Just like clockwork. High-level officials from Beijing will visit their counterparts in Washington. A meeting with dissidents is obligatory, isn't it?
2012-02-10
A 43-year-old Mainland woman has been jailed two months by Sha Tin Magistracy for working illegally in Hong Kong as a post-natal care worker. She pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching her conditions of stay. She was stopped at Shenzhen Bay Contro…
2012-02-10
Police are seeking the stepfather of a 17-year-old woman who was attacked in Cheung Sha Wan. The assault occurred in her Un Chau Street flat at about 3.15pm on February 7. She suffered wounds to her neck, hands and abdomen from a cutter and a fruit kn…
2012-02-10
Police are seeking the stepfather of a 17-year-old woman who was attacked in Cheung Sha Wan. The assault occurred in her Un Chau Street flat at about 3.15pm on February 7. She suffered wounds to her neck, hands and abdomen from a cutter and a fruit kn…
2012-02-10
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is looking for summer interns; application deadline is March 1. Here's the announcement. More details available here.
2012-02-09
It's a one-year position and begins this summer. Here's the announcement.
2012-02-09
The scourge of fake eggs has jumped species from chickens to their close biological cousins, dinosaurs. Whatever you buy, here are some helpful tips.
2012-02-09
The scourge of fake eggs has jumped species from chickens to their close biological cousins, dinosaurs. Whatever you buy, here are some helpful tips.
2012-02-09
Extraordinarily bored, I found myself looking for hidden political messages as a walked down the drinks aisle last night. This is what happens when you read a LOT of news on a daily basis. Technical note: If you are reading this from an RSS feed that strips images, you're going to have to go to [...]
2012-02-09
New America Foundation: The Economic and Geo-Political Implications of China-Centric Globalization http://t.co/lWmGGvXL Rather contrived. -> Melinda Liu: China Sided With Russia on Syria out of Defensiveness, Not Strength http://t.co/gxn2DhKK -> Counties face off over nuclear plant http://t.co/Q2wk13ZA NIMBY in Anhui -> China Telecom confirms boost of broadband Internet speeds in Beijing http://t.co/mezVs4In I find that [...]
2012-02-09
Here's a terrific opportunity for the right person; the current program officer, Ira Belkin, is moving to New York to take up the position of Executive Director at NYU Law School's US-Asia Law Institute. Here's a summary: Job title: Program…
2012-02-08
The media coverage over the Apple-Proview iPad trademark dispute has intensified, along with the usual confusion over IP terminology. Just to set things straight, the owner of record of the mark is Proview, a Shenzhen company, and the mark was registered in 2001 through the usual process of trademark application. No trickery, no chicanery. Proview [...]
2012-02-08
In the news today was the bizarre, still developing story of Wang Lijun, Chongqing deputy mayor and Bo Xilai protege who, according to some reports, may have showed up at the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu seeking asylum. When was the last time someone defected, and what does that even mean in 2012? Officially, Wang is [...]
2012-02-08
While life for a factory worker in China may be awful, there's a reason why these jobs are filled. Contrary to a lot of news stories floating around out there that characterize wages as "pennies" per hour are a bit misleading. Obviously the comparison to Western wages is irrelevant; it's all about standard of living. [...]
2012-02-08
Finally, the Proview-Apple iPad trademark case is hot. Sort of. An explanation of what's going on in Beijing.
2012-02-08
Finally, the Proview-Apple iPad trademark case is hot. Sort of. An explanation of what's going on in Beijing.
2012-02-08
Police today charged a 54-year-old man for the murder of a 68-year-old man in Tin Shui Wai. He is believed to have assaulted the victim on a podium in Tin Yan Shopping Centre on February 6. The victim later died in hospital. The suspect will appear …
2012-02-08
The Security Bureau has issued the amber outbound travel alert for the Maldives, due to the recent unrest in the country. People planning to visit the Maldives, or already there, should monitor the situation, exercise caution and avoid travelling to p…
2012-02-08
Letter from China: How Did Hoekstra Get So Much Wrong? http://t.co/dbfrCYOz @eosnos -> ABC News: China Forges Arab Ties, Hedging Bets in the Gulf http://t.co/VulNC6Yc -> Minxin Pei: Why Beijing Votes With Moscow http://t.co/o9tkpfwX Well, that's different. -> WSJ: The Yuan’s Road to Becoming a Reserve Currency http://t.co/MnDE9msL -> Latest China Hearsay>>iPad Trademark Dispute Update: [...]
2012-02-08
China's Youngman bids for bankrupt Saab http://t.co/5rEi3EPb The M&A never ending story. -> Asia Times: Run-up to proxy war over Syria http://t.co/MzJk0g3P Yikes -> Authorities probe iPad trademark case http://t.co/SUPzW6CC China Daily has corrected this story after egregious "patent" reference. -> Foreign Policy: Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century http://t.co/DZX2TNo8 Good stuff -> [...]
2012-02-07
If you haven't seen the racist China bashing ad that Republican Pete Hoekstra ran during the Superbowl, here you go. The ad doesn't make a lot of sense, but since it's a big topic of discussion within the US-China set at the moment, I figured I'd get it out there for your consideration (or amusement, [...]