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Study Shows 1 in 10 Meals in China is Cooked with Illegal Cooking Oil
My wife and I used to have our dinners in restaurants because we simple do not have the time to come home after work and cook for ourselves. Lucky, we stopped doing that after our parents find out our dinner habits and strongly suggested to us that we should try to cook dinner at [...]
Contaminated Milk Resold in China
Most thought when the dairy products company Sanlu bankrupted and the chief culprits was sentenced to death in the wake of the 2008 melamine scandals, it was safe to trust the domestic dairy producers and that melamine would be no more.
Indeed, despite the initial fears and boycotts that almost ruined dairies, consumers have returned and [...]
China to Scan Text Messages for “Unhealthy” Contents
China Mobile customers in Shanghai and Beijing will have their texting service blocked after sending obscene messages according to China Daily.
China Mobile, one of the nation’s largest cellular providers, reported that text messages would automatically be scanned for “key words” provided by the police. Messages will be deemed “unhealthy” if they violate undisclosed criteria established [...]
Most Efficient Team on the Web
So I was trying to post a translation of Google’s “New Approach to China” announcement on Kaixin001 (Chinese version of Facebook) yesterday.
I failed.
The first time I posted, the post vanished after 10 minutes; I thought I posted it wrong and posted it again. The post was up for 30 minutes, in which time two people [...]
Chinese Cop’s Drink Death ‘In Line Of Duty’
A police officer in China has been declared a revolutionary hero after drinking himself to death at an official dinner.
Chen Lusheng, 38, a traffic policeman in the southern city of Shenzhen, “died in the line of duty” following the epic drinking bout at a dinner with officials in October, the state-run China Daily said.
Mr Chen [...]
My promise to China (if China promise to unblock Google)
I use Google to check my personal email and company email, I use it to share word documents and spreadsheets, I use it for search and read up on my favorite blogs. However, today, everything came to a grinding halt when China blocked (and still blocking) Google and its applications.
I don’t care why China is [...]
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Fake Gmail from China, Gmail China | Gmail 中国
Gmail or Google Mail is a mail service that I use everyday. So when I heard about Gmail China (Gmail 中国) I thought it’s Google’s email service tailored to the Chinese market. Boy was I wrong.
Gmail China is operated by “爱思美（北京）信息科技有限公司”, an Internet service provider that offer services such as domain name registration and management, [...]
Behind the May 1st Holiday
Tomorrow is the May 1st Holiday (五一劳动节). In China, May 1 used to mark the start of one of the country’s three “Golden Weeks”. However, since last year’s holiday reforms, May 1 labor day went from “Golden Weeks” to “Golden Weekends”.
I used to think May 1 is a socialist holiday (whatever that means) [...]
What I’ve learned from lunch
Lunch time is havoc time for me because I only get one hour and thousands of people are crowded into the little cafeteria where I eat. Waiting in line, waiting for my food, searching for a seat is part of my lunch experience – and I’m used to it. But something happened today that infuriated [...]
有占座的, 排队有占位的, 第一次遇到占电梯的.
今天吃完中午饭, 回办公室的路上, 刚进入电梯准备上楼, 两个40多岁的女的就跟上来, 站在电梯门口不动了, 开始说话. 为什么你问, 因为她们有个朋友正在停车, 她们为朋友占电梯. OK, 我忍了, 你朋友能快点吗我想. 等了快30 秒, 没人来, 两个女的也不说声不好意思, 也不用傍边的另外一个电梯, 就好像没其他人似的, 叽里呱啦说着话. 我有点怒了, 我就说 “你们能等另外一趟吗, 让我们先上去?” 其中一个女的就出了电梯找朋友去了, 另外一个依然守在电梯门口不让电梯关门. 真是不可思议, 天底下既然有这样的人, 这些没素质的为了不浪费自己的时间就浪费大家的时间. 我看不下去了, 转身走出电梯, 看了看那看门的狗, 心里想我情愿爬六楼也不多看你一眼.
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