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At Anti?s English Blog, an interview with a Hong Kong-based professor Ding Xueliang bemoaning the dearth of qualified economists in China.

Danwei tells us what books are bestsellers in Beijing. At the moment, TV tie-ins are really popular.

Angry Chinese Blogger discusses the friendship between North Korea and China.

Preetam Rai at betterdays took photos of the wry commentary penciled in the margins of an old travelogue written in the 1930s by an American traveler who visited China, Japan and Korea. Rai had bought the book in Bangalore bookshop. He observes: ?The co

China?s first ever bloggers conference has successfully finished day 1. Blogger Angelo Embuldeniya has taken all the live IRC English-language notes and screen grabs from the live Chinese videocast and put them on a special blog. (It will soon be on a wor

The Chinese Blogger Conference would be held from Nov.5 to 6. Chinese Bloggers are very enthusiastic at the first-ever meeting with their online friends. Many of them are already in Shanghai, where the conference located. They would discuss a wide range o

East Asia Watch discusses changes to China?s half-century old hukou household registration system, which tagged urban migrants from the provinces as ?rural residents? and denied them privileges available to those born in the cities.

Imagethief explains why U.S. internet firms are doing so poorly in China.

China Matters discusses the alleged affair between Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and U.S. politician Wendell Willkie. His conclusion: it happened.

Chinese journalist Zhao Jing (Michael Anti) announces that he will begin posting English translations of Chinese intellectuals? writings on his English blog.

At Angry Chinese Blogger, a thoughtful discussion, in light of news that Japan is finally considering an internationally acceptable war memorial to replace the war-criminal infested Yasukuni Shrine, about the choices facing both Japan and China.

Reporters Without Borders today condemned the censorship of pro-democracy writer Wang Yi’s blog, which was closed down just days after it was nominated for the “freedom of expression” category in a blog contest being organised by the German public r

Macam-macam?s Fabian Foo discusses the results of his very unscientific blog poll asking readers what they thought were the ?greatest threats to Southeast Asia.? Bird flu came in first, while ?Chinese dominance? came in second.

Bingfeng Teahouse points us to the blog (Chinese) of the Back Dorm Boys, the art students whose video lip-syncing a U.S. boy band has become an Internet sensation.

Asiapundit and Bingfeng Teahouse engage in a spirited debate over Westerners, the media and China.

On his daily Beijing subway ride, Austin Arensberg has a miniature epiphany: the daily struggle for seats on the train is a metaphor for all of China.

Billy Qiu of HitHat Blog translates a post (Chinese) by keso evaluating Yahoo! China?s new look-and-feel.

EastSouthWestNorth posts a translated article on a lawsuit launched by a Nanjing professor against a blogger for alleged defamation.

Sinosplice interviews a woman taxi driver in Shanghai.

Talk Talk China?s post wondering why his Chinese hosts continue to offer him food even after he?s sated has touched off lengthy discussions on hospitality, insincerity and cross-cultural misunderstandings.