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Tag Archives: China
Should We Let Giant Pandas Go Extinct?
Over at Sina and Chinasmack, people are reacting to the remarks from English naturalist, nature photographer, BBC television presenter and author Chris Packham when he said that humans should not spend vast amounts of money to protect giant pandas, but … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, WTF
Tagged attack, BBC, China, conversation, extinct, extinction, giant panda, panda
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The Snack Foods Brands You Know, with a Chinese Twist
American food companies are blazing new trails in China — with flavors, according to this CBS News Report by Celia Hatton. I enjoyed this story because she showed us examples of foodstuffs that Chinese consumers can find which look familiar, … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged American-Chinese, chicken, China, chinese, fast food, flavor, flavors, food, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, mcdonalds, snacks, taste
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“24 City,” movie from China’s most noted contemporary filmmaker: Win tickets to opening night in SF!
UPDATE: Our winner has been selected! Congrats to Peter Lo who will be seeing 24 City this weekend. Thanks to everyone for playing and to Landmark Theatres for providing free tickets! Moye and I recently watched “Paper Heart,” which was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bay area, China, documentaries, documentary, films, movie, Movies, sf, ticket giveaway, tickets
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Reactions to Michael Jackson’s death in Asia
The death of Michael Jackson has unleashed a lot of craziness here in Los Angeles, as it has been the location of his death and memorial service, as well as “home base” for the Jackson Family (via their Encino compound). … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Music
Tagged China, death, fans, India, memorial, Michael Jackson, MJ, music, Philippines, reaction, Taiwan
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The Chinese Don’t Know of the Fortune Cookie
Alas, they do not. Ernie had written a post earlier in the year on where exactly the origins of the fortune cookie came from. So when I saw this video on Hyphen, I was actually not too surprised that the … Continue reading
Chinese “Shanzhai” Brands
This lesson is courtesy of chinaSMACK.com: “Shanzhai” (山寨) = shan1 zhai4 = literally “mountain stronghold” in reference to historical warlord holdouts that were outside of government control. A “shanzhai” edition product thus refers to products outside of government regulations that … Continue reading
“Factory Girls” Teaching Western Women About Feminism
I recently came across the book Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China on Jezebel — my favorite feminist blog — and was surprised to not only see a mention of Asians, but a population of women … Continue reading
Negativity Against China: Scrutinizing the Scrutiny
In a year that was meant to be prosperous, honorable, and filled with good fortune, China has gotten off to a bad start. Less than six months into 2008, the Middle Kingdom has already experienced significant natural disasters, mounting criticism … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
Tagged China, Negative publicity, Negativity against China
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Deaths feared at five thousand in China 7.8 quake
Near Chengdu, China in the Sichuan province, a 7.8 earthquake struck. After shocks were felt all over the country as news spread like wildfire across world news. People everywhere evacuated out to the streets since it is said to be … Continue reading
China’s Control on Internet Commentary
The Chinese government is now paying people to write commentary on the Internet to negate any bad “opinions”. This is the next logical step in order to try and control negative news, due to the nature of the Internet and … Continue reading →