by Kane Gao | Sep 18, 2012 | China business
Things have been quite interesting in China for the past few days. To catch up with what you’ve probably missed, just search for “Diaoyu Islands” or “Senkaku Islands”, and you will know what it’s all about in no time. Anyway, ownership over some uninhabited island...
by Kane Gao | Jul 20, 2012 | China business
Today provides us with a fascinating look behind the curtain of Chinese media, its hidebound hierarchical system, and its approach to fact-checking. This short post concerns how an erroneous story published by a respected Chinese news source can blanket the Chinese...
by Kane Gao | May 21, 2012 | China business
高考 (gāo kǎo, which is soon to happen at the beginning of June, is the government-organized entrance exam to Chinese public universities. Since the overwhelming majority of Chinese universities are public, it’s safe to say that it’s the golden gate to...
by Kane Gao | May 8, 2012 | China business
According to the Associated Press, South Korea has seized thousands of suspicious capsules smuggled from China. Upon examination, human flesh was found inside the pills. Korean Customs Service says the capsules were made in northeastern China, by chopping dead babies...
by Kane Gao | Apr 25, 2012 | China business
If you missed it, the first blog post in our series on symbolism in China covered shapes in Chinese culture. We’ll be discussing numbers today, as it is one of the things our clients ask about most often when it comes to what they should and should not include...
