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iPhone 4 First Weekend Sale in China

September 27, 2010 iPhone

This past Saturday (September 25, 08:00 China Standard Time) we saw the official release of the iPhone 4 in mainland China. It was welcomed by thousands of Chinese Apple fans, who camped out at the 3 Apple Stores in Beijing and Shanghai respectively. The actual launch had the fanfare of launches in New York City, [...]

Why Chinese Airlines Should be Avoided

September 16, 2008 Opinion

I am now stuck in Beijing Airport. Air China has decided to cancel my flight to Shanghai, without giving any reasons. There were just over 100 passengers for the original flight of a Boeing 777 aircraft, they probably thought it wasn’t worth it to operate such a large aircraft with so few passengers. Canceling a [...]

Start of my Beijing Trip

September 14, 2008 Observation

On Guard at HKIA Originally uploaded by Vinko T. Waiting for my Dragonair flight to Beijing at HKIA. So I decided to do some practice. You can tell me what you think? You can check out the rest of my Flickr album. I will be posting more throughout my trip to Beijing and Shanghai, so [...]

Welcome to Beijing Song

August 24, 2008 Announcement

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I hope everyone will enjoy this “Welcome to Beijing” song Beijing created to celebrate the 2008 Olympics. Full lyrics follows the video.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Medal Tally

August 9, 2008 Observation

It is surprising how difficult to find the latest official updates of medal counts from the Beijing 2008 Olympic. After a Google search and ignoring all the scammers who try to make AdSense income, I finally found a list at Yahoo Sports, but the one that is most up-to-date is the 2008 Olympic Medal Count [...]

When Will China Learn?

August 1, 2008 Opinion

Just heard from the evening news that China is spying on guest at various mainland China hotels. The British government is advising all British athletes to avoid using their regular mobile phones while in China. They suggest all British citizens to use disposal cell phones while in China and not to refill these cell phones [...]

2008 Olympic Rules & Regulations

July 14, 2008 Observation

If you’re going to attend one of the 2008 Olympic event venue (in Beijing, assuming this also applies to venues in Hong Kong and Qingdao), be sure you are familiar with all the regulations that Beijing Olympic Committee has issued to the public. You can see these regulations below: Restricted articles include hard-packed drink and food; fragile [...]

China’s Olympic Torch Relay 2008

April 9, 2008 Opinion

This Olympic torch relay around the world has now become such a controversy that the International Olympic Asscociation is considering terminating the relay. If this decision is final, it will become the first world record obtained by China in this year’s Olympic. The people at “Torch Relay Beijing 2008″ has created an animation to show [...]