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In memory of Flight Lieutenant Desmond Hinton

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:27 +0800

In memory of Flight Lieutenant Desmond Hinton :

Michael Rank wrote an article for the Asia Times in August about the loneliest grave in North Korea. On his blog he posts more photos, a letter, and additional information on Flight Lieutenant…

Beijing gets a new subway line

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:27 +0800

Beijing gets a new subway line:

From China Daily:

A new subway line will start operation in Beijing just before China’s National Day on October 1. But the exact date remains unannounced.

With a total length of 28.2…

40,000 security cameras watching Beijing

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:27 +0800

40,000 security cameras watching Beijing:

In The China Daily:

Tian’anmen closes as countdown begins

The Forbidden City and other popular tourist venues will begin closing to visitors from Tuesday, just two days out from National Day…

Looking forward to 60th Anniversary fireworks

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:26 +0800

Looking forward to 60th Anniversary fireworks:

Beijing Morning Post
September 28, 2009

The Beijing News
September 28, 2009

The portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs in the center of Tiananmen Gate was replaced…

"What makes the most profit? Risk does." China Film Group CEO interview with Southern Weekly

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:26 +0800

"What makes the most profit? Risk does." China Film Group CEO interview with Southern Weekly:

The Founding of a Republic: Zhang Guoli, Han Sanping, Tang Guoqiang

Most Chinese cinema-goers are buzzing about one film right now: Founding of a Republic (建国大业), which opened to…

Ghost Town and Zhao Dayong

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:26 +0800

Ghost Town and Zhao Dayong:

Kirk Semple writes for the New York Times about Ghost Town by Zhao Dayong, an independent film-maker. The film is set to appear at the New York Film Festival:

Over the course of six years Zhao…

Digital media spend: Chris Reitermann talks numbers

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:25 +0800

Digital media spend: Chris Reitermann talks numbers:

Chris Reitermann is President of OgilvyOne, the direct response and digital advertising agency owned by WPP. In this video, shot and edited by Eric Mu, Reitermann talks to…

Pick up only

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:54:03 +0800

Pick up only:

I gave the gifts below to my good friend Balticninja (not his real name) on his birthday many moons ago.

He left them at my house and has never returned to collect the booty, so I’ve taken out an…

Fair Trade: What Price for Good Coffee?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:38 +0800

Fair Trade: What Price for Good Coffee?:

Fair Trade practices were created to help small farmers. But they may have hit their limits

Downsizing: Today's Home Buyers Think Small, Practical

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:37 +0800

Downsizing: Today's Home Buyers Think Small, Practical:

The housing bust hasn’t just brought down prices. Size is shrinking too, as Gen Y home buyers now call the tunetoo, as Gen Y home buyers now call the tune

Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:37 +0800

Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?:

How Yemen has become the latest haven for al-Qaeda

Box Office Weekend: Bruce Willis Gets Meatballed

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:37 +0800

Box Office Weekend: Bruce Willis Gets Meatballed:

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs thumps Surrogates and becomes the year’s seventh film, and the first animated feature, to top the box office two weekends in a row.

Appreciation: William Safire: Pundit, Provocateur, Penman

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:36 +0800

Appreciation: William Safire: Pundit, Provocateur, Penman:

Speechwriter and New York Times columnist William Safire who died Sunday in Rockville, Md., of pancreatic cancer. He was 79.

Will New Delhi 'Attitude Makeover' Work for India Games?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:36 +0800

Will New Delhi 'Attitude Makeover' Work for India Games?:

With the Commonwealth Games just a year away, New Delhi is getting a manners makeover. But does anyone living here care enough to change?

Overdraft Fees: How Banks Can Really Help Customers

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:35 +0800

Overdraft Fees: How Banks Can Really Help Customers:

Despite banks’ proclamations of helping customers during trying times, there are many, many simple things they are not doing. By not doing them, the banks make more money.

Trauma: Where NBC Is Putting Its Money

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:35 +0800

Trauma: Where NBC Is Putting Its Money:

The first few minutes of Trauma, the paramedic drama that debuts tonight on NBC, seems determined to show where the network put some of that money it’s saving with The Jay Leno Show

Giving Heroin to Addicts: A New Treatment Gains Ground

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:35 +0800

Giving Heroin to Addicts: A New Treatment Gains Ground:

After a successful trial, Britain may soon set up clinics across the countrywhere heroin addicts would receive supervised injections of the drug. Theaim: to reduce crime and eventually wean them off…

Israel's Cease-Fire with Hamas: Close to Snapping?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:34 +0800

Israel's Cease-Fire with Hamas: Close to Snapping?:

Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict see provocations, and some observers believe it’s only a matter of time before the fragile peace breaks down again

Will GM Sell Its Hummer Division to China?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:34 +0800

Will GM Sell Its Hummer Division to China?:

GM’s attempt to offload Hummer has attracted only one bidder. If the deal, which is looking bumpy, falls through, GM will likely shutHummer down

Germany's Merkel Says Much Work Ahead After Election Win

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:34 +0800

Germany's Merkel Says Much Work Ahead After Election Win:

Chancellor Angela Merkel, expected to form a new coalition government with a free-market, pro-U.S. party, warns of “much work” ahead