A friend mentioned this to me when I was back in Hong Kong: Young professionals, after overworking themselves far past midnight, gather in McDonalds armed with… PSPs and Nintendo DSs.

Even though they are strangers to one another, they will get together for a good multiplayer game of, say, Monster Hunter. It’s popular enough that…

Was passing by Heathrow and picked up a pamphlet about…

And I checked the website, which said they were co-hosting “over 800 events nationwide spanning art, design, cuisine, culture, science, business, technology, education and sport [that] will capture the imagination and advance the UK public’s understanding of China.”

Their lineup seems pretty impressive, and includes…

This happened several months ago, but I think it’s still worth capturing.

From PFSK:

“While single-use chopsticks may be a convenient option for restaurant owners and patrons alike, there is a small group of Chinese DIY designers and young environmentalists who are taking initiative to counter their use. One such group called…

Spotted on the streets of Hong Kong:

“Wifi available here,” it says

Unfortunately, it’s just a convenient place for the telecom company to advertise that they are offering wifi… for a fee.

Correction: From a comment by Alex:

“Actually this is not true.  PCCW had been offering paid Wifi access at…

The Olympic torch protests have caused quite a stir online and offline, and that on the whole, I’ve found a lack of balanced viewpoints or real voices from real people. So here is my attempt to mitigate that:

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Famous Chinese Journalists Oppose the Carrefour Boycotts

“I would like to tell those…

Headline image from 玩聚 on ju690 (with my translation in white):

The story goes that an officer within Chong Qing city administration (城管) looked up 城管 (city administration)”on Baidu Baike (= Baidu’s Wikipedia competitor) and found the following:

“City administration… A mafia (黑社會) that bullies storekeepers unable to pay their rent or economically…

Cool: TBWA’s Olympic ad for Adidas.

Makes sense? I don’t know — yes, there are many people in China and so I’m guessing the theme is something grandiose along the lines of “standing on the shoulder of billions.” But it’s looks a bit like they’re competing somewhere in hell…

Alibaba ads spotted at the Hong Kong International Airport.

I’m back in Hong Kong for a few weeks, so if anyone here is interested in picking my brain (or chatting) over a cup of tea/coffee, drop me a line.