Shanghai

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, [...]

Visiting 2010 World Expo

May 3, 2010 Advice

The 2010 World Expo officially opened on China’s Labour Day, May 1st, in Shanghai’s New Pudong district along both sides of the Huangpu river, between the Lupu and Nanpu bridges. I visited the Expo on the 2nd day and 2nd day of China’s Labour Day holiday. It was a very hot 30C sunny Sunday in [...]

Internet Deprived in Shanghai

April 30, 2010 Opinion

As I stay in Shanghai on my 6th day I am staring to get Internet withdraws. It is not that I do not have access to the Internet. I do have access to my online store, my emails, my blog and some of my favorite sites. Although this is possible the mainland Chinese government has [...]

Guide to Visiting World Expo 2005

May 18, 2005 Advice

After visiting the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan I like to share some of my experience for those who may wish to visit it. The World Expo 2005 runs from March 25 – September 30, 2005 is hosted by Japan in the Aichi Prefecture area, Central Japan, near the city of Nagoya. World Expo [...]