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Col. Sanders gets makeover in new KFC logo

Col. Sanders gets an apron KFC’s icon Colonel Sanders is shedding his white suit jacket for a cook’s red apron. This Tuesday KFC unveiled a new logo that includes bolder colors and a more well-defined visage of the late Kentucky … Continue reading →

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Murdoch and blogs

Danwei’s mentor Rupert Murdoch is getting jiggy with blogs. Reuters reports: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., which is looking for a local partner as it aims to launch its popular MySpace Internet social network in China, is in early talks with … Continue reading →

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Chinese Wikipedia unblocked

The Chinese version of Wikipedia has been unblocked! Andrew Lih has the story. Excerpt: Here in the PRC, it has been four days since the block of Chinese Wikipedia (ZH) was fully lifted. All reports indicate it is indeed accessible … Continue reading →

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More Murdoch action in China

Yet another News Corp deal has been announced during Rupert’s current visit; the China Daily reports: China Mobile inks deal with News Corp US media giant News Corp on Saturday clinched a deal with China Mobile, the world’s biggest mobile … Continue reading →

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Low price Fox DVDs

Rupert Murdoch is in Beijing. He is assumed to be here in connection with MySpace’s attempt to set up in China, but perhaps the news below is also part of the reason for his visit: From The Financial Times: “The … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch and Wendy in town for a shmooze

You can’t do it your way Rupert Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendy Deng are in Beijing for a little shmoozing, perhaps connected with News Corp’s increasingly frequent noises about wanting to bring MySpace.com to China. This is how the … Continue reading →

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Nobel translators who don’t translate, and readers who don’t read

A Nobel Literature series is cobbled together from previous Chinese translations. And readers of Pamuk’s ‘My Name is Red’ complain that tey can’t understand it.

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China Businesscast: The Future of Chinese Media

Earnshaw talks about running a lifestyle magazine in China and believes the death of magazines is imminent. The Chinese expression 从无到有(cong2wu2dao4you3), to emerge from nothingness, would be a fair way to describe how traditional and new forms of Chinese media … Continue reading →

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China’s African commitments

Hu Jintao meets with African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare – Image from Xinhua Judging from the Xinhua headlines today, China is going to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to Africa. At the end … Continue reading →

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San Lian Life Week on the Gang of Four

Bye Bye Miss Cult Rev Pie The coverlines on San Lian Life Week‘s current issue are: “The moment the Cultural Revolution ended — the 30th anniversary of smashing the Gang of Four”. The image shows Gang of Four member and … Continue reading →

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