British Expo pavilion bristles with possibilities

Shanghai
London-based Heatherwick Studio, the architects behind the British Pavilion, offer a glimpse of one of the most anticipated Shanghai 2010 Expo pavilions It’s one thing to see renderings of the Shanghai 2010 Expo pavilion designs, but it’s quite ...
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Miniature Shanghai: A tilt shifted time-lapse potrait

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A clever time-lapse, tilt shifted video shows the 'Hai in all its glory, just a bit smaller Miniature City Shanghai - Tilt Shift Time Lapse from Joe Nafis on Vimeo. We’ll admit there’s not a whole lot to say about this video that we found on ...
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'Tina’s Life in Shanghai': The less glamorous side of the Shanghai dream

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The film drawing attention at the 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival shows what life is really like for those left out of the 'rich second generation' Although the 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival is taking place in the ...
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China's 5 most popular, and crazy, dance videos

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From an awkward postmen performance to China's youngest MJ impersonator, these videos gather the clicks -- and the laughs Dance video no. 1: Military power Attention! It's time for your daily military (dance) exercise. Watch these soldiers strut ...
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Shanghai graffiti street art on show

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In other news: China’s inequality is leveling off and Shanghai racks up blue-sky days off For the best Shanghai graffiti -- and we're talking street art here, not phone numbers on building -- there are two spots showing the work of the city's ...
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Morning mover: Grandpa gets his groove on

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What’s one of the best parts about Shanghai? Street dancing. One local grandpa shows us how it's done off Vimeo video Local blogger Shanghai Ginger Guy might have left the 'Hai, but he gave us a parting gift: a short video of local street dancing ...
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Hongbao sweeteners discouraged in public service video

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One public service announcement tries to stop the Chinese practice of giving hongbaos Hongbaos (红包), those little red envelopes full of money, are an omnipresent feature of Chinese society. They pop up at weddings, during holidays, in business (who ...
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Underwear underground: Chinese strip on the metro

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In other news: Backstreet Boys come to Shanghai and the U.S. Pavilion not making any friends off With almost 1.3 million views on Youku in a week, this "no pants" video shows that the two-decade pantless tradition is going strong -- even in China. ...
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Youku’s Victor Koo on how to make the web pay

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The Youku co-founder chats beach-side with Thomas Crampton about monetizing online video in China off YouTube video. 150 million visitors per month, but how do you turn that into profit? Actually it's quite simple, says Youku's co-founder Victor ...
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Jackie Chan records "To Welcome You Home" (接你回家)

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Jackie Chan records a song in honor of eight Chinese police officers killed in the Haiti earthquake as their bodies are returned home off In this clip of "To Welcome You Home" (接你回家), in addition to a short interview with Jackie Chan, the TV ...
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