January 2010 - Shanghaiist - Chinglishfriend.com

Job Ad: Exciting Expo jobs available

This is an advertisement. IVG, a worldwide leading venue operator, is providing services to the USA, Australian and New Zealand Pavilions at World Expo 2010. We have limited full time and casual positions still available for: Customer Service Staff, Retail...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 11:10 PM by Shanghaiist

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General Mao's pork is not for everyone

Ah, Mao Zedong, so much about your life has been written in the annals of history. But there's always room for a little more, right? While you may have known that Mao loved spicy food because of his Hunanese roots, did you know that red braised pork...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 11:00 PM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: News

The Istaverse app for iPhone is out!

Just so you know, we - well, our parent company at least - now has an app out for the iPhone called The Istaverse . The great thing is, you can now easily read all the latest posts from all the Ist sites. It'll also remember your previous city choice...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 9:00 PM by Shanghaiist

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BEAN + Cotton's Drink for Haiti raises 63,000RMB

Congratulations BEAN and all of you in Shanghai. Saturday night's reggaeton drink-a-thon saw roughly 600 people come through Cotton's on Xinhua's doors, and pull 63,000RMB out of their pockets to donate to Haiti. Thank you Shanghai community...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 8:00 PM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: Food/Drink

Pencil This In: February 1-5

Everyone's counting down to something these days. So whether you're waiting for Chinese New Year, warmer weather, or the day the iPad ( or its clone ) is in your hands, here are some events this week to tide you over until those glorious days...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 12:00 AM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: Arts/Entertainment

Shanghaiist Sunday Show: Inside Fighting China

This 22 minute wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression: Haven't had enough? Watch previous Shanghaiist Sunday Shows here .

Published Sat, Jan 01 2010 9:00 PM by Shanghaiist

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Photo of the Day: Coal

Photo by Michael Steverson of Expatriate Games : A man fights traffic as he delivers small blocks of coal to be used for cooking. Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page . To see your photos on our Contribute page, use...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2010 3:13 PM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: Arts/Entertainment

This week in Shanghaiist--Chinese clone-o-vation, migrant workers on ice and cut-up call girls

We cloned the iPad --three months ago! We Mack ed on you, blaxploitation-style. We ruined one-fifth of your Expo pavilion fantasy. We went rollerskating with migrant workers . We got surgically modified to look like Jessica Alba in a desperate attempt...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2010 12:00 AM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: News

ZOMG! Maker of Chinese iPad clone P88 to sue Apple for cloning its tablet!

tweetmeme_url = 'http://shanghaiist.com/2010/01/29/p88-chinese-ipad-clone-sues-apple.php'; tweetmeme_source = 'shanghaiist'; tweetmeme_alias = 'http://bit.ly/dceG3m'; Did Apple really clone the P88? It kinda reminds us of a giant...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 9:17 AM by Shanghaiist

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ZOMG! Maker of Chinese iPad clone P88 to sue Apple for cloning its tablet!

tweetmeme_url = 'http://shanghaiist.com/2010/01/29/p88-chinese-ipad-clone-sues-apple.php'; tweetmeme_source = 'shanghaiist'; tweetmeme_alias = 'http://bit.ly/dceG3m'; Did Apple really clone the P88? It kinda reminds us of a giant...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 9:17 AM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: News

Extra! Extra! Books on China, the end of 拆 and more McDs

Jeffrey Wasserstrom writes: in a world full of China experts, it's sometimes nice to sit back with a book about experiences in China, rather than one about proclamations about China. [ Time ] Perhaps because of all the recent protests regarding demolitions...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 5:30 AM by Shanghaiist

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Germany's gay Foreign Minister was in China with his partner, but did anyone notice?

Guido Westerwelle and the German delegation pose for a picture with Premier Wen Jiaobao, and no, the man to Westerwelle's right is not his bodyguard! [ Source ] Earlier this month, while all eyes were on what was to be China's first ever Mr Gay...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 2:48 AM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: News

Weekendist: Art, literature & other fun ways to spend the weekend

Every Friday, Weekendist brings you our picks of the best of what's coming in the next three days. FRIDAY Last day to check out the work of Etienne Sigaut, who lived in Shanghai in the early 20th century and took pictures of its docks and maritime...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 12:00 AM by Shanghaiist

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Philanthropist: Everything you’ve BEAN missing

In Shanghaiist's Philanthropist feature, we highlight individuals and groups doing interesting things to make the world a little bit of a better place. This week we talk to the president of BEAN, a professional organization which combines networking...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2010 10:00 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Shanghai: Fashion dreams, airline mergers and the Great World Amusement Park

Andrew Bird is sure to be crowded tonight. Split Works has informed us that all the presale tickets have now been sold out. The last 100 tickets will be on sale from 12pm to 5pm today at the Zhijiang Dream Factory box office. More info at Split! [ Split...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2010 9:00 PM by Shanghaiist

Filed under: News

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Job Ad: Exciting Expo jobs available

General Mao's pork is not for everyone

The Istaverse app for iPhone is out!

BEAN + Cotton's Drink for Haiti raises 63,000RMB

Pencil This In: February 1-5

Shanghaiist Sunday Show: Inside Fighting China

Photo of the Day: Coal

This week in Shanghaiist--Chinese clone-o-vation, migrant workers on ice and cut-up call girls

ZOMG! Maker of Chinese iPad clone P88 to sue Apple for cloning its tablet!

ZOMG! Maker of Chinese iPad clone P88 to sue Apple for cloning its tablet!

Extra! Extra! Books on China, the end of 拆 and more McDs

Germany's gay Foreign Minister was in China with his partner, but did anyone notice?

Weekendist: Art, literature & other fun ways to spend the weekend

Philanthropist: Everything you’ve BEAN missing

Around Shanghai: Fashion dreams, airline mergers and the Great World Amusement Park