Ben Pollok

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• Posted Hotelist: Park Hyatt Shanghai to Shanghaiist
  In Shanghaiist's monthly Hotelist feature, we take a sneak peek at the various hotels around town that have caught our fancy. This week, China's tallest hotel: Park Hyatt Shanghai at the SWFC. Park Hyatt Shanghai Where: 100 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area 200120 世纪大道100号 邮政编码 200120 Opening Date: September 1st, 2008 Number of Rooms: 174, including 14 suites Rate per Night: 1,750 to 88,200RMB Park Hyatt Shanghai. High above the blaring car horns and the...
• Posted Weekendist: Unleashed college students, free alcohol, and a 'cutie bootie' to Shanghaiist
  Just in case nothing mentioned in Shanghaiist's music preview struck your fancy for this weekend, we took a little time to outline some of this weekend's most promising parties, exhibitions, and performances. And believe us when we say there's a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend... FRIDAY Student Night comes to Not Me once again- head over with student ID in hand for an 80RMB open bar night. The event lasts from...
• Posted Hillary Clinton wants your money (for the US pavilion) to Shanghaiist
  Making a pit stop during the Obama Administration’s Blonde Ambition tour of Asia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a visit to the 2010 Expo site earlier today. Secretary Clinton addressed a squadron of journalists in front of the site for the future United States pavilion, among other things asking for increased contributions from American businesses, as the U.S. had raised two-thirds of the expo participation cost as of September. Xinhua reports: “We were...
• Posted Extra! Extra! More government surveillance and Dalai Lama sneaking closer towards China's borders to Shanghaiist
• The Dalai Lama made a week-long visit to Tawang monastery in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, where he held a massive ceremony with an audience of 30,000 people. The Chinese government condemned the visit, as it claims that Arunachal is in fact Chinese territory. [BBC]
• An editorial piece in which Arthur Ronsfeld discusses how greatly Mahmoud Vahidnia, who stood up against Iran's president, epitomizes the necessity for discussion on government and social morality in the largest states in the world (i.e. China). [Huffington Post]