Shanghai Beat: Video Snacks for the Sinophile

China’s Web - A Growing (Alternative) Reality
This week's Economist tries to shed some light on the habits of the 210 million internet users in China, a jump of more than 50% from last year's figure, and one that will quickl...

Designing A Global Brand
An article on CNN looks at the development of Shanghai Tang: "Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion which had effectively come to a stop i...

Parents Go Faster, Kids Go Healthier
Kidfresh is the newest option for time-crunched parents to choose organic foodstuff for the kids. Servicing Manhattan’s Upper East Side, it’s the easy, healthy, on-the-go al...

“No Car Day” in Kunming, China
In 2007, Kunming, China joined over 100 cities around the country for a "No Car Day" (无车日). One year later, Kunming has upped the ante by instituting a "No Car Day" on...

Wine Scene Grows in Booming Shanghai
Only a few years ago, you would be hard-pressed to find a decent bottle of wine in Shanghai. However, China's booming economy has recently attracted high-end restaurants, wi...

The Sprawl To Greater Shanghai
An article by Sean O'Grady in the Independent looks at the impact of a 36 kilometer bridge that connects Eastern China with Shanghai. O'Grady believes that the Hangzhou Bay Bridg...