China Real Time/Scene Asia, of WSJ.com

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(1) Jason Chow, Bruce Lee: The Fragrance. Scene Asia, Feb 22, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/ ... led-in-middle-east/

Quote:

"Bruce Lee Enterprises [headed by his daughter Shannon Lee], the business arm managing the late martial-arts star’s legacy, this week launched a line of colognes in Dubai bearing Mr. Lee’s image and name.

"There are three fragrances under the Bruce Lee banner, with names that allude to his own unique brand of Eastern philosophy and spirituality. There’s B Water * * * Anger Blind * * * and Don’t Think Feel [each about $15]

Note: patchouli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patchouli
(Pogostemon cablin Benth; The heavy and strong scent of patchouli [leaf] as been used for centuries in perfumes; The word derives from the Tamil patchai "green" + ellai "leaf")

(2) Josh Chin, Eight Questions: Rebecca MacKinnon, ‘Consent of the Networked.’ China Real Time, Feb 22, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... t-of-the-networked/
(Ms MacKinnon: "If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government it will be due to the hard work and efforts of the Chinese people, not due to the inexorable workings of any particular technology")

Note:
(a) The book:
Rebecca MacKinnon, Consent of the Networked; The worldwide struggle for internet freedom. Basic Books, 2012.
(b) The author:
http://consentofthenetworked.com/author/
("MacKinnon received her AB magna cum laude from Harvard College [in 1991] and was a Fullbright scholar in Taiwan in 1991-92")
(c) In the interview, she describes herself "[a]s the daughter of a professor of Chinese history."

Her father is
Stephen Mackinnon, Emeritus professor, Arizina State University.
https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/44100

(3) Adidas Brings Jeremy Lin Jerseys to China. Scene Asia, Feb 21, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/ ... n-jerseys-to-china/

My comment: There is no need to read this report.

(4) Te-ping Chen, Men’s Bathroom ‘Occupied’ in Protest Over China Toilet Inequity. China Real Time, Feb 21, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... na-toilet-iniquity/

Quote:

"The target of the protest is an unassuming men’s bathroom in a public park in Guangzhou, where a group of female activists in their 20s gathered outside this weekend with colorful placards to protest unequal wait times outside men’s and women’s public bathrooms. As crowds of onlookers began to form, the women began marching inside the men’s bathroom to make their point — much to the dismay of the men still inside.

"In an argument that later circulated on popular Twitter-like microblogging site Sina Weibo, a sympathetic student from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies told the state-run Guangzhou Daily newspaper (in Chinese) that mainland China should learn from Hong Kong and Taiwan — both of which have passed so-called 'potty parity' laws, mandating that greater areas be designated for female toilets. In Hong Kong, the ratio of male to female public toilet space currently stands at 1:1.5 (in Chinese) . Likewise since 1987, at least 21 states and municipalities in the US have passed similar laws.

Note: Be as that may

(5) Beijing Brews Up Its Own Craft Beers. Scene Asia, Feb 21, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/ ... ews-up-craft-beers/
(The second microbrewery in Beijing--Slow Boat Brewery, founded by Chandler Jurinka and Daniel Hebert--following Great Leap Brewing, owned by Carl Setzer)

Quote:

"In 2010, Chinese drinkers consumed [beer] 31 liters per capita, or 40.89 billion liters, according to Credit Suisse.

For Slow Boat, "each pint typically retail for about 40 to 50 yuan ($6.35 to $7.90). * * * [Great Leap brewpub charges] 25 to 55 yuan ($4 to $8.70) a serve. Domestic beers like Tsingtao and Yanjing typically retail for about 15 to 30 yuan ($2.38 to $4.76) at bars and restaurants, and closer to 6 yuan ($0.95) in supermarkets.

"Foreigners are among the breweries’ most loyal customers, but both [microbreweries] said they’ve been heartened by interest from locals.

Note: The prices in quotation 2 are necessarily comparable, in that the second half does not mention volumes.

(6) Josh Chin and Yang Jie, So This is What Proview’s ‘iPAD’ Looks Like. China Real Time, Feb 17, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... ws-ipad-looks-like/

(7) Chuin-Wei Yap and Tom Orlik, Life and Death: China’s Runaway Bosses. China Real Time, Feb 15, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... nas-runaway-bosses/

Three consecutive paragraphs;

"The difference, as Ms Wu’s defenders have asserted (in Chinese here), is that she didn’t run away.

“'The scope of private lending is reportedly well over 500 billion yuan just for Wenzhou… and 1 trillion yuan for Shanxi province,' CLSA said, citing a housing ministry report. The worst offender, according to CLSA, which based its list on Chinese media reports: the head of Nanjing-based Yuyang Metal, who is reported to have run off with debts totaling several billion yuan.

"The bosses of Ningbo’s QXQ Technology (more than 2 billion yuan) and Wenzhou’s Xintai Glasses (2 billion yuan) finished second and third, respectively.

(8) Tom Orlik, Cupid’s Arrow Fails to Deflate China’s Prices. China Real Time, Feb 15, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... a%e2%80%99s-prices/
(Roses in a flower stall in the center of Beijing "increased to 15 yuan ($2.4) a stem from 12 yuan [a year earlier, 25% up] on February 14 2011", the Valentine's Day. "The shop assistant, meanwhile, has little sympathy for anyone with complaints about price. 'You think this is expensive? Down the road they are 25 yuan!' she said")