Shanghai China Snippets Observations about living in Shanghai and China in general

August 3, 2007

WordPress.com Yet Again Unblocked

Filed under: Chinese Multi Media — Shanghai @ 3:34 am

It seems the blogs on WordPress.com have been unblocked again. Whether this is a nanny aberration has to be seen.

August 2, 2007

How Much Does A Dog Cost in China

Filed under: Shanghai Prices — Shanghai @ 10:18 pm

tibetan mastiffHonestly, I wouldn’t know as we don’t keep a dog and also don’t intend to do so as space is limited in Shanghainese apartments and the last thing I’ll ever consider is getting a dog smaller than a rat. So, no, no dog for me. But for China’s nouveaux riches the Tibetan Mastiff is apparently a status symbol worth paying more, as it’s a rare breed. (more…)

August 1, 2007

No Food News is Good Food News

Filed under: China News — Shanghai @ 4:16 am

In the very unlink able SCMP from yesterday I read that the publication bureau in Beijing is working overtime to make sure no negative reports are published, especially about food safety.

The tabloid Beijing Daily Messenger will have to scrap its political and social pages. Instead it will have to offer entertainment and lifestyle news. The current 40 pages will become 32 and many reporters will loose their jobs.

The First, another daily is said to be pressured to only start publishing about sports.
The Beijing Youth Dailly and the Beijing Evening News have been told not to run any negative news.

Welcome to Happy Land and all this because of a fake or not so fake (nobody knows for sure anymore) dumpling?

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