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From Buzzfeed's '16 Items They Only Sell at Chinese Wal-Marts' -- crocodiles.

Brendan O’Kane on stuff in Chinese Wal-Marts.

by Bob Page on 25 May 2010

1961 Aston Martin Zagato DB4 GT in 'Allure of the Automobile' at the High Museum in Atlanta. Photograph by Peter Harholdt.

The rejuvenating elegance of automobiles.

by Bob Page on 20 March 2010

Installing the Olympic rings, alpine venue, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The peaceful Aussie army behind the scenes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

by Bob Page on 18 February 2010

Genevieve Bell, an anthropologist at Intel.

Anthropologist Genevieve Bell on 12 ways women use technology differently than men.

by Bob Page on 4 December 2009

TEDIndia: ‘What story will you tell today?’

by Bob Page on 17 November 2009

Aobama or Oubama?

In China, I say Oubama, you say Aobama.

by Bob Page on 15 November 2009

Telling an effective story requires meeting planners to ask three questions: Who's coming? What's the message? And how much money do you have?

When you evaluate hotels for a living, what do you do on holiday?

by Bob Page on 4 October 2009

The most reliable, most authentic Chinese food is usually in Chinatown.

The quiet diplomacy of the Chinese restaurant.

by Michelle Cui Xiaoxiao on 30 September 2009

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