By Jim Kemish · Editorial · No Comments
The Time to Act is Now!
Do you have defaulted student loans? The government has an impressive array of tools for collecting on defaulted student loans. Fortunately, the law also provides you with a way to cure the problem starting right now!
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By Will Flaus · Entertainment · No Comments
Beginning May 9, the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre and Broadway Asia Entertainment will co-produce the musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at New York’s Westside Theatre. The production will run through June 3. This will be the first time in history that a foreign production of an American musical will play inside the United States. The show will be entirely in Mandarin Chinese, with English subtitles projected above the stage.
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By Brian White · Reviews · No Comments
The extent of my understanding of the Lincoln line of cars has historically been limited to the Towncars that have taken me to the airport and the limousines that have taken me almost nowhere, except for maybe a wayside place of unexpected fun here and there. When I took out the Lincoln MKZ for an exceptionally long drive, I was handicapped by my own inability to foster a preconceived notion, but I have to tell you, it’s a pretty nice car.
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By Brendan Alexander · Perplexed in Shanghai · No Comments
Earlier today, during an impromptu packing session, I witnessed much of what I own being folded into suitcases. That’s when it occurred to me, hang on a second, I’m hungry.
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By Brian White · Humor · No Comments
Another first this week. Russia, now being out-classed by China’s foray into the space biz, disgraced with budgetary shortfalls on the ISS project and their failure to produce a viable shuttle comparable to the one introduced by NASA colleagues 20 years ago, is making headlines again today. Russia and the former Soviet Union claimed many space firsts during the space race including first satellite, first organism in space, and first man in space.
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By Jim Kemish · Editorial · No Comments
Your Legal Rights
Have you been contacted by a collector? You are not powerless! You have legal rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to stop collectors and gain control of the situation.
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By Tino La Shaw · Travel · No Comments
Shanghai will be extending its maglev train line to the Hongqiao Airport, as part of a high-speed transport link between Shanghai and Hongqiao.
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By Lisa Thompson · Community · No Comments
A recent study conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, titled Wok Carefully, found that many of the items on menus at Chinese restaurants in the United States contain enough sodium for an entire day or more. Researchers also found that although a number of menu items were high in fat, most of the fat came from heart-safe, trans-fat-free vegetable oils.
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By Tino La Shaw · Technology · No Comments
Dell Computers has developed a new computer specifically for users in China, where more than 90 percent of the population does not own computers.
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By Tino La Shaw · Business · No Comments
Shanghai’s historic Peace Hotel has closed for renovations and is expected to remain closed for the next two years while construction work is completed. Jinjiang International Hotel Management, the owner of the hotel, has signed a deal with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and the Swiss watchmaker Swatch to do the renovations.
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