Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Speaka English

If you’re in Beijing this Thursday July 10, the premier screening of a documentary called Mad about English, about Chinese people learning and speaking English.

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RFID enabled tickets for Olympic opening and closing

RFID enabled tickets for Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.

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Shanghai Star shenanigans

Foreign shenanigans at the Shanghai Star newspaper.

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Youku gets video website licence

Youku.com, one of the big three video websites in China that did not previously have a licence from SARFT to operate has been granted the license according to a report by Hexun.com.

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Olympic themed 10 yuan notes

Special 10 yuan bank notes to commemorate the Olympics.

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Guizhou riots: an overview

Links to the best articles about the mass incident in Weng’an, Guizhou Province on Saturday June 28, 2008.

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Wild deers of Beijing

A wild Siberian Roe Deer sighting near Beijing.

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Beijing snake ID

Request for help to identify a wild snake seen in the mountains north of Beijing.

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Ice hockey and the last days of old Beijing

A chapter from Mike Meyer’s new book Last Days of Old Beijing.

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Facebook is screwing with your mind

Is Facebooked blocked, or are they just screwing with your head?

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