Category Archives: Trends and Buzz

Judging by the numbers of Sino-foreign couples on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai, this is a subject of interest to many people. The Stinky Tofu blog has compiled a guide to Getting Married in China.

Two mice with human ears grown on their backs by Dr. Cao Yilin From the Danwei-inspired Shanghai Daily: Cao Yilin, the first scientist who grew an ear in the shape of the human appendage on a mouse in 1994, is … Continue reading →

From the front page of this week’s China Business comes this image of People’s Bank of China’s Zhou Xiaochuan and the Fed’s Alan Greenspan. Earlier this week we showed you Rumsfeld’s index finger of power. Danwei is aware of the … Continue reading →

Ha ha ha! Let’s nuke Cambodia or some other insignificant country! Links and Sources China Daily: Rumsfeld in Beijing photo gallery China Daily: China offers nuclear assurance to Rumsfeld Financial Times: China rejects Rumsfeld spending claim

Beijing Today, the English language weekly owned by Beijing Media Corp and associated with the Beijing Youth Daily, is looking for English copy editors. Requirements: 1. Previous experience in English newspaper is a must; 2. Native English speaker. Send resumes … Continue reading →

Blocked for three years, Google’s Blogspot hosting service is now accessible to mainland users. And Google Cache is operational again as well. Filtering still seems to be taking place on a keyword level (cached copies of certain documents will load … Continue reading →

The workers of Danwei were overpowered by Communist sloth during the October National Day holiday. But we’re back and regular posting will resume today. Thank you to all readers emailing about free wireless hotspots all over China. We will be … Continue reading →

River Town author Peter Hessler has written a story about plucky Chinese auto company Chery and their home city of Wuhu. Published in The New Yorker, the story includes some good business advice from a Party official: When I met … Continue reading →