Category Archives: Internet

Make the change that will change your life

Posted on 2004-01-16 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This is an online ad campaign using Hao Lulu – Miss Plastic Surgery 2003 – to promote ‘medical beauty enhancement services’ by Evercare Medical Institution. Last year Hao Lulu had head-to-toe plastic surgery as a publicity stunt for Evercare. It … Continue reading →

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Caijing, after all these years

Posted on 2004-01-15 by Jeremy Goldkorn

On the 18th of June 2002, FinanceAsia.com published a story by Dan Slater asking this question: “Cajing is a magnificent anomaly. But how long can it last if it keeps losing dubious defamation cases?” Caijing is still around. Here is the … Continue reading →

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There are at least three genders in the world, and probably four

Posted on 2004-01-15 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Those are the words of Cui Zi’en, whom the China Daily calls “China’s foremost homosexual author and filmmaker”. Joseph Bosco on the weblog The Longbow Papers notes how fast things have changed here: “When one of my writing students chose … Continue reading →

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danwei is beginning to crumble in some urban areas

Posted on 2004-01-15 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Googlism for: danwei danwei is a multi danwei is through your waiban danwei is also an arm of state administration insofar as it is charged with providing education about and enforcement of various government policies danwei is still the key … Continue reading →

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Cut and paste history

Posted on 2004-01-13 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Shanghai Eye, wide open, brings you this report from the wild frontiers of the People’s Daily: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PEOPLE’S DAILY WEB EDITOR Monday 9.45am: Start work. Listen to your superior tell you that you have … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan just had SARS

Posted on 2004-01-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In 1968, a Jamaican band called The Ethiopians recorded a song named Hong Kong Flu: “Hong Kong flu, Hong Kong flu It’s a killer, it’s a killer” Hong Kong flu was a bug that was going around the Caribbean, a … Continue reading →

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Soy sauce made from human hair

Posted on 2004-01-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Interfax reports that media exposure has forced the government to respond to a scandal about soy sauce that was being made from human hair: “The Chinese government has shown an unusually high level of concern as a result of a bold … Continue reading →

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What is 5S?

Posted on 2004-01-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Stephen Frost of Asian Labour News explains the background and translates some management slogans from the company that wants its employees to ‘work hard today or work hard looking for another job tomorrow’ (posted here).

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Too much information

Posted on 2004-01-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Old-school Chinese media junky: He’s reading the Liberation Daily from a public newspaper display board, with a radio clamped on to his left ear. Thanks to Joanna Li for the pic, which she found on a Mainland BBS site.

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Wanko

Posted on 2004-01-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Here is a photo from the Wanko Party Collection, 2003. What is Wanko? Well, here’s a blurb from their website: “Veeko Group (Veeko) was established in 1984 by Mr. Cheng Chun Man, Johnny to trade, manufacture and wholesale ladies’ apparel … Continue reading →

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