Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Democracy comes to SOHO?

Disputes between tenants and the management company at Beijing real estate development Jianwai SOHO, and the ensuing election.

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American Airlines cancels Beijing flight – no clearance?

American Airlines cancels its maiden flight to Beijing.

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Art + design auction for earthquake in Shanghai tonight – Neocha

NeochaEDGE, part of the Neocha networking website for Chinese designers, rock bands and other creative youths, is holding a charity auction tonight of works by the website’s members to raise money for earthquake relief.

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A history of Shanghai in photos: Q&A with Karen Smith

Q&A with Karen Smith, co-author of Shanghai, A History in Photographs 1842 – Today.

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Haibao’s buttcrack

Does he have a butt? Does he have a buttcrack? Bad boy author and racing car driver Han Han recently posted a Q&A with himself to blog, about the Shanghai expo. Here is the first part of it, translated by … Continue reading →

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Tianjin: the heritage of a neglected city

The new issue of China Heritage Quarterly is online. The theme is the heritage of Tianjin, a port city with a fabulous and cosmopolitan history that is only half an hour away from Beijing on the new bullet train but which is neglected by tourists, scholars and business people.

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Zhao Dayong and Zhao Liang win at Hong Kong film festival

Winners and judges By Steven Schwankert in The Hollywood Reporter: Chinese directors Zhao Dayong and Zhao Liang each took home prizes as the Hong Kong International Film Festival awarded eight prizes in five categories in a ceremony Tuesday night at … Continue reading →

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The Google pullout

Sinica is a new podcast series put together by Kaiser Kuo and hosted by PopUp Chinese, a Chinese language learning website and podcast series. The first episode features yours truly, together with Kuo and Bill Bishop, known to China Twitter … Continue reading →

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Google to develop geothermal energy in China

Thanks to a source at Ha’erbin Institute of Technology, Danwei can reveal what Google now plans to do with their Beijing and Shanghai offices, and the engineering talent that they have spent the last four years recruiting and developing:

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The new sexy Xu Jinglei

Xu Jinglei’s new sexy image.

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