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Apple’s Siri now speaks Chinese, it can’t locate Tiananmen Square but it will map out illegal prostitutes, possibly breaking the law
Apple’s voice-controlled artificial intelligence system Siri is pretty awesome in English. It’s smart, got a sense of humor, and fun to use. But now that it’s speaking Chinese, Siri is causing some problems. When it […]
In my previous post, we see that professional beggars in Shanghai are making more money than most people in Shanghai! An investigation by the Shanghai Police Department showed that from Jan 1st to Aug 10th, […]
Every city has its beggars, but how many beggars can claim to make over 10 grand a month? According to Shanghai Newscast, not only do professional beggars continue to beg regardless of frequent arrests, the […]
This past weekend on the night of the 18th, a Chinese flight attendant posted on Weibo complaining of how an angry passenger splashed 3 cups of boiling water on her to vent their anger. In […]
I’ve been a long time fan of Diablo, and have anxiously awaited the release of Diablo 3. Since I had recently moved, I had originally planed to buy the game after I settle down again […]
中国依靠的廉价制造业高速发展30年，近5年，因为国内制造业发展疲软，大量的资金涌如房地产业，催生了地价，房价飞涨，腐败问题也因为政府的土地财政更加 恶化。今年，为了抑制房价继续飞涨，催生出更多的泡沫，中央进行了人为的价格抑制，并勒令央企退出房市，准备上市，接受市场经济的洗礼，伴随着今年国际板 在中国露面，从房市到股市的分流非常值得期待，也可以缓解一味的进行短期的价格抑制所带来的对房市和经济不利的影响。毕竟，在中国，钢需的市场巨大，即使 建起了廉租房，商品房的需求仍然很高。因为，我们还有一个巨大的消费群体没有挖掘—-农民。 For 30 years, China’s rapid growth has been fueled by cheap labor in manufacturing industry. In the past 5 years, large amounts of capital have been swarming into the property market […]
GM has just unveiled it’s first vehicle as part of its new, Chinese-only Baojun brand (Baojun means “Treasured Horse”). The Baojun 630 is Chevy Cruze-sized car offering a 108hp, 1.5L engine and an estimated 34 […]
Despite all the fear over China offering cheap products and manufacturing, a recent meeting between SpaceX and China Great Wall Industrial Corp. revealed that the American company can launch a payload into orbit cheaper. A […]
Although some seems to think that the “end on an era of ultra-cheap Chinese exports” is upon us, still pretty much everything you buy nowadays is stamped with the mark “Made in China”, at least […]