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| Unique Visitors: 48 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 515564 |
| Visitors Out: 2878 |
| Total Visitors Out: 2878 |
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| Danone Throws in The Towel… I mean, Gives Wahaha One Last Chance |
| 2007-12-21 08:59:27 |
When zong first threw the Trademark Arbitration in Hangzhou curveball I realized that we were in for an intereting process…. and then when Zong won in Hangzhou last week, I asked the question what the impact of the Hangzhou ruling would be on the rest of the lawsuits on my previous post OMG. Wahaha [...]...
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| Taikang Lu |
| 2007-12-15 03:10:17 |
Well this is both frustrating and fantastic.
There’s a street called Taikang Lu which I’d heard mentioned a few times in passing and thought I’d actually been to once or twice. In fact I hadn’t, and I would remember, because it’s the nicest area I’ve seen in Shanghai.
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| Beijing |
| 2007-12-15 03:10:04 |
I almost went to Beijing this weekend, almost in the sense that Emma said “Let’s go to Beijing” and I said “OK!“, but then my boss said “Let’s work on Saturday” and I said “OK!“.
So now I’m not going.
Forgive me father, it has been 11 months since I came to Shanghai and I still haven’t [...]...
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| Amusement Park II - (the amusement this time, coming at their expense) |
| 2007-12-15 03:09:56 |
During that whole Cultural revolution / “Isn’t being Communist the best!” phase that China went through in the olden times, I bet they had statues of Mao everywhere. I’ll bet it was a statue-fest, a totem carnival, an icon-if-u-likem, a Mao-a-rama.
These days though, no-one cares much for plaster busts of slightly dubious historical figures, [...]...
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| Judging Yahoo On China |
| 2007-12-11 01:18:02 |
I have written almost nothing on Yahoo’s China issues because for me to add any real insight I would need to read reams and reams of stories on it and I am not prepared to do so. But, when someone as knowledgeable on China’s media/internet as Will Moss writes on the Yahoo issue, I [...]...
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| On China’s Imminent Stock Crash |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:56 |
I take no position one way or the other on any Chinese stock market crash, but I am certainly impressed by the analysis in this Asia Times article written by Martin Hutchinson of the Prudent Bear (h/t to the China Economics Blog). The article is entitled, “The Coming China Crash” and it claims a [...]...
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| 36 Hours In Beijing |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:53 |
My friend, software guru Buzz Bruggeman, founder of and driving force behind Activewords (endorsed by James Fallows, I kid you not. Click on the Activewords website for proof of this), sent me an article from today’s New York Times mapping out what to do in Beijing if you are there for 36 hours. [...]...
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| The Technical Side Of China Trademark Law: Forget You Ever Read This |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:50 |
China Business Law Blog has an excellent post up, entitled, “China Trademark Update: Has Your Distributor (Representative, Manufacturer) in China Registered your Mark?” stressing the importance of foreign companies registering their trademarks in China soonest. Beyond that, the post does an excellent job analyzing a Chinese Supreme Court case holding that agents who register [...]...
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| CultureFish: Your China Adwords (Baidu) Friend |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:45 |
There are certain businesses I always have trouble understanding.
I remember many years ago my firm was representing a Korean internet company in its U.S. venture capital deals. Money was flowing in to this company from the Korea, the United States and Japan and everyone was telling me I was crazy to allow [...]...
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| China Manufacturing: That’s The Way I Like It |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:26 |
Interesting post up at the brand new Smart Cube blog, entitled, “Survey: Global Manufacturers Staying Put in China,” on how Mattel’s problems have had almost no effect on foreign manufacturing in China.
The post is based on a survey finding that the recent recalls of tainted and toxic China-made products has not caused foreign companies [...]...
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| Silk Road International Blog: Great China Substance. |
| 2007-12-11 01:17:23 |
David Dayton over at the Silk Road Blog has for quite some time been churning out really good posts focused on China sourcing. The only reason I have not put this blog on our blogroll is because it is so difficult to navigate, due in large part (I suspect) to it being part [...]...
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| Looking Out Airplane Windows In China Is For Grizzled Old China Hands ONLY |
| 2007-12-11 01:16:53 |
I did a post the other day, entitled, “Planes, Trains And Automobiles: The China Way,” extolling a James Fallows piece comparing “the Chinese way” with “the Japanese way.” Yesterday, I got a call from my friend and fellow Grinnell College alum, Paul Midler, who wanted to let me know he would be doing [...]...
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| How To Stay Ahead Of China Counterfeiters |
| 2007-12-11 01:16:48 |
Interesting post on IP Dragon, entitled “What Global Players Could Learn From Wii versus Vii.”
It is on how Nintendo is beating back a (legal/illegal?) Chinese rival making a game called Vii that mimics and even seeks to improve upon the Wii. IP Dragon puts forth the following fine tips on staying ahead of counterfeiters:
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| China’s Changing Economy Is Changing Everything |
| 2007-12-11 01:16:45 |
Despite my inability to find anything on it through Google, I am convinced there was a TV show (or maybe a movie) with a character who, I believe, after getting completely dumped on would rise up and fight back, but not before first saying “Now that changes everything.” What show, what movie, what character? [...]...
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| Planes, Trains And Automobiles: The China Way |
| 2007-12-11 01:16:30 |
James Fallows, Atlantic Magazine writer extraordinaire, has a great post, entitled,”‘The’ way vs ‘a’ way (Japan v China dept),” comparing Japan’s way of doing things versus China’s (h/t to Experience Not Logic). Fallows uses fueling a plane as a great visual example, but to fully understand it, you must go to his blog check [...]...
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| Back from Bangalore |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:31 |
As I write this, I am on my way into Tokyo via the Narita Express, having just arrived from Bangalore through Singapore. Although most of my trip was spent in a meeting room managing system testing for my current project…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Work Demands my Attention |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:29 |
Unfortunately, my work schedule doesn’t accommodate blogging these days. Usually when I do have time I prefer to use it visiting friends or watching a recent movie, or engaging in my other favorite activity–sleeping. Busy, however, doesn’t mean my…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Traveling to Korea |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:27 |
I am currently at Narita Airport waiting for my flight to Seoul. I will be there until Wednesday morning, and so posting will either be light or non-existent until I return.
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Korea Logistics Report 1 |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:25 |
When it comes to supply chain management, there are many days when I feel like Koreans are more innovative, or at least more ambitious in driving supply chain innovation, compared to Japanese in the logistics industry. Mostly, however, I feel…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| China Logistics Report 1 |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:22 |
Even though I am in Japan, since I now work for a global company I am more frequently coming across news on China logistics via one form or another. Whether it is through a friend in the industry or via…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Japan Logistics Report 1 |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:20 |
It seems appropriate that I post my first “Japan Logistics Report” this evening as today’s Logistics Japan newspaper provides a summary of the trucking logistics market across the country for the month of January. This is a regular thing for…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Shaping Supply Chains to Shape the World |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:19 |
As I progress through my career in supply chain management, I have been stepping back lately to put the work I am doing in more perspective. It is easy for all of us to get caught up in daily activities,…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| Leveraging Partnerships for Strategic Advantage |
| 2007-12-08 02:33:15 |
In my April 9th post on the investments required in building business and customer relationships in Japan, I framed the strategic dilemma for small firms and business units trying to gain a foothold in the Japanese market, especially with larger…
Source: Asia Logistics Wrap
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| 70 killed in Shanxi mine explosion |
| 2007-12-07 02:19:34 |
An explosion killed at least 70 people and trapped a further 26 in a coal mine in the northern province of Shanxi, AFP reported. The State Administration of Mine Safety (SAMS) said the blast occurred just after midnight on Thursday at Ruizhiyuan mine near the city of Linfen. By late Thursday evening, 70 bodies [...]
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| Rights group: 1.5m people evicted for Olympics |
| 2007-12-06 08:59:27 |
The Beijing municipal government evicts 13,000 people a month Olympics-related projects, according to a housing rights group, AP reported. The Center on Housing Rights and Evictions said a total of 1.5 million people will have been displaced by the time the Beijing games begin. The group said 1.25 million people had already been displaced [...]
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| HK recalls toy paint over lead levels |
| 2007-12-06 08:57:41 |
Hong Kong has recalled a mainland-made toy paint that contains excessive levels of lead, the International Herald Tribune reported. A Hong Kong government laboratory found that the Six Color face and body makeup color paint contained dangerous levels of lead, chromium and barium. Health authorities said ingesting the paint, either orally or through skin [...]
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| Lenovo to give up Olympic sponsorship after 2008 |
| 2007-12-06 08:55:57 |
Lenovo will withdraw as a top-level Olympic sponsor after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China Business Net reported (in Chinese). Lenovo's sports marketing strategy after the Beijing Olympics will focus on other regional events, according to the company's press official. Lenovo's withdrawal was a business choice, as the company needs more flexible and affordable [...]
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| Former provincial governor on trial for bribery |
| 2007-12-06 08:54:11 |
Former Anhui province governor He Minxu is facing bribery charges in court in Shandong province this week, Qilu Evening reported (in Chinese). He is charged with accepting bribes totaling more than US$1 million in exchange for promoting government officials, land transfers and project approvals between 1991 to 2006 in different government positions. He stepped down as [...]
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| Supply chain video: Managing your China supply chain (1) |
| 2007-12-06 08:26:44 |
It´s common knowledge that these days China is one of the supply chain managers´concerns from different standpoints: security, language, IP (Intellectual Property), and so on. Therefore I was looking for some material which presents, in a short and concise way, some solutions for common supply chain problems related to China. Finally I found a video [...]
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| Is China’s Solar Industry Sustainable? |
| 2007-12-06 08:26:38 |
Todd Glass, energy specialist with the Heller Ehrman law firm, thinks that the solar sector in China is unsustainable. And he says so in a recent interview with Xinhua Financial Network News.
Why does he feel this way? According to XFN, Glass said this:
“The key to the success of these companies must be the ability [...]
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| China Suppliers, recommend your company |
| 2007-12-06 03:40:10 |
Dear China suppliers,
If you feel you should be listed at Top China Suppliers please send me:
Your company name
Website address
Email
We will review your company in short time, and if you satisfy our criteria, we’ll add you to our listings.
Please send required informations to: admin@topchinasupplier.com (no spam!:)
Thank you!...
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| China’s Ports to Play Fair.. with Each Other |
| 2007-11-27 15:55:40 |
In any developing economy, there is a feeling that one must take advantage of any opportunity. for China’s part money has flowed into nearly ever sector of the economy from domestic and foreign investors..
From a manufacturing perspective, the same mentality also exists. Manufacturers will cut to the bone to get business, and there [...]...
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| China’s Economy is Running Out of Gas: Update |
| 2007-11-27 08:52:47 |
Last month, lines at the pumps started to form as a gas shortage and fuel tax hit the market. It was a topic I covered in the post China’s Economy is Running Out of Gas… Literally, and I have seen a number of newspaper and TV based reports on the problem since.
as part of his [...]...
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| DHL Chooses Shanghai, and CMA CGM Chooses Xiamen |
| 2007-11-26 18:51:24 |
Nearly 6 months have passed since DHL announced that it was down to Shanghai and Inchon.. and today DHL announced that they will build their 6th Asian hub in Shanghai.
Coming as no surprise given the importance of China to logistics providers, this new hub will certainly provide a higher level of quality to DHL’s customers [...]...
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| Chinese ODI Hits Mexico & Afghanistan (& Rio Tinto) |
| 2007-11-26 14:37:54 |
The development of Chinese overseas direct investment (ODI) has become a regular feature of the business pages . Everyone knows about the failed investment by CNOOC in Unocal, the purchase of IBM PCs by Lenovo, and the recent headline deals in BG, Blackstone, Barclays, Bear Stearns and Standard Bank (the latter seeming to prove that [...]...
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| Inflation Nation |
| 2007-11-26 14:37:51 |
It seems a long time ago that China’s inflation got out of control in 1994, and had to be stamped out by then Premier Zhu Rongji. While it is not that bad this time, it is clear that inflationary pressures have become a big issue for the economy. The Chicago Tribune reports:
“The highest inflation in [...]...
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| If You Think China is “Coming Out”… You’re “Coming Out” of a 3 Year Coma |
| 2007-11-26 11:51:07 |
This morning when I opened up the Shanghai Daily on my RSS, I found an article entitled Expo as China’s ‘coming out’ party, and had a moment of inspiration as I like Stan Abrams at China Hearsay am just a bit tired of China’s perceived “coming out party” .
First, if there were going to be [...]...
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