Ai Weiwei, the famous Chinese dissident artist, was illegally detained for 81 days in 2011 and told to keep quiet after his release. Now he has raised his voice with a song of invective against the regime. His new released heavy-metal single “Dumbass,” is a song based on his secret detention. Ai was arrested during a crackdown on dissident bloggers, lawyers and campaigners. His arrest sparked an international outcry. Though he was released in June of that year, without being charged with any actual crimes, Chinese authorities would later claim he evaded paying taxes and slam him with a $2.4 million fine. The music video is a detailed reconstruction of his prison condition, which he committed to memory because he “had nothing else to do.” The prison guards even secretly ask him to sing for them as a way to kill time …
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The box office of Iron Man 3 in mainland China has successfully exceeded 700 million yuan (US$114 million), becoming the world’s second highest outside North America. The Robert Downey Jr-starrer has become the Top 4 of Hollywood imported films, easily outpacing the “Mission Impossible 4″ and “Kung Fu Panda 2″. Iron Man 3’s remarkable performance had closed relation with the cooperation between Chinese DMG Entertainment Media company and Disney-Marvel. The film exhibits a complementary double win cooperation between the Chinese company and the American Film producer by adding extra Chinese elements to the plot. Several minutes worth of extra China-centric footage — including product placement — was shot only for show in China. Audience reaction has been mixed on the extra scenes so far. Even so, China right now is swooning with Iron Man fever, the film has lit up China’s social media networks. We have gathered some photo to show you the enthusiasm of Chinese moviegoers …
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In Wuhan city, the capital of Hubei province in Central China, a naked Chinese woman was quietly playing her iPad during her subway’s ride. It was so embarrassing that some passengers got off the train earlier. The news together with pictures gained steam on Chinese social media, causing thousands of users’ comments and criticism. According to witnesses, the middle age lady took off her dress after she entered the cabin, she was occasionally yelling around while using her iPad. Police and subway staff went onboard and stopped the naked women. After some investigation, it confirmed she has suffered mental illness which caused the misbehavior action in public. The incident has reminded us the fairy tale of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” …
Car owners get car accessories. They make cars more convenient for the user, or personalize them to some extent that reflects the owner’s personality. However, some accessories are seriously outrageous. Getting fake eyelashes to stick onto your Porsche Cayenne’s headlights really turns your car into a “she”. Too bad it doesn’t make some red “lips”. Or else that will really be girlish. Never knew a man’s dream car can be THAT feminine … The car was found in Hong Kong and pictures have been already uploaded to social network. These fun ‘eye lashes’ are designed to fit on most cars and use double sided 3M tape to secure them. They are designed to be resilient to most normal weather conditions and be secure enough to stay on your car. Most Chinese women pay lots of money to get the best eyelashes. Well now they have another outlet for their need for the best lashes to run on the streets. One more pic after the jump.
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Japan’s mobile messaging platform LINE may be preparing to censor politically sensitive phrases in China. This was spotted by Twitter user from Taiwan who posted a tweet indicating his or her research found LINE had a mechanism which will detect and restrict the use of certain phrases on its China service. While the censorship feature has yet to be switched on, the Twitter user had proved the feature exists by hacking his or her iPhone to get packets from LINE, which generated a notification in Mandarin which reads “Your message contains sensitive words, please adjust and send again” (translated in English). So what are those “sensitive words” ? Phrases include Tiananmen Square massacre, Tank Man, the recently ousted Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his family wealth expose in The New York Times, government criminality, Jasmine Revolution and other terms which are routinely deleted when posted in Chinese social network …
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The Chinese government will begin issuing 4G licenses by the end of this year, a move that has been welcomed by the country’s three major telecom carriers, as well as mobile device makers hoping to grab a slice of China’s lucrative 4G market. The authorities are keen on making TDD-LTE network the future standard for 4G in China to combat the FDD-LTE standards. The United States, Japan and South Korea have mainly focused on the deployment of FDD-LTE networks. But the Chinese government’s stance to offer a duplex network that supports both systems has given the upper hand to China Mobile and prompted it to expand its deployment of TDD-LTE. China Mobile, the world’s biggest mobile operator based on subscriber numbers, had purchased a total of 1.24 million 4G terminal devices for TDD-LTE …
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With Apple’s “iWatch” likely to release this year, we’re starting to hear rumors about components being cobbled together just before the company starts ramping up production of the device. The latest news came in from Taiwan media Economic Times, Foxconn has received 1000 trial products of the iWatch from Apple. The Curpertino company is looking into using 1.5-inch display panels for its upcoming smartwatch. Early rumors claimed that iWatch would have a 1.8-inch display, so it seems that Apple may be thinking of reducing the device’s size to make it look good on your wrist. The displays are being manufactured by the organic EL panel maker RiTdisplay of Taiwan with touch sensors integrated right into the display, rather than there being a separate multitouch layer. The new iWatch is using bluetooth connection, so we believe it’s able to scyn data and info from iPhone and iPad. The news also pointed out that Apple will be released the iPhone 6 first (not iPhone 5s ? ), no release schedule for the iWatch yet.
An unlucky flight passenger was using an umbrella to prevent water dripping from air-conditional. The issue was found recently in Cathay Pacific’s flight. The well-known Hong Kong’s flagship carrier currently holds the title of the world’s third largest airline. All commercial airplanes that carry passengers will experience moisture-related problems in service. Usually, a environmental control system will be provided to control the thermal. It’s really annoying to see water starting to drip from the ceiling after the take-off and stewardess just couldn’t solve your problem. It is hilarious to use an umbrella onboard, it will make other flight passengers uncomfortable and you will also be committed an offense against the Aviation Security regulation. The convicted will be liable to a fine of HKD$10,000 (USD$1,288) and six months’ imprisonment.
Summer movie season is just getting started. “Pacific Rim” is the latest sci-fi film where again, China elements have added to the plot. The adventure set 15 years after gigantic Kaiju monsters emerged and attacked Earth. This event forced nations to develop and engage giant robots, called Jaegers, to defend against the enemy. The China’s Crimson Typhoon, is the big red machine who defends its land from the monsters’ attack. Ironically, the 25-storey-tall robot will be defending Hong Kong, not mainland China. Why ? Because you cannot create a trail of destruction in Beijing or Shanghai, the China’s state censor will take this as ’sensitive scenes’. The US$150 million blockbuster might get banned in China. Hong Kong is a former British colony. Although the city is part of China now, it’s a Special Administrative Regions which has a different political system, there is no restriction on film-making and creativeness …
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Electric cars continue to face cooling global sales, while many in China debate which way the country should go forward with its own energy development. There are currently three types of new energy vehicles in development: electric cars, which uses electrical energy stored in batteries; plug-in hybrids, which combines an internal combustion engine with rechargeable batteries; and conventional hybrids, which has an internal combustion engine and can save energy, but cannot be recharged. Plug-in hybrid cars have been the main focus and priority for research and development. Industry insiders say that China should abandoned electric cars in favor of hybrid cars. The government also plans to subsidize both electric and hybrid cars according to their oil-saving ratio …
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