fortyuyao on news Man's Expensive Car Scratched by Kid(25 comments)
Whaaaat? A kid scratches a car? That's got to be the headline story for an Absolutely.No.News.Day...! Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news 8 More Sounds in China that Drive Expats Insane (Part II)(30 comments)
Oh no, for me and my wife the worst zaoyin wuran is e-bike alarms. Do they do any good at all or are they just horribly annoying? Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news Three Gorges Dam Tickets: Only Foreigners Pay(23 comments)
Hardly news; discriminatory pricing exists everywhere... Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news National Holiday Schedule for New Year's Adjusted (1 comments)
That really speaks poorly for the government: they can't even plan the holidays well in advance. Funny funny funny.... Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news Smoking, Drinking and Womanizing: Foreign Executive Caught in China Bribery Case(15 comments)
...several times a week USD200,000 tabs at the KTVs? I can see how that could go on for quite a while before Morgan Stanley would notice (not). Not much about corrupt business practices is new any more, is it? Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news Scapegoat Politics: China’s Problem with Universal Values(59 comments)
A good article. Universal values -- a subject on which Sociology students could easily spend a full semester. Mr. Wen was a prescient speaker on the subject. The corrosive effect of money worship is certainly one aspect of the discussion. The ability of individual cultures or of mankind as a whole to embrace such ... Full Comment>>
fortyuyao on news 11 Foreigners Deported from Arrested Tour Group, Nine Remain in Custody(6 comments)
Perhaps someone should have given thought to the fact that it's the middle of tourist season. I wonder how many times foreign travel agents will hear "We saw where you can be arrested just for watching a foreign TV documentary in China. We're cancelling our trip". Full Comment>>