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Taiwan Is on Cloud Nine for 9-9-99
To most people, today, Sept. 9, is just another day on the calendar. But for Taiwan this is no ordinary day. It's 9-9-99 - an extraordinarily auspicious day for those...
Hong Kong Director John Woo Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Director John Woo poses on the red carpet after he receives the Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement during the 67th Venice Film Festival.
Hong...
Wedding on Ice: Chinese Olympic Skaters to Skate down the Aisle
Chinese Olympic pairs skaters, Zhao Hongbo (赵宏博) and Shen Xue (申雪), who won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, are getting married on ice at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing...
Survey Says: Shanghai Is China’s Most Popular City
Lauren Mack / About.com The iconic Oriental Pearl Tower is located across from the Bund in Shanghai.
Shanghai, which is currently hosting Expo 2010 Shanghai, has been voted China's most...
In China, Man’s Best Friend Gets a Makeover
CNN has a great story and pictures about the latest pooch trend in Beijing - dyeing dogs to look like other animals. Paying top dollar for dogs, doting on pooches...
If You Think Your Commute Is Bad, Think Again
Think your commute to work is rough? Imagine spending nine days in traffic. That's what folks traveling from Jining to Beijing along the Beijing-Tibet expressway are enduring.
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USA Pavilion President and CEO Martin Alintuck Speaks to About.com
Image © USA Pavilion
Before heading to Expo 2010 Shanghai, I wrote a blog post on my surprise over the USA Pavilion's price tag: $61 million. Soon after, I was invited...
Companies Create New Brands for China
For years, American fast food chains like McDonald's and KFC have been tweaking their menus to satisfy palates around the world. In China, both restaurants feature their signature items like...
Art Taipei 2010 Opens in Taipei
Art Taipei 2010 (台北國際藝術博覽會), the longest-running art fair in Asia, opens today. Art Taipei 2010 is an annual international art fair featuring art from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
If you...
ECFA Deal Becomes Law
It's official. Taiwan's parliament voted to approve the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). ECFA is a trade agreement between mainland China and Taiwan that will lower tariffs on hundreds of...
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