Showing off or innovation? – Stir over MBA exclusive class for second-generation rich

Sanyuan Foreign Languages School, a private school in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, has set up an MBA class for senior high school students. Its special curriculum and exorbitant tuition fees have again drawn the public’s attention to the “second-generation rich.”

Moderately easy monetary policy still works

The country’s current easy monetary policy should continue for at least another half ayear, said Li Yining, a professor of economics at Peking University, who addressed the forum.

Social networks must localize to enter China, DMG says

While the economic recession may have taken a bite out of world industries, the digital market and new media have seen substantial growth in China, Paul Beckley, vice president of DMG World Media Asia, said in advance of next month’s Ad:tech forum.

Is the West afraid? – Country sent inspectors to scout for looted relics

Is the West nervous that China has sent a team of inspectors to its part of the world to catalogue looted national treasures? Global Times, an English paper run by the People’s Dail Group, answered “yes” in a cover story on October 22, although the government has said it does not mean to seek the recovery of those relics.

Google’s library a copyright hell – When all is scanned and done, where is the archive headed?

Google is in trouble in China once again. The search engine giant stands accused of trampling the rights of more than 500 authors in its quest to add Chinese-language books to its digital library.

Nintendo DSi XL coming to America in Q1 2010

(Engadget)

Since Europe and Japan can’t have all the fun — unless, of course, it’s a black Nintendo Wii — the super-sized DSi XL is also due out in the US sometime in Q1 2010, according to a spokesperson speaking with Joystiq. Still no word on price, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it parallel the [...]

Nowhere Boy

(The Guardian)
By Peter Bradshaw
This tale of a young John Lennon, torn between his legendary mother and equally formidable aunt, is an accomplished feature debut from Sam Taylor-Wood

Boy, no band … Aaron Johnson as John Lennon in Nowhere Boy
“A man who has been the indisputable favourite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a [...]

Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young

(The Guardian)
By Alexis Petridis

Julian Casablancas … infinitely more memorable than the last Strokes album
Over on the Downing Street website lurks an e-petition calling for “sleep education” to become part of the national curriculum. Should the government choose to heed its demands, they could save themselves a lot of time and money simply by showing schoolchildren [...]

Living in a Cold War hide out

From a converted windmill to a Cold War relic in North London, these buildings have been turned into contemporary modern homes. Seafield House in Mill Hill, which is currently for sale for £6.75million, is a Grade II-listed six bedroom house made from the shell of a nuclear bunker.

Morrissey at the Albert Hall

When Morrissey collapsed onstage during a gig in Swindon last weekend, his public momentarily dealt with the possible death of England’s poet laureate of eternal teenagers. And perhaps there was something highly appropriate about the fact that he was helped off the stage midway through a version of This Charming Man.