Anil Ambani firm smuggled in yacht

The customs department has alleged that Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company Ammolite Holdings has violated the Customs Act by “smuggling in” a luxurious yacht, which is believed to be a gift by Anil to his wife. “The imported luxury yacht ‘Tian’ was imported...

Ambani yacht ‘flounders’ on customs duty

A luxury yacht chartered by a subsidiary of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-Adag) that was seized by Indian customs earlier this year will not be released until Rs28 crore customs duty is paid in full and a bank guarantee of an additional Rs15 crore is provided by...

Washington Complains to WTO over China Piracy

Somehow I don't think the Chinese government will cave to Washington's threats, and I'm not sure how they could comply to the US's satisfaction, knowing what we know about how piracy works (it's not really state-sponsored!), and how hard it is to stop. Exacerbating this is...

Blog Translates Chinese Character Tattoos

 This guy Tian has a whole blog devoted to translating tattoos that people have that use Chinese characters. It's awesome! Can't decide if my favorite is the guy who has "Healthy, Woman, Roof" written on his arm, or the guy who has "Skin, Hair, Body". <q>Well, it...