Setting Up Your Worldwide Internet Sales Empire. China Too.

The following is a list of the basic law related questions we typically grapple with when assisting companies that are starting to sell internationally over the internet.

Western Beauty, Eastern Faces: Beauty Development in China

Skin whitening? As a (very) white girl from rainy England, my life’s mission has been bronzing, tanning, and buffing my skin until it glows. Whitening cream? No way. But for millions of Chinese women, being paler is just as important. For them, dark skin is a mark of manual labour – lives spent working outdoors; to be pale is a sign of sophistication and wealth.

Sequoia Capital Buys Into Chinese E-Commerce

When figuring out the reasoning behind Sequoia Capital’s latest $10 million investment in online retail in China, there’s only one thing to keep in mind: It’s gotta be the shoes

Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US

Crews on oil tankers aren’t allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship’s payload. That’s one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker carrying $20 million in crude.

HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigma

The second storey of this nondescript building in Fuyang city in China’s central province of Anhui houses HIV-positive orphans, but unlike many other similar establishments, there are no signboards outside.

US police chief vows to catch killer of four officers

A gunman who shot dead four US police officers as they sat in a cafe in Washington State will be brought to justice, a police chief has vowed.

How Good Is China’s Offer for Copenhagen?

The Chinese government has laid down its initial marker for Copenhagen: China would commit to reduce the carbon intensity of its economy (tons of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of economic activity) 40 to 45 percent by 2020. That’s progress at a rate of 4 percent a year, which sounds impressive — but how much of a problem is the fact that it’s carbon intensity that the Chinese are committing to reduce?

Analysts: Obama’s Afghanistan speech crucial

U.S. President Barack Obama has waited too long to address the instability in Afghanistan, putting at risk the efforts to stabilize the troubled country, a pair of authors said Monday.

Luga’s Villa Ladies Month! December!

Move over Ladies Night, here comes Ladies Month!!

China’s Stunning Lack Of Brands.

Chinese companies typically buy US companies for one of two reasons: expertise or brand name. Later that night I thought about how Chinese companies should be buying US companies for their brand names, but they really are not doing so in any large numbers.