Sponsoring Athletes from "Neglected" Nations 2008-08-29 Can't keep up with global big names in securing sponsorships for glamorous Olympics athlete teams? Why not reach out to countries like North Korea and smaller African nations? Read the rest of this entry Tags:  olympic  marketing  advertising Posted in: Economics No Place for Migrants? 2008-08-22 A video clip of EO journalist interviewing migrant workers in the streets to find out if they were told to leave Beijing during the Olympic Games. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  labor  security  permit Posted in: All About Sacrifice 2008-08-20 Zuo Maohong reflects on the Chinese mentality of self-sacrifice that probably contributed to the Olympic song debacle. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  personality  society Posted in: society Hey Beardo! Got Bombs? 2008-08-19 Our bearded fellow American colleague Rui Bingyou may have alarmed the neighborhood-watch Olympic volunteers, thinking he fits the profile of a potential threat. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  xinjiang  security Posted in: security Liu Xiang: Bearer of 1356 2008-08-18 Some say the number 1356 worn by Liu Xiang on that fateful heat of Olympic 110m hurdles - which the defending champion pullout from - symbolizes the weight of the hope he was supposed to carry - a nation of 1.3 billion people made up of 56 ethnic groups. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  culture  olympic Posted in: personalities Charlie Chaplin in Beijing 2008-08-14 After walking for 75 days to reach Beijing, "Charlie Chaplin" fails to make sense of what makes Bejingers tick. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  Shenzhen  Olympic Posted in: personalities The Two Poles of Foreign Coverage 2008-08-13 Rui Bingyou compares two striking pieces by foreign journalists covering the Olympics... and is left shaking his head. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  media Posted in: society Ambush Advertising in the Olympics 2008-08-07 A grassroots Olympic committee advocating to reject monopoly and promote creative marketing has come up with a Top 10 billboard, which honors non-official Olympic sponsors who gain in market share in the run-up to the Games. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  marketing  sponsor Posted in: economics Fancy a Yao Ming-sized Bed? 2008-08-06 When the Olympics are over you'll have a year to stock up an all of the bizarre memorabilia you can imagine. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  memorabilia  celebrity Posted in: personalities The Olympic Ticket Frenzy 2008-08-05 Neither lucky in lotteries nor patient enough to endure queueing for days, many Olympic ticket hopefuls have turned to online scalpers, who are making off with outrageous windfalls. Read the rest of this entry Tags:  e-commerce  internet  olympic Posted in: economics About Olympic musings by staff of the Economic Observer, the Chine... Background Road to the Beijing Olympics Recent Post Sponsoring Athletes from "Neglected" Nations No Place for Migrants? All About Sacrifice Hey Beardo! Got Bombs? Liu Xiang: Bearer of 1356 Charlie Chaplin in Beijing The Two Poles of Foreign Coverage Ambush Advertising in the Olympics Fancy a Yao Ming-sized Bed? The Olympic Ticket Frenzy Categories Economics Politics Society Environment History Security Personalities RSS Main Site

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