Hollerado China Tour – Beijing + Candy Monster

Ontario foursome Hollerado tore it up on the MIDI Fest stage last spring, and then crowdsurfed their way across China, bringing their punchy, sweaty pop-rock to Changsha, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing.

When to register your China trademark.

I am always preaching how foreign companies must register their trademarks in China if they are going to be doing business in or producing product in China (see, for example, “China Trademarks — Do You Feel Lucky? Do You?”). And in most cases, companies should register their trademarks in China now. Right now.

How To: Attend a Chinese Wedding

During your time as an expat in China, the chances are you’ll be invited to a wedding of a friend or colleague. If so, you’re in for a treat. Chinese weddings are a lot of fun. However, the prospect of attending such an important event can be a little daunting. You’ll be wondering what to wear, what to take, and how to behave. No worries – our special wedding FAQ will help put your mind at ease.

Pity The Chinese Bureaucrat

China’s bureaucracy is unhealthy, bloated, irritated and basically substandard.

US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China

An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs.

Swiss Ban on Minaret Construction May Prompt Legal Challenges Share Business Exchange

Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets, from where Muslims are called to prayer, a result that may draw legal challenges and protest.

High-definition TV and video: a buyer’s guide

As more and more big box televisions reach the end of their natural life, they are being replaced by their sleek LCD or plasma cousins. Sure, these flat screen TVs are slim and stylish – especially the new LED based sets – but the big sell is the high definition 1080 pixel display. So how hi is your def?

Janet Jackson on suriving the family circus and missing Michael

There are many places you might expect to find an A-list star in Hollywood, but a scruffy dance studio at the wrong end of the Walk of Fame isn’t the first that springs to mind. The homeless and the addicted hustle the star-spotting tourists who wander wide-eyed into souvenir shops selling Michael Jackson memorabilia, utterly unaware that, two floors above them, his youngest sister is rehearsing the choreography for her new single, Make Me.

Claire Danes: the secretive starlet

Claire Danes is way blonder than I expected. To the point where, walking into the studio where the Style team is on the final shot of the day, her sex-bomb tresses are the first thing I see.

Animal welfare and shelter seminar happens next week

The International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) is holding its first Animal Welfare and Shelter Management Seminar next Saturday.