:: Mark Haas (pictured below), former MS&L Global CEO, was recently named President of Edelman China. He’ll be reporting to Edelman Asia Pacific Regional President AlanVandermolen, and his current firm MH Group Communications has also been acquired by Edelman. Follow Mark on Twitter at @MarkHass. For more details about his new role role, link here.  // AjS

[full disclosure: I'm employed by Edelman Digital, Asia Pacific]

:: can anyone help me understand wtf is going on with this sign? Seen today at Zara in Shanghai – so many things wrong with it. Completely mental.  // AjS

:: a cool viral for Harbin beer. Does anyone know who made it?  // AjS

:: together with PublicAffairsAsia, my colleagues at Edelman China published a short white paper today titled The Dragon & The Mouse. The paper takes a look at how social media is impacting public affairs in China, and even includes some insights from yours truly (bottom of page 7).

To check out the press release and more details, link here. To download the white paper as a PDF, link here. To read the paper, see below. Let me know what you think in the comments section below.  /// AjS

:: see below for a series of very cool back and white zodiac illustrations we stumbled upon by Beijing-based Neocha-user Amy Van. Look closely, each illustration tells a unique story.

For more from Amy Van on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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:: over the past few weeks we’ve been posting time-lapse videos of the live art performances from Search for Creative City (寻城记), an event that NeochaEDGE collaborated on with the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC). Since the graffiti writers who participated in the event are pretty much the best Shanghai has to offer in terms of street-art, we pulled them all together in a single post for everyone to enjoy. Link here to see time-lapse videos of pieces by Dezio, Popil, Mr. Lan, SAIL, AEK, Lamian (拉面), Shier, and HKER.

For more Chinese graffiti on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai, China.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai, China, just outside the Neocha studio.  // AjS

:: taken in Shanghai on Huaihai Rd.  // AjS

:: in case you weren’t able to come by A Nice Set | Shanghai, the exhibition of international and Chinese designer slipmats, we’ve produced a short video of the opening night that you can check out below. If this video is loading slowly for you, try viewing it on Tudou or Youtube.

Special thanks again to our co-curators in making the event happen: Jellymon and We Are Plus; along with our sponsors and partners: Aerial7, Vedett, SOURCE, Supermarkart, IdN, AWE5OME, and Neocha. And a special shout-out to Mr. Tsang, who provided the beats and scratches at the party as well as the soundtrack for the video.

For more A Nice Set | Shanghai-related content on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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:: taken at Archie’s birthday party; the DJ booth. Happy birthday Archie! // AjS

:: taken on my kitchen counter in Shanghai; my new all-occasion mug.  // AjS

:: it’s not often you see good stencil graffiti in China – see below for a some at Beijing’s 798 / Dashanzi art district. This photograph was taken by Beijing-based Mårten Strassburg. To see more of Mårten’s photography, link here. If you spot graffiti or urban art anywhere in China, please share it with us at EDGE@Neocha.com. We’d like to document it on NeochaEDGE. For more graffiti in China on NeochaEDGE, link here.  // AjS

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NeochaEDGE is a daily-curated, bilingual website and discovery engine dedicated to showcasing leading-edge creative content and emerging youth culture in China.

:: taken in Shanghai on Huaihai West Rd.; my favorite windows in the city.  // AjS

:: taken in my apartment building in Shanghai; my neighbor’s window sill. Can anyone help me understand what the hell this is for? I see it everyday on my way to the elevator and just haven’t gotten around to asking Mr. Deng yet.  // AjS