On the outside, China's answer to Silicon Valley doesn't look the part: It's a crowded mass of electronics malls, fast-food joints and office buildings in northwest Beijing, bisected by congested highways.
Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal, Dec 4, 2013.
Large parts of eastern China, including its prosperous and cosmopolitan commercial capital Shanghai, have been covered in smog over the past week or so. The provincial government has cancelled flights, closed schools and forced cars off the road – and also warned children and the elderly to stay indoors. A cold front arriving yesterday saw the pollution start to clear.
Users of Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, also vented their outrage over the CCTV and Global Times’ comments.
Positive Spin on China's Smog Crisis Baackfires, The Scotsman, 11 Dec, 2013
Over 86,000 micro-credit practitioners, China's answer to Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi banker credited with pioneering the concept of micro-finance, have been going door to door to visit small business owners and farmers to offer them financial advice and services.
Rags to Riches Tales Expected from Micro Financing Growth, Xinhua Insight, 14 Dec, 2013
China Telecom’s subsidiary Jiangsu Telecom, in Jiangsu province on the east coast of the country, posted the offer on its website. Translated details were scarce, but it appears customers have the chance to use bitcoin instead of yuan to pre-order Samsung’s 2014 clamshell form-factor Android phone.
Payments are processed through BitBill, China’s answer to BitPay.
China's Third Largest Mobile Network Now Accepts Bitcoin, Coindesk.com Nov 29, 2013.
58.com, China’s answer to Craigslist, surged nearly 42 per cent to $24.12 in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, in a sign that sentiment towards US-listed Chinese companies could be turning after two years of accounting scandals and critical reports from short-sellers.
China's Answer to Craiglist Surges on US Debut, FT.com, Nov 1st, 2013
