Problems at The North Pole

The latest news from my toy rep is that the Chinese government has placed a massive hold on export licenses issued to most of the toy manufacturers. So far I haven't heard anything about game manufacturers being held up, but the toy guys are unable to get their product out of China, even if it's sitting on a dock in a container waiting to go. We're well stocked for the holidays, but I'm guessing we'll see some stocking problems at many stores.

And for your Chinese lesson today, The China Daily brings you:

cut corners：（常不按规则或省略地）用最简捷经济的方式做事

finger pointing：指责