our money back!

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Korean news website seeking contributions

We welcome you to participate the OhmyNews community and share your ideas and issues about the Games. You can write about sporting or non-sporting topics. You can post articles, blogposts, microblog, put up photos and even send videos..

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China: A little more gay

This short documentary explores some of the views and opinions on homosexuality in Shanghai.

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China could have superpowers

This morning, the insightful headline story on Xinhua and the China Daily read: “Opening ceremony could be rain-free.” The article explains “the chance of rain during the opening ceremony is slimmer than reported earlier, but thunderstorms, high temperatures and muggy skies still pose a threat to the Beijing Olympics.”

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