“Only” 45.8% of China’s netizens have been attacked by a virus in 2010

August 30, 2011 by Jason Li

I was skimming through the latest “state of the Chinese internet” report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). It’s a pretty comprehensive study by a government body that interviews 60,000 people from 31 regions/areas.

One section that caught my eye was internet security. The report was boasting that only 45.8% of those polled had been attacked by a virus or Trojan…

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Bunnie Huang’s Rules of Shanzhai

August 24, 2011 by Jason Li

Fascinating read from my co-blogger Lyn’s research on shanzhai as an innovation space in the future.

My favorite excerpt comes from Bunnie Huang (the Chumby guy):

1) Buy low, sell high — and time counts as money. No holds barred.

2) Confucius’ silver rule, do not do unto others what you would not have them do…

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Hermès’ China-focused label

August 21, 2011 by Jason Li

From Monday Flying.

Shang Xia（上下）is literally translated to mean ‘Up and Down’ in Chinese. Figuratively, the phrase is used to describe a ‘topsy-turvy’ situation.An interesting move from Hermès, Shang Xia is a rare development from the luxury group, which tends to buy all or part of existing brands.

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Slang term of the day: tubaozi

August 8, 2011 by Jason Li

In China, the arrival of the tubaozi, the much-ridiculed “potato buns” from the countryside who got rich without ever living in a sophisticated first-tier city…

Via the Chinese Economic Review, in an article about the evolution of luxury consumers in China.

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Month: August 2011

“Only” 45.8% of China’s netizens have been attacked by a virus in 2010

Bunnie Huang’s Rules of Shanzhai

Hermès’ China-focused label

Slang term of the day: tubaozi