December 2009
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Who Mattered Most in China 2009 →
From big names that rocked headlines nationwide to the events that changed Shanghai, China’s fastest growing city, these are the people who shaped dialog nationwide this year. (CNNGo)
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Paul French: 5 historic Shanghai buildings we lost... →
Paul French writes about some historic buildings we lost in 2009 thanks to thoughtless Shanghai development. (Shanghaiist)
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World's Greatest City: 50 reasons why Shanghai is... →
No. 23 - You can buy giant teddy bears on the street, in the middle of the night Can you do that in your city?
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London could be pushed into third place as a... →
It seems that all the news about China and Shanghai lately are about money…
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Recession Elsewhere, but It’s Booming in China →
For the first time, Chinese will buy more cars this year than Americans. Demand is so high that drivers put their names on long waiting lists for the most popular models. (New York Times)
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Su Yunsheng, the man pushing China’s sustainable... →
Su Yunsheng is Deputy General Engineer at the Tongji Urban Planning Institute where he lectures at least once a week, Curator of the Expo Theme Pavilion and the China Pavilion Online (having previously led the team that submitted the winning Expo Master Plan bid), Co-founder of ‘Urban China’ magazine, and now also President of Etopia, a year-old company specializing in sustainable...
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Bridge 8 →
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Bridge 8 is one of me favourite renovated developments of the city, bringing cultural and creative life to the abandoned Shanghai Automobile factory.
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China Now Spending $9 Billion a Month on Renewable... →
China is spending $9 billion a month on clean energy … China has now passed the United States and Europe in high-tech manufacturing. (Clean Technica via shanghaiist)
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WatchShanghai bike polo (seen at CNNGo)