by Simon Cousins | Feb 1, 2019 | China business
Hello Allegravita friends! It’s that time of the year again — the Lunar New Year! Over our many years of blogging (is it now 15 years?!?) we have covered the Chinese horoscope system and how it reflects in the calendar, so on this eve of the new Pig Year, we’d...
by Simon Cousins | Jan 8, 2019 | China business
I’ve spent some time digging into the background of the company behind ChinaWine.org.cn. What I’ve got and what I’m thinking is: These people should be pretty new in the wine game. The domain name sounds very familiar because it’s too generic, like many other of its...
by Kane Gao | Mar 14, 2018 | China business, tech sector
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), announced yesterday, the Chinese government is creating an official committee for the standardization of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The initiative is still in its...
by Kane Gao | Mar 10, 2018 | China business, tech sector
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China recently announced a structural change to the country’s domain name system. Here we are offering a quick translation and explanation of the announcement. Please rest assured that it...
by Kane Gao | Feb 21, 2018 | China business
Those who have spent a relatively long time (half a year or more) in China or have been frequently in touch with Chinese business partners might have found two things interesting: the general Chinese population are quite fond of the English language and tend to use it...
by Kane Gao | Feb 14, 2018 | China business
A whiff of spent gunpowder permeates the air. You wake up to a morning that seems to have undergone explosive detonations for 22 of the last 24 hours. Outside lies Beijing (or Shanghai, or Shenzhen, or Chongqing, or somewhere else, pick one that applies to your...
