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If you want to sound really cool next time you sing karaoke...try saying it right. Ka sounds like the 'ca' in ...

A trio of songs I wrote about China after drinking a whole bottle of gin.

This is probably the most impressive Chinese fake I've seen so far. This guy pulls a Dicaprio, and manages to pose as an airline pilot.

He's definitely got balls.

Ryan announces a group writing project over at Lost Laowai, aimed at the Chinese Blogosphere. The topic?

If I knew then what I knew now.

What do you know now that you wish you knew before you arrived in China? Write a post, and contribute to what will likely be a great guide for Laowai-to-be coming to China.

A compilation of five of the 'monster hit' songs which seem to be part of the fabric of urban life, as well as a look at the Chinese trait of finding comfort in relentless repetition.

Check out the songs contending to be the official theme of the Beijing Olympic Games.

The songs come from some of the creme de la creme of the Chinese pop world, including Andy Lau (Andy Liu), S.H.E. and numerous participants past and present from the ‘Super Girls‘ TV contest!

Baidu is quite well known in China as being the place to get free mp3s by just searching for songs at mp3.baidu.com and then downloading the song from the respective website. Now, this can be done still in Google with some advanced search commands (eg: filetype:mp3 aerosmith), but what could be done for Baidu specifically?

"What prevails here is worse than garbage," musician Liu Sijia said.

"Because China emphasizes stability and harmony, the greatest utility of these pop songs is that they aren't dangerous to the system. If people could hear underground music, it would make them feel the problems in their lives and want to change things."

The Chinese port city of Dalian is becoming an outsourcing center for multinationals