CHINA | Monday, 7 Jul 2014 | Views [1649] | Comments [1]
The World Cup has caused a sort of marketing and media frenzy in Shanghai... its inescapable, brightly coloured frenzy is overwhelming yet typical of Chinese capitalism.
A few things I've noticed: The World Cup has completely permeated Chinese ... Read more >
Tags: advertising, fifa, freeenzy, shanghai, world cup
CHINA | Saturday, 5 Jul 2014 | Views [511]
The giant TV screen couldn't have chosen a better time to start lagging crackling and blacking out than at the ripe time of midnight (at kickoff!). And in the classic Chinese chaotic mannerisms, the audience started shouting out "fix the screen!" "play ... Read more >
Tags: bbq, excess, superior vena cava, world cup