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This is one of the more unusual public sculptures in Beijing: a ball of which one hemisphere is stainless steel and the other cement made to look like fossilized dinosaur bones. Double click on the image to enlarge.

New York hip hop innovators Jungle Brothers performed at Cloud 9 in Beijing on Saturday May 22. Mike G (pictured left) and Afrika Baby Bam scratched and rapped their way through a selection of old and new songs, including their … Continue reading →

Another few days.

Everyone’s getting in bed together: here are two stories from Pacific Epoch‘s daily news roundup. Ex-Bertelsmann Asia President Joins Tom Tom Group CEO Wang Xuan introduced former Bertelsmann Asia president Ekkehard Rathgeber as the man responsible for the group’s publishing … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Financial Times has a story about Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone paying another visit to China, and his company’s progress in prising open the broadcasting market here. This week, Mr Redstone will touch down [in China] for another week of … Continue reading →

This is a section of the nearly-completed shell of the China National Theater in Beijing: Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, the egg-like structure provides a pleasant contrast to the Sino-socialist kitsch and neo-classical straight lines of the Great Hall … Continue reading →

Kaiser Kuo reports on a conversation with Dr. Gerd Leipold, International Executive Director of Greenpeace, who is in Beijing to open the controversial environmental group’s first China chapter: “Leipold surprised me on many counts. First, he flat-out told me that … Continue reading →

From Anna-Sophie Loweneberg: Shanghainese writer Mian Mian shops in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury where she checks out the handmade styles of Beijing-born designer Xiao Qiao: Here is Mian Mian in front of Giant Robot’s new San Francisco store: Giant Robot is … Continue reading →

Ahem: “SMEG a rising star on China’s media, entertainment market” That’s according to Xinhua. Apparently SMEG is the Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group. It is “oriented to serve urban dwellers across the country, will intensify competition among China’s TV stations”. … Continue reading →