I tweeted about this several weeks ago, but it seems to be making rounds on the internet today, so in case you missed it:

Modern architect in Hong Kong turns a 330 square foot apartment into a den of luxury by using movable, modular furniture units: Incredible.

See…

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There’s already a QQ HD app for the iPad, even though the device has not been officially released outside of the US yet.

ESWN basically got it all down, so I’m just going to quote this one:

The Marriage Interviews For A Leftbehind Girl:
(originally at Southern Metropolis Daily)

The population in China is known to have more males than females.  That should theoretically made females more in demand as many males cannot find marriage partners.  Nevertheless,…

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Reporting from the Tudou film festival awards, Frank  Yu tweets about the winner: A 64-minute, World of Warcraft machinima that satirizes internet addiction, internet censorship and the recent governmental-commercial spat over the WoW license renewal.

In other words, it’s a mild form of protest.

To see the video with English…

Continue readingWoW machinima as a form of satirical protest!?

Excerpts from the blog of Artefact, a Seattle-based design:

1. China consists of many markets and many unique customer segments…
2. The Chinese have got their minds on their money, and their money on their minds…
3. Chinese society can be partially understood in terms of social identity theory and notions…

Continue readingTips about R&D for China

I have visited a few hutong houses. While some of my former Microsoft expatriates like the exotic feelings and the bragging rights of living in the hutong houses, I would not want to live there. These hutong houses usually have no private bath room, no heating and no insulation. The temperature of Beijing can drop to as low as -10 C in the winter.…

Continue readingA different point of view on the last of the hutongs…