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April 22, 2008
Businesspeople will no longer be able to apply for multiple-entry F visas, according to announcements from the Bureau of Public Security. Previously F visas entitled the holder to enter China multiple times during 6 months or more.
Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated Beijing Olympics, foreigners would have to apply for new F (Universal) or F-U visas.
Joerg Wutdehell, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China called the new restrictions 'very very annoying'. 'When one of our members tried to apply for an F visa, he was told "f--- you!"'
Freelance writers and journalist will also need to apply for a new specialized visa, the F (Official). Reporters who wish to be in China during the Games will be told to F-OFF.
Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated Beijing Olympics, foreigners would have to apply for new F (Universal) or F-U visas.
Joerg Wutdehell, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China called the new restrictions 'very very annoying'. 'When one of our members tried to apply for an F visa, he was told "f--- you!"'
Freelance writers and journalist will also need to apply for a new specialized visa, the F (Official). Reporters who wish to be in China during the Games will be told to F-OFF.
March 29, 2008
Disappointed that no foreign countries have boycotted the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai mayor Han Zheng has announced that Shanghai is to boycott the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. "This is not a matter of rivalry between Shanghai and Beijing" Han clarified, "although clearly the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is a far more significant event than some silly Greek sports festival".
The Olympic flame will be passing through Shanghai on May 20th this year. Shanghainese will be equipped with water guns to aim at the torch as it travels through the city. Shanghai taxi driver Mr Hu, 32, said "Olympics? What Olympics?"
The Olympic flame will be passing through Shanghai on May 20th this year. Shanghainese will be equipped with water guns to aim at the torch as it travels through the city. Shanghai taxi driver Mr Hu, 32, said "Olympics? What Olympics?"
March 6, 2008
Beijing Olympic mascot Yingying and Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao are the latest celebrities to be involved in a sex scandal. According to our sources, Yingying has been neglecting her mascot duties with the other four Fuwa in order to get down and dirty with big blue boy Haibao.An ayi at the Olympic Hotel in Beijing spotted Haibao entering Yingying's room at midnight last Thursday. On pressing her ear to the door, she heard Yingying screaming "Faster! higher! stronger! ... Right there! Harder! Deeper!"
When questioned about what she was doing with Haibao, Yingying giggled behind her hands, before running a 42.195km marathon, grabbing her sabre, and doing some Greco-Roman wrestling.
Haibao, who commentators have described as looking "like some kind of demented blue condom" has been in hiding in Boston since the reported incident. It is rumoured that Yingying's jealous fellow mascot Jingjing, who has mafia connections, has been looking for him. October 20, 2007
Scholars from the Ministry of Education, the guardians of the Chinese language, have announced that a new tone will be added to Mandarin in time for the Beijing Olympics.
Li Yuming, a senior education official, said: "With the rapid cultural and social changes in recent years, as well as thriving new concepts in our daily lives, we felt that four tones were no longer sufficient. And the neutral tone has always been a bit of a 光棍."
The new tone joins the 1st tone (high, level, long), 2nd tone (high, rising, medium), 3rd tone (low, dipping, long), and 4th tone (loud, falling sharply, short). It will be denoted by a complex squiggle above the syllable.
"The sound is difficult to reproduce precisely in English," commented Mr Li with an evil chuckle. "Even Da Shan is going to struggle with this one".
Li Yuming, a senior education official, said: "With the rapid cultural and social changes in recent years, as well as thriving new concepts in our daily lives, we felt that four tones were no longer sufficient. And the neutral tone has always been a bit of a 光棍."
The new tone joins the 1st tone (high, level, long), 2nd tone (high, rising, medium), 3rd tone (low, dipping, long), and 4th tone (loud, falling sharply, short). It will be denoted by a complex squiggle above the syllable.
"The sound is difficult to reproduce precisely in English," commented Mr Li with an evil chuckle. "Even Da Shan is going to struggle with this one".
September 24, 2007
The Chinese team are gearing up for the "how much stuff can I balance on my bike" World Championships to be held in Shanghai next month.
After the disappointment of Hanoi 2003, when they were eliminated at the semi-final stage by unfancied Sri Lanka, the Chinese team are confident they can win this time around.
"We have been in constant training on the streets of Shanghai for the last four years," commented PRC team captain Li Qiang, "and we are confident our knowledge of the terrain, combined with our ability to carry unnecessarily large loads on our bikes, will prove decisive". Li's speciality is carrying over 100 water bottles on his trusty bicycle.
Meanwhile, Guangzhou amateur Mr Liu who recently hit the headlines for balancing his dog Gougou on the back of his bike, failed to make the squad for the championships after he could not balance a pyramid of 21 golden retrievers on his bicycle.
After the disappointment of Hanoi 2003, when they were eliminated at the semi-final stage by unfancied Sri Lanka, the Chinese team are confident they can win this time around.
"We have been in constant training on the streets of Shanghai for the last four years," commented PRC team captain Li Qiang, "and we are confident our knowledge of the terrain, combined with our ability to carry unnecessarily large loads on our bikes, will prove decisive". Li's speciality is carrying over 100 water bottles on his trusty bicycle.
Meanwhile, Guangzhou amateur Mr Liu who recently hit the headlines for balancing his dog Gougou on the back of his bike, failed to make the squad for the championships after he could not balance a pyramid of 21 golden retrievers on his bicycle.