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Letter from Beijing
‘Lazy people devices’ trending among Chinese youth, but are these more work than they are worth?
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An office administrator set up her book stand as it was “tiring to hold the book up for long”, she said.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MS LIANG
Goh Yan Han, Correspondent
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BEIJING – With a phone in one hand and a cup of bubble tea in the other, I still somehow enjoy the cool shade of the umbrella over my head.
How? You might ask. With the help of a nifty clip, I can attach the umbrella to my backpack.

