Monthly Archives: December 2009

China bashing

Amnesty International has criticised China’s execution of 53-year-old Briton Akmal Shaikh, who was convicted of drug smuggling by the Chinese authorities, as a “slap in the face” of the international community. The NGO also called on Beijing to fulfill its human rights commitments by abolishing the death penalty. According to Amnesty, of the 2,400 executions… Read More »

The mall I wonder

The Wonder Mall shopping centre in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province has earmarked a multi-storey car park for exclusive use by women in a push to attract female customers. According to the grand scheme of things, each parking lot is three metres wide, which is more spacious than the standard 2.6m berth. I wonder if the car… Read More »