China

“Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.” 3 Modern Business Lessons in Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War.

Introduction “Kill the chicken to scare the monkey” is an old Chinese proverb that has been used in both military …

The Jack Ma we once knew is gone.

No longer the Jack Ma we once knew. After being photographed in various countries, Jack Ma is now back in …

Symbolism & Significance Qingming Festival 清明节

Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival that falls on April 4th or 5th …

Sun Yat Sen 孫中山, concubine @Chen Cuifen, Their 太平 Taiping House & Antong Coffee Mill Tour

At age 20, Sun had an arranged marriage with fellow villager Lu Muzhen. She bore a son, Sun Fo, and …

Chinese New Year Symbolism Guide

Grab your favorite red shirt; it’s time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival. Saying goodbye …

Chinese & Japanese Business Card Etiquette by Omada B-Card Rebranding

Chinese & Japanese Business Card Etiquette by Omada B-Card Rebranding: Receive a card with two hands, study it briefly and …

Delayed Decision & Flip-Flopping (Bad Practice) VS. Quick Decision & Fine-Tuning (Best Practice) – by Leaderfinity

Case in point: China’s U-turn on zero-Covid ‘casts a long shadow’ over economic governance Beijing’s sudden – and chaotic – …

Official Cult List 2023. BEWARE: These Cults will most likely Isolate Your Children & Friends.

Definition of a CULT:●  a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.●  a relatively …

The Infamous Villain hitting, Da Siu Yan 打小人 from Canal Road West, Hong Kong. WARNING: Don’t play any ‘Curse’, Voodoo, or Psychic Harm Projection’ Games. It is Bad Karma.

Villain hitting, da siu yan (Chinese: 打小人), demon exorcising, or petty person beating is a folk sorcery popular in the …

Lured by Job Ads and trapped into slavery in Cambodia, Myanmar & Thailand Scams

It was an offer he could not resist: an easy job overseas, a sizeable salary, and even a chance to …

Robren Hong Kong Foodie Guide: Cantonese Food Names Reference

Yin-Yang Tea-Coffee Mix in art form (“Yin-Yong”) A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain in Hong Kong.Bourdain was a frequent visitor to …

Political Wife Fox Dajis 狐狸精 who Seduced Entire Nations: Rosmah Mansor, Imelda Marcos, Mao Jiang Qing, Cleopatra and Helen of Troy

Evita Peron, Madame Mao Jiang Qing, Joséphine de Beauharnais (the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte), Imelda Marcos, and Rosmah Mansor …

Sun Yat-sen’s 孫中山 concubine and muse Chen Cuifen and her Malaysian Changchun Pu villa

What will matter most on one’s deathbed? For Chen Cuifen, partner of Sun Yat-sen, it was a gold ring and …

The Story of the Sequence of Chinese Zodiac Animals

Westerners see the dragon as a fire-breathing evil being. Greek mythology had a 100-headed dragon that was slain by Heracles. …

12 Chinese Zodiac Animal Pairing Significance by Zhou Enlai

For the western mind, it is unthinkable that a person is associated with an animal. In Chinese culture, by birth …

WHEN is The Coldest Day & The End of Winter? WHAT is the Meaning of Winter Solstice Dong Zhi 冬至?

The meaning of “Dong Tai Kor Lin”.The Winter Solstice normally falls on 21 or 22 December.9×3 = 27 days after …

China Must Curb Rising Cancer Deaths From Smoking. About half of all Chinese males smoke

About half of all Chinese males and 26.6 per cent of all people over 15 smoke, a long way from …

The Symbolic Meaning and Legend Behind the Chung Yeung Double Ninth Festival 重阳节

Traditionally, this is the day people in Hong Kong gather to hike and visit family graves to pay their respects. …

Exposing The 5 Forms of Scams in China, and What To Do.

PSA by the Government of Canada. Fraud and Scams in China While the China market offers many business opportunities, scammers …

6 Prosperous Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings To Share With Others 趁着这美丽的中秋佳节，想送给大家6个祝福

The Robren Show wishes you all a happy and wonderful Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival.  As suggested by the name, the Moon …