Interesting

Quoted: Uncle’s simple but powerful framework: China is supported by a three-legged stool, but two legs are now broken
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China’s economic growth is supported by three primary legs:
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1. export-led growth
2. real property growth
3. government spending

Amazing reporting but scary stuff (even scarier than my previous baby tossing Fave). 60 Minutes is still the best.

Quoted: Where do the millions of computer monitors, cell phones and other electronic refuse our society generates end up? Scott Pelley reports.

Quoted: Michael Chang finds it appropriate he's receiving his sport's highest honor as China awaits the Olympics. Chang was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday and reflected on his experiences as a Chinese-American athlete. He won the 1989 French Open at age 17 -- the youngest man to win a major -- as the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing were escalating into bloodshed. - Tennis news

Quoted: Microsoft will charge $26 for XP in emerging markets such as China and India, and $32 for developed markets like the United States. What do you guys think—will the price cut destroy the inroads Linux has been making into the consumer market?

Sort of odd

Quoted: Chinese search engine Baidu worked an image of presidential candidate Barack Obama into their home page logo today, as well as a tribute ...

Quoted: Troops have surrounded the three biggest monasteries in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, as fears mount of a severe crackdown following violent protests against Chinese rule. The protests coincided with demonstrations in India earlier this week by Tibetans seeking to pressure China over its rule of the Himalayan region.

Quoted: Bob Compton, an Indianapolis venture-capitalist-turned-filmmaker, has produced a controversial new documentary called "2 Million Minutes" that looks at how American education falls short in today's global economy.
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"What I saw in the K-12 schools absolutely shocked me in both India and China. … I became very concerned about the competitiveness of my own daughters' education," Compton said on "Good Morning America."

Quoted: When it comes to making money online, the biggest market involves the delivery of mobile-internet content to mobile phones.
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It all sounds trivial, but a few cents here and there multiplied by hundreds of millions of users soon add up. The ringtone from a hit song, “Mice Love Rice”, generated over $10m in sales in 2005, for example.

And, regarding online communities:

Quoted: Often, says Mr Ji, the members of these communities are people who, because of the single-child policy, have no siblings and are searching for virtual friendships.

Wow, this is pretty blatant infringement by the Chinese manufacturer.

Quoted: Chery QQ : which sells in China for about $3,900.
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GM executives have proved that the doors of the Chery car can be mounted on the Chevrolet Spark without modification, and Car and Driver, an automobile magazine, even calls it "a copy".