The 2010 World Expo will be starting in Shanghai on May 1, 2010 and last through October 31, 2010. The Boston Globe has a collection of amazing pictures of the preparation as well as footage of the actual venue itself. The U.S. has spent about $60 million in the construction of its 60,000 square foot pavilion. This was funded largely by U.S. corporations at the urge of … [Read more...] about 上海世博会 2010 (World Expo 2010 in Shanghai) starting in two days
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Geely buys Volvo from Ford, and a thought on RMB vs. USD
Geely's deal to acquire Volvo from Ford has been made official today. "Ford sells Volvo to China's Geely auto group for $1.8 billion" and according to L.A. Times, Ford had originally paid $6.5 billion back in 1999. This acquisition helps Geely tap the domestic Chinese market better in the luxury segment where BMW, Lexus, and other foreign brands have dominated in the past. … [Read more...] about Geely buys Volvo from Ford, and a thought on RMB vs. USD
Google shuts down google.cn and routing to google.com.hk
Google has just officially announced discontinuing google.cn and routing web requests to google.com.hk. It has proclaimed serving uncensored results from Hong Kong "entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China." Legally, it is probably true, but the Chinese government might take steps to block google.com.hk for Mainland users, as … [Read more...] about Google shuts down google.cn and routing to google.com.hk
Google Leaving China?
According to Google's CEO Schmidt, Google's "negotiation" with the Chinese government over Internet censorship regulations will end "soon." There are speculations in the tech-sphere that it looks like Google will have to leave China. According to ZDNet's Tom Forenski, for example: Champagne corks are undoubtedly popping in Redmond on reports that Google is planning to close … [Read more...] about Google Leaving China?
Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance
Last month, Xinhua News had an interesting piece of “被时代” - which translates roughly to “era of being forced” or “era of acceptance.” 被 (bei) in Chinese indicates a passive clause. Thus when you get hit (撞), you say 你被撞了. According to an Internet poll, the most popular Chinese character of 2009 was “被.” Why? Part of the reason is that living in a society charging full … [Read more...] about Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance