” I don’t think the folks that hand out the Top Brand designation, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, are trying to push a Nazi agenda. . . . But given that the award is supposed to strengthen Chinese brands for promotion at home and abroad, they might want to rethink their imagery. I can only guess what the folks strolling a showroom floor in Europe or North America will think if they see an S.S. slapped on the side of a washing machine.

“If you’re making holiday plans to visit Japan this summer, remember to try and fit in a trip to the local Sentō 銭湯, a type of Japanese communal bath house…”

“Tales of Internet censorship just don’t do it for me anymore. What I want to know is what does the Politburo think of proxies? But I would hope that even readers of MSNBC were not spilling their coffee in reaction to the headline “China launches plan to censor Internet”.

“You must pay top dollar for top talent. You must pay top dollar for top talent. Did I mention, you must pay top dollar for top talent?”

“Going to an anime convention, or con, is a lot like going to a computer show like Macworld Expo.”

“I thought I’d explore a question that is very commonly asked of a western man intending to marry a Cambodian woman – “Why on Earth would a young, beautiful girl like that want to marry an older, plain-looking geezer like you?””

“Here’s one crackerjack cover story you won’t be reading in Good Weekend magazine any time soon – the revealing inside account of the life and times of Wendi Deng.”

“A spokesman for the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said Tuesday that the CBRC and other banking institutions will take action to stop pornographic websites from using banks’ settlement platforms and payment tools.”