Tag Archives: China

Happy Singles’ Day!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Today (11.11) is Singles’ Day (光棍节), an anti-Valentine’s Day holiday celebrated in China in honor of all bachelors and bachelorettes. Moreover, according to this report by Hayley Peterson, China’s Singles’ Day is also the world’s biggest online shopping day of the year! In the … Continue reading →

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Markets & Morality

Posted on August 4, 2013 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

This report in yesterday’s Times, which describes a thriving black market in China for phony receipts, begins thus: “To begin to comprehend China’s vast underground economy, one need only visit this city’s major transportation depots and watch as peddlers openly … Continue reading →

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