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David Emmerson Nicholson's Blog – January 2014 Archive (3)

Man proposes to his girlfriend while dressed as the Predator character in a bar in Changchun

A man dressed as the movie character Predator proposed to his girlfriend at a bar in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province on Wednesday.

After the girl named Zhu Wenjing entered the bar, 7 people dressed as movie characters in Predators, Star Wars and Transformers appeared in front of her suddenly, startling her…

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Added by David Emmerson Nicholson on January 16, 2014 at 8:20 — No Comments

Lucrative Chinese gaming market opened for game consoles after 14-year-long ban

As an avid PS3 gamer, this is most welcome news!

The 'big three' producers of video game consoles, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, are eying the uncharted territory of the Chinese $14bn market, after the country suspended the 2000 ban on foreign consoles.

Back in 2000, the Chinese government banned the sale of game consoles in the country citing concerns that…

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Added by David Emmerson Nicholson on January 8, 2014 at 17:15 — 2 Comments

China’s shopping malls offering ‘husband cloakrooms’ where wives can leave their other halves while they hit the stores

Shopping is fun, but dragging a reluctant man around the shops with you can diminish the pleasure somewhat.

For women in China, however, help is at hand with the introduction of 'husband storage' - fully equipped rooms where men can sit down, have a little sleep, and tut about their…

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Added by David Emmerson Nicholson on January 7, 2014 at 12:00 — No Comments