Some of the stories that have turned up in the @UF_blog twitter feed:

Shanghai judged Asia’s most fashionable city. (Still only 10th in the world right now.)

Bitcoin regulation worldwide.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Geoff Dyer’s ‘The Contest of the Century’. “Dyer opens with a clear statement of his thesis, a straightforward one with good prospects for having a long shelf life. China’s rise will continue.”

J.G. Ballard in The Paris Review.

Innovation in China.

Kids can be expensive.