Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

Zhao Bandi: art, fashion and carpetbagging

Zhao Bandi is still making a fuss about panda bears, and now he is also going after Hollywood.

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CNN bureau chief offers his place in Olympic torch relay

CNN’s Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz was scheduled to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Beijing on August 6. He explained his decision to Danwei earlier today.

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Multinationals and their sins in China

Excerpts from an article by Paul French: ‘Why is China different for western brands?’

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Shiny new Net cafés

America’s PBS has broadcast a series of shows on Chinese youth culture. This is the trailer for a segment about an entrepreneur’s new chain of Internet cafés.

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Video website licenses for 247 sites
Big Three left in the cold

247 websites and companies get approval for online video, but the Big Three are left out in the cold.

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Big Three left in the cold

CBC gets permission to broadcast live from Tian’anmen

A roundup of the week’s sporting news from China.

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China, Obama and McCain

The US elections and China: candidates’ foreign policy advisers and Chinese opinion of Obama.

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Death of the rude Russian Exile

The closure of a rude Russian expat newspaper, and a rude Beijing zine.

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Chinese South Africans are black

Chinese South African writer Darryl Accone, now with Empowerment Well, not exactly black, but it makes for a good headline. From The BBC: S Africa Chinese ‘become black’ The High Court in South Africa has ruled that Chinese South Africans … Continue reading →

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The Beijing Blues

This is a video for the song ‘Beijing Blues’ by local band Woodie Alan.

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