If anyone can remember back to the Apple vs. Proview dispute over the iPad trademark (oh no, not that again), there was an unresolved dispute floating around about the ability of Proview to stop exports of the iPad manufactured in China by going to Customs. Some folks said it was possible, others said no. I […]

With all eyes on the U.S. east coast and the devastation visited upon folks by megastorm Sandy, an article in Xinhua today about public views on climate change in China drew my attention: A survey released on Thursday shows that a majority of Chinese people are familiar with issues related to climate change and they […]

If you haven't heard, China's sovereign wealth fund CIC bought a 10% stake in London's Heathrow airport. I was waiting for the usual freaking out and hand wringing over this but then realized that I had made the mistake of using my American brain to analyze the situation. I'm not suggesting that Brits don't have […]

Customs officers have seized three million cigarettes worth $7.2 million, and with a duty potential of $5.2 million, in a crackdown on telephone ordering of illicit cigarettes. Officers detected 96 cases via telephone order from April to October, and …

New site is live. For the few readers who eschew RSS in favor of ye olde home pages, let me know what you think. It doesn't look much different and goes even further in the minimalist direction, but I've got many more options to play around with now. For anyone on a mobile device, the […]