Hooters to Open in Dongguan
I just read where a Hooters is opening in Dongguan! (
Click here for more detail from HERE! Dongguan) Unbelievable!
Shanghai and Beijing have had them for a couple of years. I guess Dongguan is the next big market. I just don't know where they will find girls that can work there!!??!!
Of course, I would never visit such a place..........................
Labels: Dongguan, Hooters
Pandemic Alert Status Raised in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government has raised the alert for a Influenza Pandemic from "alert" to "serious" in response to the swine flu cases reported in Mexico and US. Since the SARS epidemic of several years ago and the bird flu cases in SE Asia from time to time, this is no surprise. The level is frequently changed and precautions increased accordingly. It's a safe move for everyone.
My friends in the area, can keep abreast of the situation more closely by following the Hong Kong site by
clicking here.
Stay safe!
Labels: Dongguan, Hong Kong, Influenza, Swine flu
From Dongguan
It's St. Georges Day, and One for the Road is celebrating:
Wish I was there to celebrate! I'll have to look for photos at Here's Dongguan!Dongguan Tigers have won there opening game in the CBA playoffs:
Several former NBA players on the team.An enterprising noodle restaurant has gained attention with a new promotion:
Such good noodles in China!
And in other China news, new nuclear plants are still popular in China:
Got to stay ahead of that need for growth with electricity!Labels: China, China News, Dongguan
In the News in China
Jackie Chan stirred up a lot of controversy in China this past week. Of course, most Chinese probably never heard anything. I think this blog writer said it all best in his post:
There also has been a lot of publicity (internationally anyway) about kidnapping of boys in China. It seems to have prompted by the desire for boys in a family, but causing some families to resort to kidnapping for a boy to avert the strict "one child" policy. Two reports:
From NBC News:
And from recent activities in China to publicize the situation:
Some encouraging news, albeit only that is is not as bad as a month earlier:
Labels: China, Dongguan
Breaking News
President Obama has just accepted an invitation from Hu Jintao to visit China in the second half of 2009!
That will certainly prompt some new efforts by China to showcase the country to the world again. I wonder if it will attempt to clean the air prior to his visit. Or build new facilities, as prompted by the Olympics.
Labels: China
Kidnapping & Extortion on Rise in China
I see two reports today from US State Department warning Americans doing business or traveling in China, that there is an increase in kidnappings for extortion. As the US Consulate General in Hong Kong puts it (in newsletter release of April 1):
- Recently, incidents of foreign businesspeople, including American citizens, being detained against their will by workers or hired gangs for the specific purpose of extorting money or to intimidate have increased. Typically, the foreigner is threatened with violence and detained at a factory, hotel, or private residence until payment is negotiated and delivered. Sometimes the foreigner is physically assaulted or abducted.
Typically, China has been a relatively safe place for foreigners. This type activity has been more common in South America. It's sad to see it reaching to Asia now.
Be careful my friends!
Labels: China, Crime
