Shanghai

What Makes Chinese Youth Tick?: A Quick Q & A With Mary Bergstrom

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Marketing, Consumerism, Youth, China, Shanghai, Books, Culture, All Eyes East, Mary Bergstrom, Books News

"Youth in China are doing more than just buying brands and downloading free entertainment, they are quietly and irreverently changing the future of the world we all live in."

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Why I'm Glad I Lived In China

Robert Schrader | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Travel, Expats, Shanghai, China, Teaching English in China, Travel News

Whether you teach English or work a corporate job, living in China will almost certainly allow you to reform yourself financially if, that is, you're willing to live like a local.

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The Significance of Shanghai

Tom Butta | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Business Innovation, Business Strategy, Innovation, Business, Economy, China, Shanghai, World News

Shanghai embodies the potential of China perhaps more than any other Chinese city. Shanghai is at once contemporary, connected, in tune, aware, open, willing, engaged, and hungry.

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China To Erect 'Groundscaper' Hotel (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Shanghai Shimao Property Group, Shanghai Property, China Underground Hotel, Underwater Restaurant, Shanghai Underground Hotel, China Luxury Underground Hotel, Shanghai, Video, Atkins, Quarry Hotel Shanghai, Shanghai Luxury Underground Hotel, Shanghai Luxury Hotel, Shanghai Quarry Hotel, InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland, China, Travel News

China's love for towering skyscrapers just got turned upside down. Construction is underway to build a luxury resort delving 100 meters undergroun...

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PHOTOS: Two Well-Designed Stays In Shanghai

Andria Mitsakos | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: The PuLi, Dream Hotels, Shanghai, The Waterhouse, Slidepollajax, Travel News

My room featured a deep concrete soaking tub, as well as a large walled terrace overlooking the internal courtyard.

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Alfred Dunhill Engages With Shanghai Fashion Extravaganza

Jim Shi | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: London, Vaughn Williams, Shanghai, Charlie Siem, Trafalgar Square, Dunhill, Sigor Ros, China, Tan Dun, Alfred Dunhill, Men's Fashion, Men's Style, Video, Style News

In the wide range of offerings -- from super-soft cashmere cardigans and meticulously cut velvet jackets to signature flannel suits and fur-trimmed outerwear -- there was no lacking in brand identity. This was romanticism in its most masculine form.

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PHOTOS: Kidtastic Family Adventures

Kensington Tours | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Masai Mara, Longsheng, Aswan, Ecuador, Rome, Travel, Italy, Red Sea, Shanghai, Nairobi, Nile River, Beijing, Kenya, Egypt, Venice, Slidefreestyle, China, Travel Blogs, Galapagos Islands, Florence, Slidepollajax, Travel News

What is a Kidtastic Family Adventure? It's a holiday that goes far beyond the beach and instead features personalized once-in-a-lifetime activities

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A New Generation of Leaders in China-America Relations

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pepperdine University, Fudan University, Shanghai, Sino-US Relations, Cultural Norms, China-U.S. Relations, Chinese-American Relations, US-China Relations, Impact News

In this internet age, how much do we really know about each other? How much are we alike? To find out, ten American and ten Chinese college students gathered together for The Listening Conference this weekend in Shanghai.

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Court Reportedly Smacks Down iPad Ban

Reuters | Samuel Shen and Jason Subler | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Proview, Video, Ipad China, Apple Ipad, China Ipad, Reuters, Slidepollajax, Proview Apple, Proview Ipad, China, Shanghai, Apple Proview, Ipad, Ipad Shanghai, Apple Shanghai, Technology News

(Reuters) - The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China has launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home ...

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WATCH: Shanghai Airport Officials Discover 79 Living Turtles In Box

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Exotic Pets Japan, Officials Find Turtles in Airport, Turtles, Japanese Turtles, Japanese Pond Turtles, Exotic Pets, Shanghai, Turtles Seized in Shanghai Airport, Exotic Pets China, Video, World News

Shanghai airport officials got quite a surprise Saturday when they discovered 79 live turtles in a package, the Associated Press reports. With a re...

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A New Book on Poverty in China, 1900-1953: A Quick Q & A With Its Author, Janet Y. Chen

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: History, Poverty, Shanghai, Beijing, Charles Dickens, Poor, World, China, Mumbai, Books News

Every society sees and treats its poorest members differently. For China specialists, the most important new publication on the impoverished is the first book by Princeton historian Janet Y. Chen.

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You've Never Seen Silhouettes Like These Before!

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Photography, Tokyo, Optical Illusion, Shenzhen, Video, Illusion, Jasper James, Illusion Art, Contemporary Art, Asia, Shanghai, Cityscapes, Arts News

In 2008, people living in urban areas outweighed the amount of people living in rural areas for the first time in history. This monumental shift towar...

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PHOTOS: China Prepares For 2012 Lunar New Year

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Photography, Photos, China Lunar New Year, China 2012 Lunar New Year, Lanterns, Spring Festival, Exposure, Chinese New Year of the Dragon, Shanghai, Culture News

The City Wall New Year Lantern Festival, running from January 16 to February 21, is one of the traditional events held to celebrate the lunar new year...

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PHOTOS: Where To Break Your New Year's Resolutions

Black Tomato | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Bespoke Travel, Black Tomato, New Years Resolutions, Sydney, Shanghai, Las Vegas, Travel News

It is a lovely time of year if you are naive enough to believe you'll follow through on all your promises, a month spent looking forward to a thinner, healthier, richer, French-speaking you.

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PHOTOS: A Tale Of Two Tofus In Shanghai

Robert Oliver | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Shanghai, Restaurants, Tofu, Foodie Travel, Shanghai Food, International Destinations, Chinese Restaurants, Food, Chinese Food, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Shanghai, in food, right now, is the most exciting city in the world.

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PHOTOS: Artist Looks Deep Into China's Future

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Installation Art, China Art, Rockbund Art Museum, Museums, Zhang Huan, Performance Art, Chinese Art, Chinese Museums, Shanghai, China, Political Art, Arts News

For Zhang Huan's largest solo exhibition to date at the reopened Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, the venerable Chinese artist decides to tackle the f...

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Chinese Stage Massive Pillow Fight

Reuters | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Christmas Day, Pillow Fights, Video, Chen Yi, Weird Sports, Shanghai, China, Reuters, Weird News News

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress...

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PHOTOS: Follow In Tintin's Footsteps

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Adventures of Tintin, Peru, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Movie Travel, Tintin, Travel, Congo, Shanghai, Movies, Comic Books, Indonesia, Adventure Travel, Saudi Arabia, The Adventures of Tintin, Moscow, Travel News

Tintin has hobnobbed with Emirs, cruised the Caribbean seafloor in a shark-shaped submersible and been waylaid by Tibetan snows. An inveterate wandere...

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PHOTOS: The 15 Most Beautiful Subway Stops In The World

BootsnAll | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Art, Travel, Subways, Toronto, Stockholm, London, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Pyongyang, Frankfurt, Singapore, Lisbon, Public Transportation, Washington, Slidepollajax, Moscow, Kiev, Travel News

Lavish, old subway stops in allow passengers to travel back in time as they walk long corridors filled with antique chandeliers and other decadent embellishments.

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WATCH: Save Room For Dessert -- Chefs Bake Gigantic Holiday Pastry

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Guinness World Record, Holidays, Video, Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Yusef Yuran, World's Largest Chocolate Log, Chocolate Log, Christmas, World Records, Slidepollajax, Shanghai, Weird News News

Is getting a world record for the largest Christmas log a sweet victory for some pastry chefs in Shanghai? Yule better believe it. Eighty chefs ...

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WATCH: China's Largest Picasso Exhibition Hits Shanghai

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: China Art, Musee Picasso, The Dream, China Culture, China Picasso, World Art, Pablo Picasso, Chinese Art, Picasso, Shanghai, China, Arts News

The biggest Picasso show to ever hit China opened Monday at the China Pavilion in Shanghai. It features over 60 of Picasso's prints, paintings and scu...

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Beautiful Gardens The World Over

Black Tomato | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Serpentine Gallery, Cape Town, Florence, Gardens, Kyoto, Canada, Shanghai, Travel News

Let us take you on a tour of some of the most magnificent gardens from around the globe. There's no window boxes here, just acres and acres of the grassy stuff.

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PHOTOS: Cities That Are Ripoffs Of Other Cities

Infrastructurist | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Dubai, Thames, Infrastructure, Leavenworth, Lyon, Slidepollajax, Shanghai, Cities, Las Vegas, New York City, Travel Tips, Travel News

Urban design has never been more exciting. As the migration to cities continues worldwide, it has resulted in a renaissance of urban design and creative infrastructure. But -- even with all the growth and ingenuity and innovation -- there are still some interesting cases of copying.

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Shanghai Glass Museum Shines

My Modern Metropolis | Posted by Jacob Paul Wiegmann on September 28, 2011 at 3:30pm | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: China Art, Shanghai Art, Glass Museum, Shanghai Glass Museum, Chinese Fine Art, Shanghai China, China Museum, Art Glass, Chinese Art, China, Shanghai, Arts News

A new museum has been opened as part of Shanghai's campaign to create 100 new museums in a decade. The Shanghai Glass Museum covers an impressive area...

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Another China Rail Accident... Another Cover-Up?

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: China Subway, China Metro Crash, Shanghai Subway Crash, Chinese Media, China Subway Crash, Chinese Subway Crash, China Media, China Subway Crash Coverup, Shanghai Subway Crash Cover Up, Shanghai, China, World News

is a new website that delivers English editions of the best foreign-language news and journalism. SHANGHAI - A crash this week on the city's Metro...

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