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T-U-P said:

wow a live crab vending machine! and i thought only japan had crazy/weird vending machines

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"In the rat race that is keeping up with the Joneses, people forget about the most precious parts of life, such as spending time with families."

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I worry that China will turn into Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore where people are under-sexed, unloved workaholics married to their job.

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bd popeye said:

...At one time amphetamines were an legal over the counter drug in Japan and were sold in vending machines everywhere. No kidding.

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ToxSic said:

So what did YOU use those Over-the-counter amphetamines for?

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Shoppers look at an art display in The Village shopping mall in Beijing on December 18, 2010. China's gross domestic product will exceed 37 trillion yuan in 2010, a top government think tank predicted, as Beijing looks to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy for the full year.

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A group of Chinese children take ballet class at an exclusive kindergarten in Beijing on December 17, 2010.

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A group of Chinese children get coaching in golf at an exclusive kindergarten in Beijing on December 17, 2010.

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Police officers stand guard around the Grand Hotel in Taipei on December 19, 2010, the venue of the sixth round of negotiations between Taiwan China. Radical Taiwanese independence groups have vowed to follow China's top negotiator Chen Yunlin 'every step of the way' when he visits the island December 20, prompting the authorities to step up security for him.

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A goldsmith shop assistant arranges jewelleries on display in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on December 18, 2010. Gold imports into China, the world's top bullion consumer, have soared in 2010, as investors flock to the metal to safeguard their cash amid rising inflation, as the country imported 209.7 tonnes of gold in the first 10 months of the year, up 480 percent from the same period last year.

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A Chinese mythological dragon stands over tourists and local residents waiting to leave a floating restaurant, in a multi-use harbour in Hong Kong on December 19, 2010. According to the Hong Kong Tourism Commission, in the first six months of 2010, Hong Kong received 16.9 million visitors from all over the world, representing an increase of 23.1% over the same period last year. This arrival figure also set the highest half-yearly record.

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A lion dance team march in the East Meets West Christmas Parade in New York, the United States, Dec. 18, 2010. People from the neighborhoods of Little Italy and Chinatown celebrated Christmas with a multicultural parade on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wu Kaixiang)

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A Long March-3A carrier rocket lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 18, 2010. China successfully launched into space a seventh orbiter for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass System here Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)

XICHANG, Sichuan, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time Saturday.

It was the seventh orbiter that China has launched for its independent satellite navigation and positioning network, also known as Beidou, or Compass system.

It is the 136th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets.

The new satellite, launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket,joins six other satellites already in orbit to form a network, which will eventually consist of more than 30 satellites.

China started building its own satellite navigation system to end its dependence upon the U.S. GPS system in 2000, when it sent two orbiters as a double-satellite experimental positioning system.

Beidou, as the system is called, is designed to provide navigation, time and short message services in the Asia and Pacific region before 2012 and will be capable of providing global navigation services by 2020.

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A group of elderly Chinese residents wearing Santa hats play football (soccer) on a frozen river, as they gather for a winter swim in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province on December 20, 2010. Winter swimming is especially popular amongst the elderly and retired as it's believed to improve circulation and benefit health, and also said to increase the level of mental awareness, release stress, remove aches and pains, increase vitality and keep skin looking younger - and of course, an overall feeling of well-being.

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An elderly Chinese man wearing a Santa hat swims in the icy water of a frozen river in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province on December 20, 2010.

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Demonstrators wearing masks carrying the image of China's detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo demand his immediate release during a protest outside Taipei's National Palace Museum where China's top negotiator Chen Yunlin is visiting on December 20, 2010. Chen, who arrived earlier in the day for the sixth round of talks since 2008, called for further cooperation with the island on top of the agreements the two sides have forged over the past two years.

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Protesters dressed as pandas during a demonstration to mark the anniversary of the territory's handover to China in Macau Monday Dec. 20, 2010 where they are demanding universal suffrage and improvements to social benefits.

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A protester tears a China flag during Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin's visit to the Taiwan National Museum before cross straits meetings in Taipei December 20, 2010. Taiwan and China are planning to sign a medical agreement to share information on epidemics and cooperate in developing new drugs.

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A Chinese vendor prepares noodles at a street stall in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on December 19, 2010.

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Chinese customers eat noodles at a street stall in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on December 19, 2010.

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An FT-EV II concept electric car is displayed at the Toyota booth at the Guangzhou 2010 Auto Show in China's southern city of Guangzhou Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. China's second major auto show kicked off Monday, capping a year of record sales for the country's booming auto market even as it faces the prospect of slowing growth.

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A model stands beside a Toyota Motor Corp. Prius hybrid vehicle at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. The Guangzhou Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Children make a Christmas cake with cream at a shopping mall in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 18, 2010. Chinese children were invited to a cake-making contest held in the shopping mall on Dec. 18, 2010, to "build Christmas cottages" with biscuits and cream as Christmas approaches. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Artists with Tibetan Opera Troupe rehearse in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2010. The rehearsal was held to prepare for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the troupe. Tibetan Opera is popular in the Tibetan Autonomous Region as well as Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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A man dressed in a panda costume rides an electric bike on a street of Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province, Dec 16, 2010. The man, surnamed Wen, said he bought the costume for a shopping mall's promotional activity last year. Now he wears the panda uniform to keep out the cold, despite the looks he gets from passers-by. [Photo/Southeast Business Newspaper]

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A female undergraduate poses with her resume, which includes a cover portrait, at a job fair for women in Changsha, capital city of Central China’s Hunan province, Dec 17, 2010. A broadcast major, she said she wanted to attract attention and make a good impression on the interviewers. About 5,000 job hunters attended the job fair, where more than 4,000 job opportunities were provided. [Photo/CFP]

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Three-year-old Dong Xinyi helps prepare water for her paralyzed father in Huangjia town of East China’s Shandong province, Dec 19, 2010. Dong Jian, lost the use of his legs after a traffic accident in 2007. His wife then left him and now Dong Xinyi tries to take care of her father. [Photo/CFP]

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Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (L) exchanges documents with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang after a cross strait signing ceremony in Taipei December 21, 2010. Taiwan's government will increase the daily limit on the number of mainland tourists allowed on the island to 4,000 from next year in latest signs of warming ties between the two political rivals. Chen and Chiang have also signed a medical and health care cooperation agreement during talks.

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Taiwan's top negotiator on China Chiang Pin-kung (R2) toasts with his Chinese counterpart Chen Yunlin (L2) after they conclude a new agreement in Taipei on December 21, 2010. Taiwan and China signed a medical cooperation agreement during their sixth round of negotiation on December 21.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 21: European Commission Vice-President in charge of competition policy, Joaquin Almuniain (top) passes Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan (bottom) during a press conference during the 3rd EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 21, 2010 in Beijing, China.

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Children have lunch in their classroom at a kindergarten in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province December 21, 2010. Preschools are the "weakest" part of China's education system, according to the Chinese government which says it will generally improve the country's kindergartens to ensure a quality start for children, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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A protester holds a sign reading 'One Taiwan One China' outside a hotel, as Chen Yunlin, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, held a talk with Lai Shin-yuan, minister of Mainland Affairs Council , Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. Chinese envoy Chen and his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Pin-kung, signed an agreement Tuesday to cooperate in the development of new drugs, as the two economies continue to move closer.

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Protesters hold slogans reading 'Stop Ma Selling Taiwan' outside a hotel as Chen Yunlin, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, meet Lai Shin-yuan, Minister of Mainland Affairs Council , Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan

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A protester steps on an illustration of the flags of Taiwan and China merged together after a cross strait agreement signing ceremony between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) in Taipei December 21, 2010. Taiwan's government will increase the daily limit on the number of mainland tourists allowed on the island to 4,000 from next year in the latest sign of warming ties between the two political rivals. Chen and Chiang have also signed a medical and health care cooperation agreement during talks.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks at a regular news briefing in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 21, 2010. China Tuesday urged all parties involved in the Korean Peninsula situation to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid future unfortunate incidents. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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Asia-Internet-rights-censorship,FEATURE, by Adrian AddisonTwo young Chinese Uighur Muslims, view an Osama bin Laden video at an internet cafe in the city of Urumqi in China's western Xinjiang Province on April 1, 2008.

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A resident living in a high-rise neighboring the fire-charred building in Shanghai cleans windows in his home on Monday. [Photo/China Daily]

SHANGHAI - Residents of two buildings next to the downtown high-rise apartment block destroyed by a blaze on Nov 15 began moving back into their apartments on Monday although many did not believe the buildings were ready.

After the fire, which killed 58 people, more than 800 residents of the neighboring two buildings were moved to hotels for 35 days so the safety of the buildings could be assessed and repairs and renovations on them done.

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Members of Ningxia Armed Police Unit go through a drill at the opening ceremony of its recruit training in Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Dec 21, 2010. More than 1,000 recruits watched the drill.

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