events
Friday, September 3 ~ 4 events
- Half Angle Bar
Live Chinese country/folk music. 10pm, free entry
- Sandra's
All-you-can-eat BBQ w/ sausages, ostrich, rib-eye steaks, pork chops and
honey mustard chicken. 6pm, 100 yuan. Call 15825267010 for reservations. - The Hump Bar
The Darien Expedition: Live whisky folk. 9:30pm, free entry
- Uprock
Back to School Party w/ DJ (Professor) Kris and live rock w/ the Great Apes from 11pm to midnight. "Don't forget to wear your best school clothes." 10pm, free entry
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news
GoKunming Weekend Preview
Matthew, September 3, 2010
Recent news
- American conservative group makes inroads into China's classrooms
September 1, 2010 - Yunnan's top fugitives asked to stop running from law
August 31, 2010 - Gang death sentences upheld
August 30, 2010 - GoKunming Weekend Preview
August 27, 2010 - Metro Line 3 construction to start this month
August 24, 2010
From The Web
- Naked but for a wrench
A laid-off worker aired his grievances—among other things—in the middle of the street, delivering a naked drunken tirade against his former employer while waving a wrench. The scene reportedly occurred in Kunming.
- ThaiBev ups investment in Yuxi distillery
Thai Beverage company, maker of the Chang brand of beer, has announced an additional investment of US$14.7 million in the Yuxi grain alcohol distilling operation that it purchased last year for US$10 million. ThaiBev has stated that it sees the distillery, which specializes in clear grain spirits, as an important strategic gateway to the Chinese alcohol market.
- Kunming mayor: "I was surprised to find such a beautiful city in the southern hemisphere."
Mayor Zhang Zulin visited Kunming's New Zealand sister city of New Plymouth last week with a delegation of Kunming government and business leaders. The above quote comes courtesy of the Taranaki Daily News.
- Magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Zhaotong
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck in Zhaotong prefecture Sunday morning shortly before 9am injuring 13 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.
- Martial arts epic being filmed in Tengchong
Chinese kung fu star Donnie Yan and Japanese singer-cum-actor Takeshi Kaneshiro will star in a US$20 million martial arts epic currently being filmed in Tengchong under the direction of Peter Chan, reports Xinhua.
features
Interview: Chris Taylor
Chris, September 1, 2010
Recent features
- Interview: Steve Hoi
August 25, 2010 - Interview: Chen Jianxuan
August 18, 2010 - Dining out: Kunming's Tibetan street
August 17, 2010 - Interview: Jeff Fuchs
August 11, 2010 - Interview: Jian Haiyun
August 4, 2010
travel
Rock Climbing in Kunming
Dan, September 2, 2010 • Comments (3)
Recent travel
- Getting Away: Golden Temple
August 26, 2010 - Getting away: Fuxian Lake
August 19, 2010 - Review: Lonely Planet Yunnan
August 12, 2010 - Urban hiking on the Jinzhi River
August 5, 2010 - Getting away: Black Dragon Pool
July 29, 2010
Archive
From a month ago
- Prostitution raid angers inconvenienced customer
August 2, 2010 - GoKunming Weekend Preview
July 30, 2010 - Getting away: Black Dragon Pool
July 29, 2010 - Interview: Shxpir
July 28, 2010 - Kunming announces second major skyscraper project
July 28, 2010
From a year ago
- Yunnan news roundup
September 2, 2009 - Giveaway: Max Mara fall/winter collection show
September 1, 2009 - Propaganda bureau: Don't listen to the government
September 1, 2009 - China's newest lead poisoning investigation underway in Kunming
August 31, 2009 - GoKunming Weekend Preview
August 28, 2009