French food giant Danone has had a shipment of Evian mineral water seized by Chinese customs officials who found excessive levels of bacteria. It is hard not to see this as a retaliatory move following the recent outcry in the west about adulterated food and drugs exported from China...   more »

Another strange-looking car that you will only see on the roads of China. Actually, the Great Wall Coolbear bears more than a passing resemblance to the equally strange-looking Scion xB, which you will only see on the roads of the US. Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery...   more »

Symantec, the US security software firm, has incurred the wrath of Chinese businesses by releasing a flawed software update has caused their PCs to stop working. The Chinese businesses are seeking damages and have apparently learnt quickly from lawsuit-mad US. If only it was so easy for western customers to sue Chinese vendors...   more »