Category Archives: Internet

A new ad campaign for Xinhua?

Posted on 2004-12-09 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Xinhua has posted an image on their website that would make a good ad campaign for the state-owned news agency. Bearing in mind their current babe fixation, ‘stop thinking and look at the hot chick’ would be an excellent campaign … Continue reading →

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USA to get ‘approved destination status’ for Chinese tourists

Posted on 2004-12-09 by Jeremy Goldkorn

China and the USA have signed a memorandum of understanding to add the US to the list of countries approved for group travel by Chinese tourists. Aprroved destination status (ADS to people in the travel industry) means that local package … Continue reading →

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IBM gets a chunk of Lenovo

Posted on 2004-12-09 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Lenovo has successfully bought a control stake of IBM’s PC-making business for US$ 1.25 billion. Most of the media coverage about this deal has neglected to highlight an important part of the terms: IBM is being paid half in cash … Continue reading →

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Virgin Mobile in China

Posted on 2004-12-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

According to Xinhua, Richard Branson wants to launch Virgin branded mobile phone services in China. Virgin Radio wasted several million dollars before shutting up shop earlier this year. A hearty welcome to Virgin Mobile to infuse some more cash into … Continue reading →

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A lot of pussy in the China Daily

Posted on 2004-12-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Believe it or not, the photo on the left is what the China Daily chose to illustrate this story: Below-shoulder massage banned to curb prostitution Beauty salons are often noted as places of prostitution in China, while just one of … Continue reading →

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“How many Chinese have seen my penis?”

Posted on 2004-12-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An essay about English teaching in China that is both funny and depressing: Waving the Flag for Mister Happy by blogger Laowai Monologues. Via Peking Duck.

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Chinese dog blog wins world’s best blog award

Posted on 2004-12-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

From Deutsche Welle, Germany’s state-owned news service: The winners of the Deutsche Welle’s 2004 International Weblog Awards have been decided. The international jury honored Weblogs in 11 categories and over 60,000 users voted to award User Prizes in each of … Continue reading →

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Lenovo to buy IBM’s PC business

Posted on 2004-12-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Last Friday’s New York Times reported that IBM was preparing to sell its PC business, with a price tag of one to two billion dollars. Lenovo, formerly Legend, is the likely customer. The New York Times article is here. Slate … Continue reading →

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Beating up the airport security guards

Posted on 2004-12-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

ESWN has posted translations of three very different versions of the Linyi Airport incident, in which it appears that the Party Secretary of a village beat up an airport security guard. Find them here.

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Public intellectuals on the road to debauchery?

Posted on 2004-12-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Southern People Weekly gets the authorities in a snit with its feature on Public Intellectuals.

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