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 [...]
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, [...]
On July 9, 1971, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of the States in US, set up his secret trip to China. This trip was to pave the way for the later Nixon’s visit to China, which turned to be a historical event in the history of Sino-American Relations. Kissinger sought to place diplomatic pressure on the Soviet [...]
I always thought there is no nationalism in language. Any saying like “our language is the best” can only be a low-level “masturbation”, a perfect example of short visions. Therefore, I felt really disguised when reading a book titled “Japanese is the world’s most beautiful language”. There are so many languages in the world. It’s [...]
The picture was taken from a street in a mid-size city of China. It is pretty disgusting. I don’t think the city should not make such street decorations. What’s your opinon? Please post.
This 26-storey luxury office building is said being used by the Shenyang Civil Defense Department in China. The department has 36 employees total, creating a world record for the largest average office area per person. One official from the department tried to make the facts straight, arguing that they share the building with another subsidiary - Emergency Command Center. However, the sign located [...]
In 1987, there was a military conflict in the border between China and India. The conflict was fairly short. Crossfire lasted about a month. Details of this conflict remain mostly unknown. But at least 16 Indian soldiers were killed. Six bodies were handed over to an Indian authority by the Chinese army, suggesting that the Indian military likely [...]