Here’s the latest installment of my Weekly China Links:

Cricket in China?

With the Cricket World Cup now going on (or so an Indian friend of mine informs me), it seems China has even caught the Cricket bug. They’ve announced they’ll have a credible team by the year 2020. I always thought this sport would die out if these guys ever discovered what a canoe was.

Flickr in Chinese

It looks as though yahoo will be rolling out a Chinese version in the not so distant future.

Exploding Cars Forbidden

Boingboing has been an unlikely source of strange China news lately.

Time > Money?

Marc has an interesting post about waiting in line for free coffee. More interesting though is his take on how in China, time just might not equal money.

China Stolen Media

This is a new feature that I’ve started adding to the bottom of every post. Free movies and TV shows on Chinese websites. Just look for the swash-buckling pirate picture. My featured Stolen Media for today is The Devil Wears Prada or as it’s known locally, 穿PRADA的恶魔. The offender this time is 6rooms.

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