Customs officers have shut down a syndicate smuggling electronic goods to the Mainland by sea, arresting seven men and seizing $12 million in contraband.

Only through close co-operation among international and inter-regional law enforcement agencies can transboundary crime be effectively combated, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee says.

We have all noted the sense of urgency in the past several months on the dialogue over the proper value of the RMB (haven't we?) and its relationship with domestic macro concerns as well as global imbalances. This is not a new issue (I remember writing about it back in the days of my first [...]

How's that for a post title, eh? Particularly on a Monday.
Let's unpack that a bit. I'm responding to that "Letter from Beijing" article written by Howard French at the International Herald Tribune (h/t China Law Blog). Very odd article, and after reading Dan's comments, I felt like I was unnecessarily being tugged back and forth [...]

In cooperation with Beijing's Haidian and Fengtai Industry and Commerce Departments, South Korean mobile phone manufacture Samsung has identified 88 types of fake Samsung mobile phones in Beijing.