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CNReviews Mind the Gap Wednesday: Queues

CNReviews Mind the Gap Wednesday: Queues

Queues. They’re just about everywhere in China. (No wonder the folks who made this nation in its current form in 1949 deliberately chose People’s Republic... 

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China New Labor Contract Law: some learning

China New Labor Contract Law: some learning

I had dinner at my aunt’s home this weekend and somehow we ended up talking about the new Labor Contract Law (LCL, 劳动合同法, Láodòng Hétǒng Fǎ)... 

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The World of the Beijing Subway: Blue Cheese, Mozart, and Sovietesque Design

The World of the Beijing Subway: Blue Cheese, Mozart, and Sovietesque Design

OK, OK… what does blue-ified Emmenthaler, Mozart music and half-and-half Sovietesque design have to do with the more underground bits of the capital of a People’s... 

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Links: China Microblogging, Hong Kong 2.0, Abang learnings, QQ, & more

Links: China Microblogging, Hong Kong 2.0, Abang learnings, QQ, & more

I’ve been debating whether to really share my Google Shared items feed or just use it to share with a few friends and my intrepid fellow bloggers here at CN... 

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KTV in Beijing – David’s Birthday Party at Cashbox Partyworld

KTV in Beijing – David’s Birthday Party at Cashbox Partyworld

I turned 26 a few days ago, so I decided to throw a massive KTV party (by my records) for about 12 friends or so. Two couldn’t make it, but the room was already... 

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CNReviews Mind the Gap Wednesday: The Trust Factor

CNReviews Mind the Gap Wednesday: The Trust Factor

CNReviews Mind the Gap Wednesday focuses on the gap — or difference — between China and the West, in the technology, culture and business worlds, as... 

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David Feng. Now at CNReviews.com, too.

David Feng. Now at CNReviews.com, too.

Ladies and gents — it’s a great pleasure joining the great team at CNReviews.com. My name is David Feng — you may have known me from what used... 

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Robert Scoble is already global

Robert Scoble is already global

Via Techmeme, I saw a post by Louis Gray entitled Mashable Uses A-list power to Steal B-list buzz alleging that Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins of Mashable stole... 

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Shanghai room rental review – Fays Rooms

Shanghai room rental review – Fays Rooms

Via wangjianshuo.com, I learned about Fays Rooms, a new short-term room rental network that has several apartments in centrally located JingAn and the popular Luwan... 

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Grass-roots NGO in China: 1kg More 多背一公斤

Grass-roots NGO in China: 1kg More 多背一公斤

April 18, 2004 5, was an important day for Andrew Yu and the kids of more than 200 elementary schools in remote villages in China. On that day, Andrew founded 1kg.org... 

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Why each and every American owes the Chinese government $4,000

Why each and every American owes the Chinese government $4,000

I just returned a few days ago from a 10-day trip to Shanghai and Beijing. I’ve got a lot to blog about but I’ve been busy catching up on my work at... 

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10 Most Viewed (Probably) Chinese Blogs

10 Most Viewed (Probably) Chinese Blogs

I have been to the Chinese Blogger Conference annual event twice, and have gotten to know some great geek bloggers. But based on the number of comments on their... 

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Trying out Jajah, Jaxtr, and Skype so US callers can call China mobile numbers for free

Trying out Jajah, Jaxtr, and Skype so US callers can call China mobile numbers for free

Happy New Year! Greetings from China.  I celebrated New Years in the air, leaving SFO at 12:13 pm on December 31, 2007, and arriving in Shanghai at 6:30 pm on... 

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Happy New Year! 新年快乐！

Happy New Year! 新年快乐！

Belated Happy New Year, to all you! I have spent a terrific new year holiday in my hometown – Guangzhou and visited Chime Long Zoo in Panyu Guangzhou. Very... 

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