DalianDalian.com

Graemetric 發表相片：  read more »

Just got this message from the American consulate in Shenyang: Any large-scale public event such as the upcoming Olympic Games may present an attractive target for terrorists. There is a heightened risk that extremist groups will conduct terrorist acts within China in the near future. In light of these security concerns, U.S. citizens traveling in China [...]  read more »

Edit by Alex:

An message was received (comment below) claiming that this is a somewhat exaggerated account (commenter was emailed but no reply received), Global Voices account (translation on Shanghaiist) that some people (possibly, this is the Internet) from the school claim the teacher's classes were cancelled).  Further Shanghaiist have received word from the individual involved, read here, asking to calm the coverage down.  read more »

Or as straight as they can be at the moment. Seemingly as a precaution for the Olympics there is a toughening and tightening of visas over the summer period, which may be relaxed from October:  read more »

The 22nd Dalian marathon will kick off on Sunday. It is not too late to register and there's a website, in both Chinese and English, explaining the procedures and registration formaliies in detail. A quick summary:

The race will start at 7:30am at the Xinghai Sculpture Square, Xinghai Park (near the number 2 hospital). Amusingly enough, the official site details the route not just by road, but also by hospital:  read more »

Just thought I'd post this, as I think it will be a very useful tool for anyone who wants to follow China news. And I'm not just saying that because I'm on there.

China.AllTop.com is a new page that aggregates all the top news (hence the name...) from around the internet, and displays it in once very compact page. 

For anyone who can't wrap their head around RSS, this is a great way to browse mass amounts of content in a very efficient way. Feel free to check it out.