E L Davey

E L Davey

Chinese Underwear; the Ageing Sonny Crockett

E L Davey -
I was hanging a bit of washing the other day when it struck me. What we've actually done is to bring the proverbial coals to Newcastle. Two suitcases packed with labels proclaiming "made in China". All...
E L Davey

A Delusionary Life in China

E L Davey -
Most foreigners fall in love with China and all its “charms”. Indeed, I must put my handup to having had a brief affair with the country from when we arrived early last October to, um, let me think now…..about...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...
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Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...
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Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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