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2008 China Blog Awards about to begin

The Humanaught — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:11:00 -0600

The 2008 edition of the annual China Blog Awards is about to kick off over at The Chinalyst, so if you’ve got yourself a China-focused blog, be sure to get your blog signed up and in the running.
As with last year’s competition, voting is done in a straight up “Digg-like” voting style, with everyone being [...]
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Earth Hour 2009

Serge — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:27:00 -0600

You haven’t heard of the Earth Hour yet? You still have time to get ready and be part of it in 2009.

A few changes around here

The Humanaught — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:45:00 -0600

For a few months now I’ve wanted to change the look of this site, but never seem to have the time to do it. So, in an effort to at least get the site partly doing what I want it…
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So far away

The Humanaught — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:10:00 -0600

It’s rare that I feel much in the way of homesickness. The ties that pulled at me when I first left Canada slowly loosened and then let go at some indeterminate moment of my expatdome.
But today, today they drew tight and pulled hard.
I love you grandma, and I’ll never forget the infinite ways in which [...]
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Important for foreign residents in Shanghai

joonian — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:00 -0600

Those pink residence slips foreigners are required to get at their local police station must be renewed by November 30 - regardless of whether you’ve been out of the country. These are important if you want to apply for/renew a visa. China Briefing has more.
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China Two Point Oh Yeah!

The Humanaught — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:01:00 -0600

As anyone following me on Twitter no doubt knows, I hit up the Shanghai leg of the China 2.0 tour this past Thursday and Friday. I’m a bit behind in posting about it, as it took me a few days to process the massive amount of brain-feed I crammed into those 48 hours.
Though I’m putting [...]
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I’m truly lost on this one

The Humanaught — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:00 -0600

When it comes to being a lost laowai there are somedays where i feel like i’ve landed on Mars. However, on an equal amount of days i feel like i fit right in and this is perfect. But there’s still one thing i need help with and you are the perfect community for me to [...]
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Rebuilding Trust (in Chinese Baby Milk Formula)

The Humanaught — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:40:00 -0600

Well, that was pretty quick. Just two whole months since the worst of the melamine in Chinese brands of baby formula scandal - and tragedy - two of the companies involved in the food tainting, YiLi and MengNiu, are already starting PR drives to build up trust, and rebuild their shattered sales in the lucrative [...]
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The Olympics Ruined Beijing Taxi Drivers

The Humanaught — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:42:00 -0600

It’s not fair to make a judgement call on an isolated incident, but for past two months i have experienced the same situation time after time when dealing with taxi drivers in Beijing. The bottom line is this: I feel like they hate foreigners and don’t even want to try to deal with them.
My Chinese [...]
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CNET Asia’s The Tech Dynasty - A new blog under my care

The Humanaught — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:51:00 -0600

Many of you likely know my friend Rick Martin and his excellent blog, PandaPassport. You may also know Rick from his writings at the Little Red Blog on CNET Asia. Well, in an effort to hone his ninja skills, in about two weeks Rick leaves China and moves to Japan.
After I wiped away the tears [...]
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