Costa, Starbucks, Mann Coffee, 85 Degrees, Blue Gulf Coffee, UBC, Maokong Coffee; the list is almost endless. The Chinese have embraced coffee drinking just as much as almost every other civilised nation, except that in China’s case, this happened...
With almost two thirds of China’s 720 million Internet users under the age of 30, competition to attract attention and understand the latest trends is a major priority. While younger users are primarily attracted to the entertainment value of...
Unless one is in advertising one never really thinks about. So the importance of advertising directly to the Chinese market, despite the very obvious reason for it, never really gets much thought. Advertising campaigns abroad that...
In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants in the United States were unwittingly making themselves known by looking for a better life while supporting their families at home. Yet, despite these individuals’ mission to remain closer to their origins than their...
Passing the odd Chinese restaurant here and there while backpacking your way through urban Central America should not come as any great shock. However, when you have just trekked through the deep rainforests of Guatemala and you find yourself...
Having recently returned to China after a year and a half stint in Mexico, I thought the sight of batons and riot police were a thing of my past; something I could leave in Mexico, something that had no...
Foreign celebrities in China, such as Da Shan or Mark Roswell, served as the bench mark for me to achieve fluency in Chinese. There were many ways that could happen, whether that be through the awful practice of daily...
Honks of cars and scooters insufferably compete with poodles yapping and bikes squeaking, old men sit on a corner playing cards while their ladies hustle about selling goods. This picture has set the scene outside the...
