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Whatcha Gonna Do With All That Junk?

Get ready for business-to-business promotional “junk” that surfaces around holiday times. Then again, if you think of that junk in a “green” context, your promotional “gift” may wind up on an actual desk rather than in the trash. With... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Thu, Dec 04 2008

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03 Jan 08 visit Xmas Junk 07 Lantau Island  »  YouTube videoChristmas 2007 on a junk with a load of freinds and family in the South China Sea....
07 May 07 visit Junk collectors may be required to get license  »  Shanghai Daily JUNK collectors, many of whom peddle flat-bed tricycles through neighborhoods while hollering melodic tunes offering to haul away residents' recyclables, may soon be required to get a business license.
21 Aug 08 visit More than just adding oil  »  CN Reviews “Add fuel?”  “Let’s go?”  “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?”   One of the quirkier news stories that has come out of the Beijing Olympics is how to translate the ubiquitous Chinese cheer 加油 (jiāyó...
16 Apr 09 visit Chinese junk collector dies on power tower while demanding back pay  »  People's Daily A junk collector died Wednesday from electric shock on a power line tower when demanding back payment from another junk dealer in east China's Jiangsu Province, police sources said. The 41-year-old woman, surnamed Ma, climbed a high-voltage power...
20 Jun 08 visit Saying ‘Hello’ to ‘Ni Hao’  »  China Journal In a changing China, it’s the little words that count. The shift of one short and sweet phrase, “ni hao,” from a formal greeting into an all-purpose equivalent of “hi” or “hey” is a case in point. Once reserved...
21 Apr 09 visit China: More on Jackie Chan  »  Global Voices Kai Pan from CNReview translates Jackie Chan's comment on “Chinese need more control” with more semantic analysis of the context. Imagethief wonders where exactly should we place the context then?

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