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Getting around in Chongqing

Jan 16, 2006
CHINESE ETIQUETTE LESSON III: GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF GANBEI... OR "BOTTOMS UP" IN ENGLISH...

What happens on the overnight...

Jan 15, 2006
There's a saying at Marketplace - "what happens on the overnight, stays on the overnight." The overnight is the shift the producers and hosts of...

Chongqing is the biggest city in the world (on a technicality)

Jan 13, 2006
The other night I was in a cab on the elevated highway that bisects Shanghai. It was the last night of the third and final trip I've made to the...

Shanghai Mornings

Jan 12, 2006
We've been working 12- and 14-hour days, every day. It's starting to catch up, and I'm occasionally feeling like the mountain climber who forgot to...

The payoff

Jan 10, 2006
This morning I realized I'm actually in China. I've been here for five days, but with the final preparation for our live broadcasts, I have barely...

Kai and the Ryss Dolls

Jan 10, 2006
The China team has been able to peel away a slice of time for fun too......

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Hot Rats

Jan 10, 2006
There are astoundingly striking skyscrapers in Shanghai. Beautiful, shimmering architectural wonders – I marvel at how they're able to bend the...

All in a day's work...

Jan 8, 2006
So the truth of the matter is I’m not sleeping very well. Seems like every morning I wake up at 3 or 3:15, toss and turn for a couple of hours,...

Am I being watched?

Jan 7, 2006
It's my first visit to China. And I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Would we have government minders buzzing around us at all times? Would the...