Author Archives: Mauro Marescialli

A look at the status of magazine publishing in China

Last May China hosted the 36th FIPP World Magazine Conference in Beijing. FIPP stands for International Federation of the Periodical Press, an organization that inlcudes 255 members in 57 countries worldwide, and that represents 110,000 magazine titles with an estimated … Continue reading

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Bashing the Olympics Logo, innit?

Do you remember all the fuss about the Beijing Olympics logo? Back in 2003, in the aftermath of SARS, after the logo was unveiled, many Chinese gave voice to their disapproval on-line, saying that it was: too much Beijing-centered (!); … Continue reading

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Hot Chinese Brands

On August 30, Interbrand (a company that specializes in brand creation and management) in cooperation with Business Week China released the first annual ranking of the Best Chinese Brands by brand value. Frank Chen, the CEO of Interbrand China so … Continue reading

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I Want My ‘Super Girl Card’!

A Super Girl credit card?

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Sexuality in China: Let’s Get It On!

Your place or mine? According to an article published in the print edition of today’s Legal Mirror, a recent series of official surveys performed on a sample of unmarried people in Beijing and Shanghai revealed that a large portion of … Continue reading

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Is Beijing’s dialect dying?

“Waa! I can’t speak Beijinghua!” On August 12, the Legal Mirror published an article reporting the introduction of Shanghai dialect expressions into a new Chinese grammar book. The news started a reaction among righteous Beijingers, who stormed the newspaper with … Continue reading

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Cure to unhealthy queues found!

An unnamed bright mind from Hubei province invented a ‘queuing machine’ that he says will prevent people from “stealing PIN numbers at bank counters”, according to yesterday’s Legal Mirror. The machine (pictured), which looks like a medieval torture device, is … Continue reading

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Crime in China: some statistics

“Say hello to my little friend!” This morning the Chinese Ministry of Public Security released a report about the ‘state of national public security’, according to Beijing’s Legal Mirror. The report quotes some interesting figures related to criminal cases that … Continue reading

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Jack the Peeper busted!

Jack the Peeper in action! UNBELIEVABLE in Beijing! Today’s Legal Mirror reports the following news: a man was caught peeping at a woman from the pit beneath a non-flush, ‘long drop’ public toilet! Here are the facts: yesterday at around … Continue reading

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Real Madrid in Beijing: the swipe after the hype

Today Xinhuanet published an article commenting Real Madrid’s recent tour of China. The article uses harsh words to describe Real Madrid’s performance, especially off the pitch. Right after their first press conference in Beijing, Real Madrid displayed a scornful and … Continue reading

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