Monday, September 05, 2005

News

A Chinese Painter's New Struggle: Mr. Zhang, 47, is one of China's best-known artists. For years, his works - like those of other avant-garde artists of his generation—could not be exhibited in China, often because they were deemed too modern or politically questionable.

Beijing tries to tame its wild taxis before '08 Olympics: . . . can this be Beijing? The NASCAR-esque maneuvers are missing—along with heart-stopping lane changes. Stranger still, our ride has no white-knuckle encounters with bicyclists trying to dash across the road.

In China, it's Mongolian Cow Yogurt Super Girl: For nearly three hours Chinese society stopped—and voted. No, it wasn't a political revolution, but a mass thumbs up to a 21-year-old from Sichuan who belts out the song "Zombie" from the rock band "Cranberries" as part of her act.

In China, some global brands assailed by consumers: It's been a year of consumer scandals for big global brands in China, and Haagen-Dazs, the specialty ice cream purveyor, faced a doozy earlier this summer.


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