A common license plate number in China consists of a province code, a city code and a 5-digit number. In recent years, certain license plates have become the symbols of either financial or political status. So when you walk on street and see a car with the privileged plate number, you know someone important is [...]
Cherkizovsky of Moscow, Russia, Europe’s largest market and a cash cow that generated millions of dollars a year, was shut down couple weeks ago. According Moscow government, Cherkizovsky‘s closure was due to the fact that it’s a chaotic, filthy hub for knockoff and smuggled goods.
Apparently, it’s not that simple. Other factors appear to be at [...]
I saw a commercial poster flowing around China’s websites. The ad promotes a smart phone named “BlockBerry 9500″, which in appearance alone is clearly a replication of the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen device released last fall by Research In Motion. This touch screen BlockBerry purportedly runs on Windows Mobile software, comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, [...]
In early 60’s, a new but seemingly ordinary toy became kid’s favor as soon as it hit the shelf of department stores. A diplomat from China who was ready to return to his country saw it and said to his wife: “It must be a good toy. Let’s buy one for our baby.”
It was this [...]
