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The Shanghaiist humorously reports that The Economist's readers just aren't "mavericky enough" based on a new poll the magazine has compiled to gauge how the rest of the world would vote in this US election - China overwhelmingly supports Obama, as does Cuba, Congo, Sudan, Algeria, Namibia and Macedonia - Iraq, on the other hand, is a firm McCain supporter.

With China men's football team embarrassing the Chinese, many Chinese are inspired by Iraq's athletes overcoming so much to get to the 2008 Olympic Games.

Translated reactions of Chinese netizens to the shoe-throwing incident of United States President George W. Bush in Iraq.

GEORGE W. BUSH, embattled at home, tied down in Iraq and watching the clock run out on his presidency, has found a diplomatic crutch in an unlikely place: China.

Having good content on your website these days is just not enough. Making sure your readers come back again for more is key.

And while content is the best way to achieve that, there are a few other little tips and tricks that you can implement to encourage them to return a second time.

This is a great story about experiences in India, Yunnan, and Burma that one American soldier had during WWII - read it.

Charles Silverman of City Weekend had a little chat with yours truly about blogging in general, the China Blog Awards, and Imagethief. Very little that regular readers won't know, but it can be found here if you're interested. A shorter version will appear in print next month.

Global Voices asks: So where to find live disaster blogging from this past month’s catastrophe? This blogger has looked but still doesn’t know. Is Chinese media coverage sufficient? Project Diaster’s video blog seems to only bring us training videos and clips from old TV shows. So what’s the problem?

China's People's Liberation Army is pushing the Government to get tough with North Korea after a Chinese spy sold information to Pyongyang that led to the collapse of Beijing's main intelligence network in the Stalinist state.