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Imagethief's article about the current status of China's internet connection.

Even if you can't stand any more information about this pathetic situation, Wil's writing is at least entertaining enough to keep your attention on the facts. The full article is also cross-posted at CNET.

I had a post on private equity ready to go, but I can’t bring myself to do it. This Sichuan quake, while it doesn’t compare to the Myanmar cyclone in terms of sheer cost of human life, has been on my mind too much. Here are more ways for you to help.

There are lots of reasons why couples marry - even cross culturally.

1. Love

2. Convenience

3. Attraction

4. Infatuation gone wild and so on.

I would like to address some of the practical matters that ...

Here in my time zone, we have just a few more hours left of Blog Action Day 2008, where bloggers all over the world commit to covering one specific topic. This year, that topic is POVERTY.

I wanted to examine the cross-section between poverty and environmentalism. And I won’t just focus on China because I believe this issue is widespread and relevant to many countries.

Hey fellow HHReporters, just wanted to mention something that is likely strikingly obvious - we've upgraded/updated a few things around here. Changes include...

1) A new design. I wobbled over whether to change the design, but in the end, this layout has a lot more to offer. Check out the sidebar (now each menu is movable and collapsible).

Danwei explores an article in the Mirror that illustrates how hospitals sell off their patient's personal information. A Mirror reporter interviewed a sales manager for a milk powder producer who described how his company spends several million yuan every year to obtain the personal information of expecting mothers, and millions more to curry favor with hospital administration and staff.

Hey folks, I've thrown together a badge and accompanying post for any bloggers or webmasters that wish to add a way for their visitors to get information on how to donate to the China quake relief funds.

While the Internet is a global phenomenon that connects people together in a web of information, the ways in which people like to interact with that information is likely to be heavily influenced by their cultural contexts.

There are a few basic considerations online marketers must take into consideration when writing for international readers.