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Barbie is ready to sweep shanghai with her pink emporium

cityweekend — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:56:00 -0500

Date: Oct 12th 2008 5:56p.m.

Contributed by:
tracyyou

If you have walked on Huaihai Zhong Lu recently, you’re highly likely to pass this huge pink billboard outside of the future worldwide Barbie flagship store (Huaihai Zhong Lu near Chengdu Nan Lu). This smiling Barbie advertisement (32 meter high) is actually the biggest of its kind on Huaihai Zhong Lu currently.
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NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 29!!

cityweekend — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:36:00 -0500

Date: Oct 10th 2008 7:36p.m.

Contributed by:
lilkuo

Reading: Wolf Totem

We're meeting this month Wednesday, October 29th at the Bookworm and Thursday, October 30th at the Yin Yang Center in Shunyi.

Pick up your copy at the Bookworm, with 10 percent off as a Book Club member and come out for the meeting to discuss.

Four amazing upcoming getaways

cityweekend — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:07:00 -0500

Date: Oct 9th 2008 3:07p.m.

Contributed by:
leemack
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Four amazing upcoming tours around China

cityweekend — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:04:00 -0500

Date: Oct 9th 2008 3:04p.m.

Contributed by:
leemack
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Boutique Hotels Aren't Just for Discerning Travelers Anymore

cityweekend — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:04:00 -0500

Date: Oct 8th 2008 4:04p.m.

Contributed by:
leemack
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JOIN CW'S MARATHON TEAM FOR FREE!!

cityweekend — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:24:00 -0500

Date: Oct 7th 2008 6:24p.m.

Contributed by:
lilkuo

City Weekend is running all the races at the Beijing International Marathon! We've still got 15 spots for the full and half marathon races as well as the 10k and 5k.

We'll be running and then partying afterward with the other 30,000 runners and getting free prizes from sponsors like Nike, Swatch, Honda and Canon.
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Visa Revival: Our favorite little island becomes a business visa haven (again)

cityweekend — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:56:00 -0500

Date: Oct 7th 2008 5:56p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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Marks & Spencer and new boutiques begin to fill the "size" void

cityweekend — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:49:00 -0500

Date: Oct 7th 2008 5:49p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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Rock the Vote: For U.S. Citizens, It's Not Too Late To Vote

cityweekend — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:58:00 -0500

Date: Oct 6th 2008 2:58p.m.

Contributed by:
jessy1533

CW chatted David Basmajian, the man behind many of the Democrats Abroad, voter registration and vote from abroad initiatives. He gave us some pretty useful info for U.S. citizens living abroad how to vote.

The Basics
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My Peeps: Holly Chang, NGO Director

cityweekend — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:54:00 -0500

Date: Oct 6th 2008 11:54a.m.

Contributed by:
lilkuo

Business savvy Holly Chang leaves American corporate life and comes to China to jump start the non-profit sector in a new way. She talks with City Weekend about connecting corporations with NGO's and her top three 'before I die' goals.