Salisbury Sea Food Seller: Tariff Won’t Impact Lobster Prices
2018-06-16
(SALISBURY, MA) June 16 – Canadian resellers will probably absorb the surplus, says Gordon Blaney, owner of David’s Fish Market.Read More →
Volatile week in market
2016-01-08
(BOSTON) Jan 8 – China’s currency swings more than its market, will affect the global economy, says Wunderlich strategist. Read More →
Some Chinese investors say they’ll jump back in
2015-08-26
(SHENZHEN AND SHANGHAI, CHINA) Aug 26 – Investors say they are disappointed but not discouraged.Read More →
Maine lobsters are the hot item for Chinese New Year
2015-02-18
(KENNEBUNKPORT, ME) Feb 18 – Chinese demand has driven up the price by $1.75 a pound, says one wholesaler.Read More →
Hong Kong’s protests not reaching mainland
2014-10-01
(CHINA) OCT 1 – Prosperity and information control are slowing the spread of the umbrella revolution. Read More →
Sticky
Boston Marathon Bombing trials
2014-07-26
Bill Marcus covered the Boston Marathon Bombing trials for Fox News Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Read More →
Post Mortems
2014-05-08
The L.A. Times has dutifully sent a reporter to Wenzhou. So has the BBC. Both have come up with on-the-scene articles.Read More →
50 centers hold court in China
2014-05-02
TIMES UNION – In case you missed it, you can now get 50 cents for each political posting advocating for a position to try to sway public opinion.Read More →
More Information
2014-05-02
In the case of the Wenzhou Church, CNN Thursday connects a change in government rhetoric to an investigation of five government officialsRead More →
Church destroyed
2014-04-28
The practical application of the negotiated settlement between local officials and local Christians in Wenzhou started being enforced today in China. Read More →
The gold rush begins in a couple of hours!
2014-04-27
In a few hours, the floodgates will open on the next big thing: the rush to create a domain name in Chinese. Read More →
Did I read this whole thing wrong?
2014-04-26
Duped. I let down my guard and my prejudices about the Communist government of China flowed through. Boy, do I feel like an idiot. Read More →
Of Note
2014-04-23
Two interesting articles on the struggle over what folks think in China. Or, rather, what they say about what they think.Read More →
Symbols and Windmills
2014-04-23
A local official thinks the cross on top of a new huge church is too big and that Christianity is spreading too fast. So, of course, tearing down the cross will solve everything.Read More →
Wenzhou: The End May Be Near
2014-04-22
Wrecking crews are said to have showed up at the church in Wenzhou as state media in Beijing continues to be the only outlet covering this story.Read More →
Christianity with Chinese Characteristics
2014-04-21
A “Christian Boss” in Wenzhou, who would rather do business with his own…business and religion are complementary.Read More →
Quote of the day: We understand that crosses are a symbol of Christian belief so we are negotiating.
2014-04-18
China state media continues to be the only media providing coverage of the standoff between church goers in Wenzhou and officials who want to demolish their church. The Beijing-based Global Times offering this feature yesterday.Read More →
A good time to buy Russia
2014-04-15
I know I seem like a shill for The Telegraph but their Ambrose Evans-Pritchard lays out a case for economic eclipse in Russia as a result of Western sanctions that I don’t read in my U.S. papers. Worth a look if you’ve only been monitoring the Ukranian crisis through a political lens.Read More →
Demolition shemolition
2014-04-12
The Wenzhou story continues to simmer. On Thursday, state media in the form of the Beijing-based Global Times weighed in with an official denial. Read More →
More famous than Jesus?
2014-04-12
John Lennon once said he was more famous than Jesus. Now, Catholic Online, out of Los Angeles is reporting that among Weibo users in China Jesus is trending better than Mao.Read More →
“They Control”
2014-04-10
A friend who spent time evangelizing in China during the last decade recalls a meeting with a 90+ year-old survivor of the Cultural Revolution, a devout Catholic. Asked about religion today, the old man, in excellent English would only say “they control….they control.”Read More →