Chinese-AmericanMichaelChangwasinShanghaisportscastingtheMastersCup.Now,itseemshewantstostay...atleastforacoupleofyear.
ChangmetwiththedirectoroftheChineseTennisFederationanddiscussedthepossibilityofcoachingtheChineseeteamforthe2008BeijingGames.
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Morethan3,500,300peoplegetupandgotoworkinHongKong.Ofthatworkforce,only4.5%arestilllookingforjobs.
Realestate,insuranceandretailallreportedafallinjoblessness.
WithChristmasandNewYear'scoming,theprospectsaregood.Justaboutanybodycangetajobnow.
Still,HongKongisfeelingthegood'qi'thatisgoingoninthemainland.Continuereading...[
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HolySmokes!Somepeoplejusthavetoomuchmoney.Andnooneisdroppinganyinmydirection.
In1972,AndyWarholdrew10portraitsofChairmanMao...justafterPresidentNixonmadehishistoricvisittoChina.
TheSwiss-basedDarosCollection-aprivatecollectionofWarholpaintingsdecidedtotrythefreeagencymarketonWarhol'spaintings.
TheChairmanMaopicturetookin$17.4million!!That'sthemosteverforaWarholpicture.Continuereading.....[
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Schools,college,isagoodtimeforstudentstostirupthetopicpot.Ifastudentsayssomethingstupid,theycanrespond,"Iwasyoungandlearning."
Iftheysaysomethingsmart,"IhitontosomethingwhenIwaslearning."
ItisnodifferentinChina.
Agroupofstudentsregisteredtheir"RainbowGroup"andwasgrantedpermissionfromprestigiousZhongshanUniversityinGuangdongProvinceinthesouth.Continuereading...
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KentuckyFriedChickenopend40outletsinChinathisyearbringingitstotaltomorethan1,700nationwide.
ThegoalaccordingtoYumBrandsInc.(Whataname!)istoopen400outletseachyear.
Thepresentcostfordoingbusinessunderthecolonel'scommanis8millionyuan($1million).But,thepresidentofYumBrandsissayingthatpricemaydropto2millionyuan($250k).
Gee,ifKFCmeetstheirtargetof400franchisesitwillrakeinonly$100million-chic...[
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AnelementaryschoolinChinahascreatedablogsiteforitsstudents.
"I'msorryIcutyourhair,"writesonesecondgrader.
Anothersays,"Whydidn'tmyteacherpickupthetoppledbicycle?"
Youngteachersattheschoolareencouragedtousetheblogasaforumforrelease.
Thepurposeoftheblog-
"Ourblogpageisaplatformformoreeffectivecommunicationbetweenteachers,studentsandparents,"saidtheschool'sviceprincipalwhogaveonly...[
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AcontestantinChina'sSuperGirl,HeJie,contestlastyearwasinjuredinacarcrashyesterday,thatrequired20stitchestoherforehead.
Thecaraccidenthappenedataround3amonahighwaytoBeijingfromaprogramassignmentshehadjustcompleted.
Herassistantandpublicistwerealsoinjuredthoughnotseriously.
Shewillloseabout1millionyuan($25,000)foreachcancelledappearancehererepresentativesaid.
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ThepriceofnewhousesinChinain70majorcitiesroseonaverage6.6%inOctoberoverlastyear.
Beijinghousessawthegreatestincreaseincosts,up10.7%inonemonth!
Xiamen-10.5%,Shenzhen-9.9%,Fuzhou-9.6%,Shenyang-9%andGuangzhou-8.8%followed.
ShanghaisawthepriceofnewhousesDROPby0.6%.http://www.panasianbiz.com/2006/11/chinas_new_housing_prices_clim.html
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The555-seatAirbusA380madeitsfirststopinAsiaonafinallegofits150hourtestflight.Thedestination-Singapore.
NextupwillbeHongKongandthenNarita,Japan....thenSeoulKorea...andfinallybacktoFrance.Continuereading...
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AChinesecruisecompanyisplanningtolaunchaloveboatuptheHangpuRiverofShanghai.
Menmustbeworth$250,000or2millionChinesesyuanandthewomenmustbegoodlooking-butbywho'sstandards,Idon'tknow.
Thecompanysaidthatmorethan20menhadsignedupandhalfofthemwereworthmorethan$25million(200millionyuan).
Morethan1000womanappliedbutonly30wereaccepted.Again,Idon'tknowthestandards,butthebest30Continuereading...[
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