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posted May 10, 2001 10:29 AM            

After driving through 90 countries, Wall St. guru Jim Rogers says China's the place to be

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posted June 07, 2001 09:17 AM            

China is ground zero for stocks with mojo
Hundreds of millions of Chinese hungry for the trappings of the middle class are rapidly acquiring the means to pay for them. Here's why a new color TV in Guanghzou signals an opportunity in Peoria.

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posted June 07, 2001 07:50 PM            

China's dot-com boom went bust, but it gave birth to a way-cool generation of Web users who are creating their own cultural revolution.

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posted June 07, 2001 07:51 PM            

Joe Hsieh, Asustek's marketing manager, said the company has several factories in China to produce computers that have been on the market for years, but that state-of-the-art models are produced in Taiwan where engineers work closely with chipmakers and other component suppliers for product innovation. ``China is gaining in technology, but Taiwan has access to the latest tech information,'' he said.

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posted July 03, 2001 10:26 AM            

For Taiwanese, China has long been good for business. Now for many it also offers the prospect of a better life and a brighter future. In this special report, we look at the mainland fever gripping Taiwan, and at the political and social impact of the move across the strait by the island's businesses

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posted November 28, 2001 10:56 AM            

Special thanks to John Melendez for sending me these links on SHA.

http://www.earnshaw.com

Info on an old friend who has written a bunch of lyrics for Mavis Fan in Taiwan:
http://www.vivamusic.com/events/u_liquan.htm

Shanghai's slinky reputation!
http://www.filmsite.org/ladyf.html

Wei Hui's lascivious book that adds a modern chapter to Shanghai's kinky past:
http://www.shanghaibaby.co.uk/

US versions of Shanghai:
http://maps.lycos.com/mapresults.asp?AD3=Shanghai

Shanghai city gov't pages:
http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/

Many people don't know that 1000's of Jews lived in Shanghai in the early 1900's:
http://www.chinajewish.org/
http://www.jewishpost.com/jp0704/jpn0704hp.htm

HUGE! An awesomely cool place to visit:
http://www.libnet.sh.cn/

The underground Bar/Club I used to hang out in, built from a bomb shelter from the Japanese occupation days:
http://www.ddsclub.com/

A film set in Shanghai's famous gangster days, starring Gong Li (with a scene featuring my friend Chris, who was selected for his unusual red hair and red beard, an oddity for many Shanghainese people who thought he would look good in the movie):
http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/shanghai/

Jiaotong University page:
http://www.sjtu.edu.cn/

Germany has a serious presence in Shanghai:
http://www.china-net.de/

http://www.chinanow.com/

http://www.sfs-cn.com/index1.htm

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/star

http://www.sh.com/arch/archch1.htm

http://shanghai-shanghai.net/

http://www.shanghaiguide.com/main/index.html

http://www.siff.com/

http://www.amcham-shanghai.org/

http://home.earthlink.net/~shanghaii

http://theshanghainews.net/map.html

http://www.chinanow.com/english/shanghai/index.html

http://www.timeout.com/shanghai/

http://english.eastday.com/

http://www.shanghaijob.com/

http://www.shanghairealty.com/

http://www.thatsshanghai.com/

http://www.shanghaiguide.com/

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