U.S.-based Columbia Sportswear Company has commenced its joint venture in China with Swire Resources Ltd. The JV commenced on January 1, 2014, and is initially slated to last 20 years. Samson Wong was appointed president of the joint venture named Columbia Sportswear Commercial (Shanghai) Company and headquartered in Shanghai. The joint venture inherits the broad

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The long awaited public appearance of Taiwan’s giant baby panda cub Yuanzai has finally come as thousands gathered to see the star panda take the big stage today.

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A 26-year-old man from Wuhan, Hubei Province had his lung collapse on him when he ripped a hole in it during a routine morning yawn, Ecns.cn reports.

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A man in China who met a Vietnamese bride through a matchmaking service said he was was shocked when he found her trying to run away, two months pregnant, after he’d treated her ‘like a princess’.

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A flight attendant recruitment pageant was held at Qingdao University on January 4 after universities from all over the country recommended candidates to walk around in their swimsuits on stage as models.

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The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has ordered all news anchors and TV guests to speak in Mandarin and to avoid Chinese dialects and all foreign languages, China Daily reports.

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A 50-year-old sailor who was arrested by the police for engaging in prostitution in Fujian province was apparently surprised to find out that the ‘lady’ prostitute he had just been with was actually a 33-year-old man.

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Shanghai’s municipal government has announced that it will suspend live poultry sales from January 31 to April 30 as a ‘seasonal measure’ after the city saw its first H7N9 bird flu virus case of the new year last week.

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We told you last week that Mega Mega Vintage has turned into Mega and gave you a sneak peak of the doings of Sinotronics co-founder Markus M. Schneider. Now you’ll have plenty of new gems to look for the next time you’re in the Gulou area, but…

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