Flip side of IPR protection
2011-01-20 07:56:34
The purpose of an IPR system is not only to protect intellectual property, but also to encourage innovation, maintain social justice and thus promote comprehensive economic and social progress.
Searching the blog-o-verse for some real food for thought
2011-01-19 13:53:24
If hot news is high calorie reading and gossip is empty calories, then I'm in need of something healthier and more nourishing.
China growing a powerful thirst for wine drinking
2011-01-19 07:58:16
Wine has not often been something associated with China in the recent past.
Screenagers pathologically addicted or preoccupied?
2011-01-19 09:56:32
A new study appears to show that one in 10 Singapore school children are addicted to gaming and that is affecting their mental health.
Feng shui practice finds new foothold in booming property market
2011-01-18 15:08:16
Chinese place an feng shui aquarium inside the house or a small pond outside, hoping to increase their chances for wealth and good fortune.
They're called wait staff for a reason
2011-01-18 07:46:16
I took my wife, Ellen, to a lovely looking restaurant. I'd often passed it on my walks around the neighborhood, and decided we'd give it a try.
A hard time learning the lingo
2011-01-18 09:57:41
Last Sunday, I visited the University of Cincinnati's Raymond Walters College campus. It was the opening day of the new semester of the Greater Cincinnati Chinese School.
I'm getting caught up in Chinese New Year
2011-01-18 09:52:17
Further into the store, people filled up their carts with snacks and rushed to the liquor section to see what baijiu was on sale.
Internet rumors
2011-01-17 13:23:33
The Internet has undoubtedly provided an unparalleled channel for information transmission, but at the same time it has made it much easier for lies or rumors to spread quickly and thus inflict serious harm on innocent people.
Twitter tattle lands singer in minor battle
2011-01-14 17:06:39
What's the point of being a celebrity unless you get treated like one? That seems to be the thinking of Na Ying, who got snarled in a Twitter titter tattle battle with followers on her micro blog.
Declining vitality of rural villages
2011-01-13 13:55:35
A village can soon lose its vitality if the young and middle-aged villagers leave to make money in cities.
Travel bug bites and I get ready to follow the flag
2011-01-13 09:37:30
It's time to make plans for the Chinese New Year travel adventure. I try to go somewhere warm but don't really care where as long as I haven't been there before. The only thing I know for sure is that I will be joining my fifth Chinese tour.
