Category Archives: Trends and Buzz

I love you I protect you

Posted on 2007-01-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The people behind the Italian language website Cina Oggi have made a public service advertisement for condom use. The spot has been screened on local TV stations in Yunnan. Here it is:

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Farming out the annual success story

Posted on 2007-01-07 by Joel Martinsen

Writer calls up a company offering to produce annual reports for other companies.

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No space to speak, or simply no one listening?

Posted on 2007-01-07 by Joel Martinsen

Battling over pseudoscience on Phoenix TV and online.

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No new slogans for the new year

Posted on 2007-01-07 by Joel Martinsen

GAPP chief apologizes for not issuing new slogans this year. Commentator Sun Yuemu reacts.

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Slow, polluting seniors removed from Beijing city streets

Posted on 2007-01-01 by Joel Martinsen

Zhang Rui writes about a Beijing plan to ban seniors from the city’s streets, with the goal of reducing gridlock among pedestrians.

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Confucians vs. Christmas

Posted on 2006-12-23 by Joel Martinsen

Ten PhD’s from major Chinese universities author a document calling for rejection of Christmas and return to native Chinese belief.

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Google computers hurt the feelings of the Chinese people

Posted on 2006-12-22 by Joel Martinsen

Google translation tool loses its mind translating English to Chinese.

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Curse of the Golden Flower not violating copyright!

Posted on 2006-12-22 by Joel Martinsen

Cao Yu provided the story on which Zhang Yimou’s new film, ‘Curse of the Golden Armor’ is based. Does he get credit? No. Does his family care? No. Everything is entirely legit. Also, a video of a post-modern ‘Thunderstorm’.

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China Businesscast: Mobile Space in China

Posted on 2006-12-15 by Robert Ness

In the second part of our series on the mobile space in China, your correspondent interviews Richard Robinson, CEO of Dada Asia. Richard makes a case for why entertainment applications are the most compelling in the mobile business. Aside from … Continue reading →

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Hitler cadre asked to shave mustache

Posted on 2006-12-13 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A government official in Baoji City
, Shaanxi, has been asked by his superiors to shave off his mustache. Chao Baosheng, a minor official whose resemblance to Hitler is made clear in this Photoshop image reproduced here, has long known about … Continue reading →

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