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Beijing air breathable again today

Beijing’s air is back down to normal, dirty levels after several days of horrible API numbers.

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Choking in Beijing – API hits 500 today

Looking southeast towards Changping District and downtown Beijing from Hebei Yesterday Danwei relayed reports that Beijing’s air quality was the worst so far this year, but the air is even worse today. According to the State Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), … Continue reading →

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Danwei Picks: 2007-12-14

GVO on Bullog’s top stories, BOCOG on hotel rip-offs, and migrant workers sing and dance for you at Shanghaiist.

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Name your child “Olympics”

The First (竞报) claims that there are 3,491 people named “Aoyun” 奥运 in China, 3,216 male and 275 female, 6 “Aoyun” in Beijing.

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Expatriates to carry Olympic torch

Foreigners who live in China are eligible to become an Olympic torchbearer candidate by applying online at this page. Part of the qualification process includes an online vote, so as well as getting a chance to carry the old Greek … Continue reading →

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Major League Baseball in China

A short film about Major League Baseball in China

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Fuwa for sale

On a wall and in a store near you With less than one year to go before the Olympic Games, sales of Olympic merchandise are apparently growing. The official mascots of the Olympics the Fuwa (formerly known as the “friendlies”) … Continue reading →

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China Businesscast: Olympics Marketing Part 4

In this episode I speak with the PR executive at Ketchum Newscan who is handling the Olympics campaign for Lenovo.

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China Businesscast: Olympics Marketing

What makes the Olympics so important to the Chinese consumer?

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Showing off the real China at the Olympics

Ding Gang (丁刚) writes in Global Times (环球时报) about the real Beijing: 奥运中国 真实胜于完美.

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