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“Things just aren’t like they used to be” is a common theme of cafe chats and pundits alike, and always has been. But this story from my favorite journalist, James Fallows, is one worth pondering. When is the last time you heard of a powerful politician saying, [...]
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A couple new photographs.
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Public sector
The China Post reports that the Ministry of Economic Affairs is setting up an IP bank: “The intellectual property bank is scheduled to be set up in June under the supervision of Taiwan’s semi-official Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The bank will provide “protective shield” for Taiwan-based firms, [...]
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Several friends have called or sent notes asking: “How hot is it in Vietnam?” Well, I usually answer: “Hot, as far as I know. At least, that is what my friends in Ho Chi Minh City tell me.”
I know many of you thought I [...]
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Ever since scoring a massive 1998 hit – "Sincere" – out of a track he produced in his bedroom, MJ Cole has been one of British dance music’s leading lights, and a key figure in the UK Garage scene whose influence helped bring about much of what Britain listens [...]
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If you source products from China or South-East Asia, you MUST require pre-production samples before production is launched. In some cases it will be impossible, but the supplier should give you a clear explanation about it.
I just read a recent article by David Dayton, which outlines the important points to [...]
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You’ve seen the results of our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards – now let’s take a closer look at the winners. In each of this series of posts, we’ll cover the winners in a group of categories, with comments from theBeijinger.com’s User Reviews flagged up to indicate just why readers [...]
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Luohu District is located at the southern portion of the Shenzhen territory and has 10 subdistricts. Louho is known as a [...]
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Date: Apr 20th 2011 6:10p.m. Contributed by: clairebared
RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation), China’s first homegrown MMA league, picks the finalists in their Ring Girls contest at the Big Bamboo. Nicole Lo took home the title on the night. Ring Girls have [...]
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People’s Republic of China
During the massive IP enforcement campaign “Bright Sword” police cracked down in Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guizhou in 40 cases involving the production and selling of fake alcohol. China Daily wrote: “March 23 to 25, police raided 272 production and sales outlets nationwide and found more [...]