Update to the Dagu Lu DVD situation: Apparently, it'll all get better in May. According to City Weekend, the Dagu Lu DVD sellers said that thanks to stringent pre-Expo checks, they will only seel legitimate DVDs until the end of April. "The authority is currently doing the pre-EXPO checking. It is very tight. Things will probably loosen up after the EXPO actually begins," the seller said. Wait a minute - they actually had legitimate DVDs? more ›

After getting the tip that Dagu Lu's DVD stores have shut down, we headed there to check it out, expecting to see nothing but empty shelves through locked doors. We shouldn't have underestimated this street - while DVD trade has indeed quieted down due to increased inspections, some of the stores are not quite gone. more ›

A friend has just informed us that our favorite DVD strip may be no more. She was at Dagu Lu around 4 p.m. yesterday, only to find all the DVD stores locked and shut. An opportunistic street DVD vendor told her they had all closed down, before trying to hawk his own wares. Just a Wednesday evening siesta, or has Dagu Lu become the latest victim of Expo clean-up? more ›