African Ryhthms

Event information
Tagline:Best African party in Beijing yet
Host:Sheila D
Type: Music – Concert
Time and place
Date: 21 August 2009
Time: 21:00 – 3:00
Location: Yu Gong Yi Shan （愚公移山）
Street: 张自忠路三号，段棋瑞执政府旧址西路(Zhang zi zhong road, no.3)
Neighbourhood: 东城区(Dongcheng)
Phone: 13522114974/ 13683144541.
E-mail: ddungus@gmail.com
Description:
Party with an African theme featuring Afro Entertainment Troupe. Lots of African music by Dj Shaba all night and two special performances by [...]

Handsome Furs China Tour 2009

Event information
Host: Split Works
Type: Music – Concert
Time and place
Date: 4 September 2009
Time: 21:00 – 0:00
Location: Mao Street: 111 Guluo Dongdajie
Neighbourhood: 东城区(Dongcheng)
Phone: 13051597837 (chinese only)
E-mail: fanone@126.com
Description:
Tianjin
Thursday, September 3
@ Nic Club
Heping District, Munan Dao Number 143
RMB 40 (advance) / RMB 50 (door)
Doors: 8pm
Ticket Bookings:
Booking address: Balitai New Culture Plaza Floor-4 Sonic Candy Record
Tel: 022-23331511
Beijing
Friday, Sept. 4
@ MAO
111 [...]

Sinotruk: A New Model for Cooperation

Ten years ago, no one would have even considered buying shares in China Heavy Duty Truck. The company was losing money, making small volumes of low technology trucks with know-how from the 1950’s for a China heavy-duty market that had not quite yet developed. Based in Jinan in Shandong Province, China Heavy Duty Truck was [...]

One-Child Kerfuffle

It’s tough being precise in an imprecise language, especially where the media is concerned. Such was Xie Lingli’s lesson this past weekend when the Xinhua News Agency quoted her as saying Shanghai was going to be changing it’s One Child Policy. Of course, such a unilateral move on any city’s part in China would cause [...]

我会想念你，中国 – The China I Will Miss

By Dustin Ooley, Peace Corp volunteer, teacher
This article was originally posted in Chinese.
I caught another scent of Sichuan food last night, and it brought me back to my host family. Sitting at their table 2 years ago, I would awkwardly reach for food and struggle to understand even the most basic Chinese phrases; some things [...]

How To Avoid Getting Kidnapped In China. Plan In Advance Or Go Home.

The other day, in a post entitled, “China Hostage Situation. Now IS A Good Time To Pay Your Debts,” I wrote about some U.S. executives who were being held hostage in China over nonpayment of a business debt. Their US based company had gone bankrupt and when they went over to China to explain all [...]

Sonos CR200 review

(Engadget)

It’s here Sonos fans, finally. The new touch-screen CR200 controller is announced and ready for purchase. After making an appearance at the FCC on its way to being leaked in full, the new CR200 controller for Sonos’ multi-room wireless music system is everything we heard including a 3.5-inch, 640 x 480 pixel (VGA) capacitive touchscreen [...]

Sophie Conran’s home: a fuchsia classic

(Telegraph)
By By Elfreda Pownall
True to her roots, the designer and foodie Sophie Conran has created an impeccably tasteful home for her young family. But, writes Elfreda Pownall, she still finds room for a few surprises.

Sophie Conran lives in an airy flat on the top floors of a massive white stuccoed house in west London. She [...]

Victoria Beckham joins the Top-Knot Tribe

(Telegraph)
by Hilary Alexander

When you are dining with the designer who regards you as a muse, it’s only fair to make sure your hairstyle is in step with one of his favourite looks.
So it was that on top of her head when she dined at Cecconi’s in London at the weekend with the American designer, Marc [...]

Arctic Monkeys to play new album live online

(NME)

Arctic Monkeys have announced plans to stream a special online gig showcasing tracks from their forthcoming album ‘Humbug’.
The Sheffield four-piece will perform the one-off show through a web transmission via their official site.
NME.COM will also be hosting the gig, which takes place this Thursday (July 30) at 9pm (BST).
In the meantime, the band have posted [...]