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By Jay Mark Caplan and Iris Bian In 2009, white- collar worker Xie Xie took a vacation in Tibet, and fell in love with an avid backpacker named CaiCai. They parted ways and returned to office jobs in Shanghai and Guangzhou, but soon after XieXie gave CaiCai a call. “Why don’t we both quit our jobs and take a gap year together?”
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April 26, Sina Weibo verified account named “Second Artillery Liu Yuanyuan” exposed herself of drunk driving on micro-blog which attracted many Chinese netizens’ attention. Claimed a member of Second Artillery Corps Art and Cultural Troupe she also “flaunted wealth” by sharing her personal photos. People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery Corps Political Department and Propaganda Department News Director Chen Shoufu made a public statement that the Second Artillery Corps did not have such person named Liu Yuanyuan. so-called “Second Artillery Art and Cultural Troupe member Liu Yuanyan” flaunting wealth, exposing drunk driving were all publicity stunts. Report on Wednesday said, the ambitious Starbucks is continuously expanding in China, but customers staying in Starbucks not leaving is a major obstacle of expanding in China – “Customers love these shops too much, they sit there for hour after hour, and sometimes without buying any coffee at all.”
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25 China Experts You Should Follow on Twitter - AdAgeChina - Spe
Yes, we know the Chinese government has blocked Twitter (" China's Net Nanny Blocks Twitter "), but many of these active Twitter users have found alternative ways to keep posting on the site and we hope the service will resume its normal status soon. We've also included a list of their recent tweets, all posted in English, to give you an idea of what they write about. As a group, they provide a colorful and informative picture of life and consumer behavior in Greater China. Use the comments section to add the ones we missed -- and there are plenty more to choose from, given the rapid growth of Twitter in China in the past year -- or send us a tweet at @AdAgeChina . Tweet : "Finishing up my model of the economics of the china music market for Music Matters Asia this week in hk, more upbeat outlook than years past"trendwatching.com's January 2009 Trend Briefing, covering half a
January 2009 | Yup, it’s time for endless predictions. And while most of them are rather dark and gloomy, with economies around the world going downhill, there are still plenty of trends out there that are begging to be applied profitably, both now and long-term. Enjoy! Let’s begin with NICHETRIBUTES, which is about the power of making products and services relevant by incorporating ‘attributes’ and features that cater to distinct (if not niche) consumer lifestyles and situations.*
interview | a chat with blueprint, a digital creative collective
“From a deep pool of blue ink rises an image…” – this is written on Blueprint ‘s Neocha.com homepage, a digital collective that describes itself as a Chinese creative group with no artistic bounds. In an “Internet world” filled with many options for exploring different kinds of creative content, we find ourselves frequently entering Blueprint’s creative world. Their distinctive style comes from the ambient / “lowercase” electronic sound they produce as well as their visual works, which exude a subtle mysticism. The depth and breadth of content under the “Blueprint” name actually comes from members who live in many cities, including Zhengzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, among others.