According to The Next Web, China Mobile is looking to launch the country’s first 4G LTE network by August of this year. The report comes via an insider source on Chinese telecom news site cww.net.cn, who stated the mobile giant is hoping to have approval for the LTE-TD network by May 17, 2013, with public …Read More
The soon-to-be-released blockbuster sequel of a sequel Iron Man 3 will be heavily modified for Chinese audiences when it opens in China on May 3rd, revealed an article in The Hollywood Reporter. Specifically scenes featuring the character Dr. Wu and his assistant (played by Chinese stars Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing respectively) have been heavily …Read More
Laowai favourite, the Onion-esque China Daily Show has made the big time with a profile in the New York Times/International Herald Tribune, along with an interview with the site’s illusive creator, “Mr. R”. Traditionally, authoritarian states resent satire – laughter is powerfully subversive – and China is no exception, carefully controlling critical chuckles in the media …Read More
Richard Brubaker recently wrote a poignant piece at All Roads Lead to China called “When the Ambulance Doesn’t Come“, in which he talks about the recent heart-breaking story of a 3-year-old British boy in Shanghai who died from injuries sustained when a partition at a restaurant fell on him. Though the mother and restaurant owner …Read More
The story of Neil Robinson is spreading through the China blogsphere like wildfire after first appearing as a comment on the China subreddit by a user who stated they’ve known and worked with him for several years at Beijing World Youth Academy, an international school in Beijing. Robinson is wanted in the UK “in connection …Read More
Growing up on the east coast of America in a typical Chinese family, I feel that I’ve come to a general understanding of how two different cultures can clash. Oftentimes I find myself at odds with family members and Chinese family friends alike who regularly voice thoughts and opinions that I just can’t 100% agree …Read More
Stephen A. Schwarzman, the founder of private equity firm Blackstone Group, has established a new scholarship at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. The program will be endowed with $300 million USD — $100 million coming directly from Schwarzman, and the rest from donors. Dubbed the Schwarzman Scholars program, it is being touted as a rival in both …Read More
I’m not sure if it’s fitting or unseemly that I should be posting this today, April 20th, but here we are. A couple years back I remember reading about a foreigner who spent seven months in a Chinese jail. Other than a passing, “man that sucks,” I didn’t think much more about it. I certainly …Read More
Just after 8am CST, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushun County, Sichuan, near the city of Ya’an. State media has reported that 56 people are confirmed to have been killed by the quake, with hundreds more injured.Read More
There’s always “one more thing” that wasn’t mentioned the first time around. I’m in the middle of the registration process for a client’s company. Because I know the process, and because the sole reason for hiring my personal assistant Jimmy was to have someone who stands in lines, things are going much much faster for …Read More
The following is a plea for help/donations from Christopher Barden, the founder of the Little Adoption Shop, an organization in Beijing that helps rescued dogs find homes. They’re in desperate need of some funding. The Little Adoption Shop currently has 125 dogs in our care, and we are constantly under pressure to meet our growing …Read More
After my last post for Lost Laowai, where I expressed my annoyance with the irritating and pointless public announcements in Chinese public transport, I will now move on to another aspect of life in China which I find irritating: the tendency of the Chinese to address foreigners in English even when it would be easier …Read More
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