Category Archives: Internet

Howard W. French, senior writer for the New York Times based in Shanghai, has a new blog called A Glimpse of the World. Link via Metanoiac, a blog kept by an observant and sometimes funny American guy who lives in … Continue reading →

Danwei will be quiet for a few days over the New Year. In the meantime, you can contemplate Xinhua’s editorial processes on this page: Supermodel Petra Nemcovas survives tsunami in tree. The story is of courseaccompanied by pictures of young … Continue reading →

Xinhua has a report about artificial eggs that were apparently sold by a street vendor in Handan, Hebei Province. The report says that the man who took the eggs home found that the eggs’ yolk and white were all mixed … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Beijing News reports that hackers apparently defaced McDonald’s corporate website on Christmas because it had both Taiwan and Hong Kong listed alongside other nations in a “Country” pull-down menu. Under a red heading reading (in English), “Chinese Hacker” was … Continue reading →

There’s a funny debate playing itself out on certain American blogs. James Lileks is a journalist and blogger who lives in Minneapolis and wears his mid-Western values on his sleeve; James Wolcott is a Vanity Fair writer who lives on … Continue reading →

If you need some numbers about China that you can use to bamboozle investors or customers, check out this article article in the People’s Daily, apparently translated from the French L’Express weekly. Some examples: In every two digital cameras sold … Continue reading →

Muzi Mei has a new blog. So far there are entries covering her trip to Germany where she discovered some boring male strippers, thoughts about having a man to hug whom you can put away in the wardrobe when you’ve … Continue reading →

Xinhua has a report on China’s food and beverage industry: People go to restaurants not just for delicious food. They gather for reunions, dating, fun, negotiations and even for work meetings. Whatever the reason, such diners are the backbone of … Continue reading →

It’s Monday morning, which sucks. Just imagine how much more it would suck if you were an air hostess on a China Eastern flight from Beijing to Shanghai, or Shangai to Lanzhou. Then go to Sinosplice to read about and … Continue reading →

The Miss Artificial Beauty contest, aka Miss Plastic Surgery is over. The winner is Feng Qian (pictured), a 22-year-old girl from Jilin city in China’s Northeast. Reuters quoted her as saying “I couldn’t have done it without my plastic surgeon.” … Continue reading →