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www.isidorsfugue.com — Phones with names such as Nckla (Nokia), iPheon (iPhone), Mctcrcla (Motorola), etc. are not hard to find. Here's a striking example illustrating some important points -- including how such phones could be useful to the companies of the brands they imitate.

www.timeoutbeijing.com — If you're in the capital this weekend check out our guide to taking in temple fairs, wraping dumplings and enjoying New Year concerts, movies and fireworks.

www.appleinsider.com — Apple's growth story in China now extends beyond the iPhone and iPad, with Mac sales there also continuing to outpace the U.S. in terms of year over year growth, according to a new report.

www.hollywoodreporter.com — In what has become something of a tradition, this year's best foreign language film Oscar shortlist -- which was announced this morning by the Academy -- is prompting outrage in some circles.

lodi360.com — Beijing has changed so much, and yet remained the same since we lived there two years ago. New high-rise apartment buildings are changing the skyline of our old neighborhood, our subway stop has been improved and new lines have been added to the maze the Beijing Subway is becoming.

www.gochengdoo.com — It's been noted that in China—especially prior to Chairman Mao's national push for standardization of language—you could go a few kilometers to the next village and not be able to communicate with the locals.

www.east-west-connect.com — Pretty graphs that show Chinese Internet user demographics over the past 15 years. The most recent data is from January 2012.

www.wantchinatimes.com — The resignation of Tsai Ing-wen as chairperson of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party was accepted by the party's executive committee on Monday, setting the stage for a contest within the party to find a new leader.

news.asiantown.net — International student Jiao Shi Qi was twice robbed of her purse in the 15-and-a-half months she lived in Hamilton: on her first day in the city after arriving on an Air Canada flight from Beijing in May 2010; and on her last day as she lay dead in the middle of a downtown street, the victim of an alleged drunk driver who police say sped off after he killed her.

gochengdoo.com — The Old Town of Lijiang (丽江市), traditionally a home to the Naxi minority, has a history spanning 800 years. Once a junction on the Tea Horse Road where caravans carried goods to and from Tibet, Lijiang is a lesser known route than the Silk Road, but nonetheless important in facilitating communication and trade between Tibet and the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.