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I almost went to Beijing this weekend, almost in the sense that Emma said “Let’s go to Beijing” and I said “OK!“, but then my boss said “Let’s work on Saturday” and I said “OK!“. So now I’m not going. Forgive me father, it has been 11 months since I came to Shanghai and I [...]
The Nerve Centre
Here in a rare “behind the curtain” glance is a look at the top-secret operations control room from which I oversee ISpyShanghai.com: This is my personal computer monitor on which I Gimp up images of fake bank notes, or airbrush out any minor imperfections from my otherwise immaculate face. (And yes, fellow geeks, that whole [...]
Paris Hilton Exclusive!
If you book 3 nights Bed & Breakfast, you’ll receive quadruple Delta Airways Air Miles and a complimentary fruit basket. (Valid until February 29th 2008) Source: ISpyShanghai
Opening a bank account
Due to a combination of my shirty landlord and having my pocket picked at the weekend, it was finally time to get a Chinese bank account this week. Basically it’s easy- all you need is 1 x Passport 1 x Guy what speaks Chinese 1 x The patience of a saint. The patience is for [...]
Five Provinces Get New Leaders
Several years ago, while working with my old firm, I was working on a project with the Xuhui government. As part of this project and others, I met on Several occasions Mayor Sun Chao – who at the time was one of the most progressive politicians in China. Our first meeting was perhaps the most [...]
Beijing’s Hybrid Hypocrisy
Starbucks Pacific Century Place, Beijing Digesting raw fish 1254 hrs. Here in the Hutong we are looking for ways to lower our carbon footprint while enjoying the conveniences of modern life. Tired of driving a car that is getting too small for the family, not wanting to own two cars, wanting a tough vehicle, and [...]
Taikang Lu
Well this is both frustrating and fantastic. There’s a street called Taikang Lu which I’d heard mentioned a few times in passing and thought I’d actually been to once or twice. In fact I hadn’t, and I would remember, because it’s the nicest area I’ve seen in Shanghai. The reason I went in the first [...]
The Big Deal: RedBaby’s $25 Million in VC Funds
Redbaby is a business-to-consumer (B2C) website based in Beijing. The company started off dealing in children's products, selling them through an online portal. It has broadened its product line, and Redbaby is the biggest deal so far for venture capital in 2007. Alarm:Clock points out that Redbaby is not a new comer to VC funding. [...]
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