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Category Archives: Trends and Buzz
Free wireless Internet in Kunming
A mini guide to free wi fi hotspots in Kunming, by Kunming resident Chris Horton: Note: This page will not updated. For updated information, please go to Danwei’s guide to Free Wireless Internet Hot Spots in Kunming Chapter One 146 … Continue reading
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Zhang Ziyi and Ken Watanabe – naked pics; hypersensitive ranting
Photos of Zhang Ziyi and Ken Watanabe from memoirs of a Geisha? Not really.
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Clinton condoms and condominiums
Presidential safe sex From the LA Times: A new line of condoms is grabbing headlines in China even as its sparks a debate about trademark law and promotion campaigns. The products’ brand names: “Clinton” and “Lewinsky.” The condoms are sold … Continue reading
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Free wireless Internet in Shanghai
Danwei has started a section of listings about free wireless Internet access. The first location is Shanghai: Danwei guide to free wireless in Shanghai. Unlike most free wi fi listings websites, this guide has been compiled and checked by a … Continue reading
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School’s back in session; time for nude photography
It’s the start of a new semester, and once again it’s time to fret about the depravity of today’s youth. Back in 2003, the shocking news was of a traveling photo exhibition whose models were all college students. Last year, … Continue reading
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Kingsoft attacks Microsoft: free download of Chinese equivalent to Microsoft Office
Looks like Word, works like Word, but it’s free! Would you like a legal working equivalent to Microsoft Office for free? For the next 90 days or so, you can download a Chinese-made alternative to Microsoft’s Office suite, for free. … Continue reading
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After democratic “Super Voice Girls” experiment, Chinese officals put Taiwan’s fate to national text message vote
Voting and the Super Girls.
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Seeking graffiti artists and Hotel California-haters in Beijing
Beijing-based art events organizer Rania Ho is looking for graffitti artists for an event. It’s a commercial gig and it pays. Interested graffitti artists should contact rania@dancingtoasters.com. Rania is also organizing an exhibition on September 21 called 24 hours. A … Continue reading
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Monday in Beijing: what the numbers say
It’s hard to know just how far to trust some of the statistics presented in the media. We’ve been burned before here at Danwei presenting numbers that later turned out to be false, but what can we do? Here are … Continue reading
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Beijing cleans up its sign translations
Racist Park and other Chinglish signs ‘vanish’. Then, Beijing looks to cleaning up uncomfortable Chinese place-names as well.
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