The irony. That was my first thought.
Then I checked a later issue of the Shanghai Daily and noticed that the same company is still advertising yet the mentioning of the website address hertz.cc has disappeared.
Whether Hertz complained to the Shanghai Daily or the company was contacted by the real Hertz I don’t know. […]
I spotted this advertisement of China Telecom in one of the expat magazines. Grace must be a lovely girl and I’m sure if I would have met up with here the first time I entered China life would have been different.
Over the last weeks I got several calls from so called Western managed and quality services like my hospital and my dentist. The conversation invariably started with, “Am I speaking to mister “Van”. (Mister “From”, a common part of a Dutch surname)
Before the The Dell china customer rep was convinced I was called mr. […]
In September 2005 there was a lot of press about the test results for the SUV Jiangling Landwind. It didn’t pass the crash test. In other words, the Dutch (ANWB) and German (ADAC) Car Consumer Associations couldn’t vouch for the safety.
They have tested another Chinese car, the Brilliance BS6 sedan, and it seems this […]
If you think about investing the Chinese stock market, this cartoon (published July 7, 2007) from the SMCP may help you.
I’m no investor and I can still get confused between put and call so the following is definitely not based on any knowledge nor take it as an advice.
The stock market in Shanghai is going down a bit as investors seem to think new measures will be taken by the government.
When I read papers, […]
A reader commented on one my articles about Dell and their service and likes to know how to get some.
In general their service is pretty ok, especially if you speak Chinese. Dell’s Chinese operations offers a website in Chinese and English. Ordering something through the English interface is therefore fairly easy. The challenge comes […]
I recently talked with Jean Wu from China Help Line that offers telephone-based interpretation service to foreigners.
You can read the interview on the My China Start blog.
Sitting next to the Super Brand Mall in Pudong drinking an Australian made coffee, I noticed a huge ad of C&A.
I had never heard the term before, my bad, but it appears people refer to the stock market in China as “dubo ji”, meaning slot machine.
The NY Times has a very insightful and entertaining article about what drives small investors to buy.
Millions of everyday investors rushed blindly into stocks, emptying out their savings […]
