That old trope about pencils in space Stop me if you’ve heard this one… During the space race, NASA discovered that typical ball-point pens don’t work in space. So, they invested a million dollars to develop a pen that would work in zero gravity, could write upside down and could withstand the extremes of outerContinue reading “The Goldilocks Zone”
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Famous in China (Part 5)
To try and create greater familiarity for those living elsewhere, we’ll periodically profile some China brands and businesses that we believe will be household names across the world soon. This month let’s look at something quintessentially Chinese – a hotpot restaurant chain called XiaBu XiaBu （呷哺呷哺） Background Xiabu Xiabu started in 1998, pioneering the concept ofContinue reading “Famous in China (Part 5)”
6.18 – China’s second “shopping day”
As perhaps many people are already aware, 11.11 (November 11) was launched as a shopping extravaganza by Alibaba’s TMall – initially named “Singles Day” although now it’s become pretty universal. Jing Dong (JD) launched their own special shopping day on June 18 which was their founder’s birthday and over the years it’s become China’s secondContinue reading “6.18 – China’s second “shopping day””
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