BEIJING – Twenty years after the toppling of the Berlin Wall, another “wall” is facing intense public scrutiny in China.
The so-called Great Firewall of China, the online filtering and surveillance program run by the communist government’s Ministry of Public Security, is alive and well and censoring freedom of expression for millions of Chinese.
But over the past few months, Chinese discontent with the Great Firewall has bubbled over with increasing frequency and fervor.
Chinese netizen’s ire was recently sparked by the Green Dam censoring software that was proposed last summer and the …

Global Luxury Brands Are Pinning Hopes On These Two Growing Markets, But Which Will Emerge As The Clear Leader?

In the wake of last year’s economic slump, which continues to eat into the profits of the world’s top luxury brands in developed markets like North America and Japan, these brands have intensified their efforts in developing a strong foothold in the emerging world, particularly in the BRIC markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. In recent months, however, it is becoming clear that most major luxury brands see their futures (at least …