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Menbox teaches you how to shave body hair

Su Youpeng (苏友朋) on Menbox.

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Ben Marcom Weekly: Sex appeal in Chinese advertising

Most Chinese people will remember a TV commercial for a gum called Qing Zui with the opening line of: “Do you want to feel the taste of kissing?” Advertising using explicit sexual messages did not go further on Chinese TV: … Continue reading →

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Daily headlines: subway lines and sludge

The Front Page of the Day is from the Beijing Morning Post. Line drawn in subway for first time New rules in Beijing’s subway stations to prevent passengers from pushing and squeezing. – Old photo albums expose Japanese invaders’ crimes … Continue reading →

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Drum Tower Street blues

Today’s Front Page of the Day is from theBeijing News. Experts call for halt to widening of Old Gu Lou Street Gu Lou is the Drum Tower in the center of old Beijing, Old Gu Lou Street is a nearby … Continue reading →

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Li Xianpeng endorses Longines

Longines placed a full page back cover ad in July 5’s Beijing Youth Weekly, an endorsement from gymnast Li Xiaopeng. The ad promotes Longines’ Olympic series watch and relates events. 23-year-old Li Xiaopeng is the captain of Chinese men’s gymnastics … Continue reading →

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Oracle bones and European travel

The Front Page of the Day is from the Beijing Morning Post. 20 pieces of oracle-bone inscriptions sold at extremely high price at auction – It will be possible [for Mainland Chinese] to travel around 27 European countries from September … Continue reading →

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Daily headlines: SARS and Saddam

Most newspapers featured photos of Saddam in court on their front pages today. The Beijing Daily Messenger had the best image. Most of today’s front pages also had headlines about SARS, many of them using exactly the same wording. Officials … Continue reading →

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