An Iraqi-flag cake served to visiting US Congressmen The above photo and caption from FORTUNE magazine (“Mission Impossible“, 17 September 2007) struck me as pretty symbolic in the way Iraq has been treated by the invaders. Like the cake, the country has basically been divided and gobbled up by Republican hawks who have been eyeing… Read More »
Dumbyanoun: Person who suffers from brain malfunction resulting in long usage of alcohol and drugs. Has problems speaking intelligently and has low IQ. Also suffers delusions of greatness and high self importance. Can not accept critisim. Lies compulsively. During a recent press conference, US president George Bush dismissed concerns about lack of political progress in… Read More »
Merle Hinrichs, CEO of Global Sources, recently went on CNBC to defend the quality of products made in China. Somehow, I think this pronouncement came a bit late. The company failed to capitalise on the situation early and make an ethical (and potentially beneficial) stand on the issue of sourcing from China by emphasising its… Read More »
I was trying to do some research this morning and I realised that Wikipedia is also censored by the Chinese authorities. I wonder if there’s any way to circumvent this. And I thought now that I’m in Hong Kong, my surfing troubles would be a thing of the past. But no! The supposedly “broadband” Internet… Read More »
I am in Shenzhen at the moment and I don’t seem to have access to any blog hosted by blogspot, which is a drag because a few of the blogs that I read regularly, not to mention my own, are hosted there. The weird thing is, although I can post a new entry to my… Read More »
Do we have a Fake Steve Jobs in our midst? Apparently, someone has been blogging about Global Sources at WordPress since October 2006. Judging by the information presented on the blog, I suspect this could be the work of an insider. Perhaps my colleagues in editorial can do some investigative journalism. (But make sure you… Read More »