Archive for October, 2006

World Cup Co-hosting Discouraged

TweetBelgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg want to submit a joint bit for the 2018 World Cup. Do they really plan hosts that far in advance?
The three countries are preparing to submit a bid in January …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 31st, 2006 in Japan, Japan | No Comments

New Oriental Education and Technology Group = American Dream becomes Chinese Dream

TweetMichael Yu’s new Oriental Education and Technology Group is the realization of the "Chinese Dream."
Yu Minhong’s father built a pig pen with rubble – broken pieces of …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 30th, 2006 in China | 3 Comments

A Chinese Computer Nerd Dies and Goes to Heaven

TweetComputers can get you in trouble if you don’t know how to use them.
A couple from Haerbin decided to go to Hainan for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter.
Becaus…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in China, China | No Comments

How Long Is the Great Wall of China? – Really

TweetThe Great Wall was first built during the War States Period (475-221 BC) in various sections so that China might defend itself from northern invasions.
It has been added on and added on and added…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2006 in China, China | 9 Comments

Chinese Woman Forsakes Her Beauty

TweetThis woman in Chongqing might have gone to ‘Woman’s Abnormal University of Hollywood."
Most of the insecure women and men in the U.S. (and there are a lot of them) will go to gre…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 27th, 2006 in China, China | 1 Comment

China’s New Zhang Ziyi? – Tang Yan

TweetChinese director, Feng Xiaogang, has a new film that he is casting no-stars for.
The lead actress is Tang Yan – a newcomer has appeared in only two other works.
When asked if the new girl c…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 25th, 2006 in China | No Comments

Chinese Blogger Sets Off Furious Debate – 200,000 Page Viewers Agree

TweetA Chinese blogger and former dean of the economic and finance school of the University of Hong Kong has created a furious debate when he wrote in his blog that a mausoleum of emperor Qinshihuang …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 23rd, 2006 in China | No Comments

China Law Blog

TweetI don’t get out much…but when I do, I head to China Law Blog
I am guaranteed an intelligently written, thoroughly researched blog with plenty to chew on.
I am different, I try to shar…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 23rd, 2006 in China, China | No Comments