Archive for 'China'
Innovative Public Transportation – China Plans To Implement Straddling Bus
Giant solar-powered street buses that cars can drive under. That’s China’s vision of the future of urban transportation in its major cities. After the unveiling of the concept in mid-summer 2010, the project is moving ahead [...]
Common Business Challenges For Companies Wishing to Enter China
It is important to approach new opportunities abroad with good attitude; an attitude of trust, openness, patience, and mutual cooperation. Companies that begin relationships with an assumption of "They are crooks unless they can prove otherwise" [...]
Mattel Apologizes to China, And Sues Porn Star
This just in! In a surprising move, U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel issued an extraordinary apology to China today, taking responsibility for recent toy recalls and admitting they were due to “design flaws”, not manufacturing flaws, an MSN article [...]
Cute China Internet Censorship
China has installed ‘digital cops’ to monitor internet surfers and deter them from accessing illegal sites. A post on trendhunter.com notes that the cartoon figures will walk, bike, or drive across the screen every half hour, [...]
Chinese Scroll Cell Phone
Very slick concept design from designer Yun Liang. The phone will utilize upcoming flex-screen technology (ePaper) to mimic traditional Chinese scrolls that must be ‘un-rolled’ to be read. You only have to un-scroll the screen if you [...]
FENDI in China: Big Brand. Big Marketing.
Fendi wants to be seen from the moon, and they’re sparing no expense. The Italian fashion icon ‘Fendi’ announced that their next fashion show will be held on… the Great Wall of China! More details are available from Reuters. [...]
Biometric Scanning at Heathrow Airport
If your travels this summer will take you through London’s Heathrow Airport (the world’s busiest international airport), then be prepared to go through some new biometric security measures. According to a Business Week article, Heathrow has been testing [...]
Flip-animation Subway Ads in Asia
No surprise here. More inventive advertising coming out of Asia in a ‘flipbook’ animation format. The combination of subway tunnels and motion produced a new medium for advertisers in China and Japan, as seen in the [...]
More 'acceptable' censorship – internet in the Middle East
On the topic of censorship, did you know that many countries in the Middle East regulate public and private ISPs by maintaining a ‘black list’ of certain websites to be blocked from public access? Online marketers [...]
How to lose your shirt in China
A January 2007 article on Maclean’s Magazine discussed the folly of Canadian businesses trying to work with China. I found the article extremely amusing, as I (through my company: Midman International) have recently sourced some products [...]
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
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Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
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Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
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Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
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Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Nice article. It just goes to show that the Canadians are becoming the