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From CFO Magazine (link): Karan Bhatia, the deputy U.S. trade representative, urged China in late January to become a “responsible stakeholder” in its trading relationships with the United States. Here in Shanghai, her remarks created a frenzy as people strove in vain to find a translation for the word stakeholder. That’s because in China, the […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times (link): Every Friday, representatives of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp gather for a midday strategy session in room 201 of the colonial-era Legislative Council building. Through the conference room’s narrow windows, the 10 or so legislators who usually attend each meeting can gaze up at two towering symbols of the forces arrayed […]
Read MoreFrom Japan Focus (link); The prospect that Europe and Asia might move towards greater independence has troubled US planners since the second world war. The concerns have only risen as the “tripolar order” – Europe, North America and Asia – has continued to evolve. Every day Latin America, too, is becoming more independent. Now Asia […]
Read MoreFrom Business Week (link): For years, Yongjin Group has earned a decent profit selling lamps and furniture to the likes of Wal-Mart (WMT ), Home Depot (HD ), Target (TGT ), and Pottery Barn. But lately the company has seen its margins shrink to 5% — half what Yongjin made when it opened its factory […]
Read MoreFrom Silicon.com (link): Speculation is growing that China could be about to relax restrictions on its voice over IP (VoIP) market. A report last week in The Beijing News said the Chinese government has granted a VoIP licence to a southern Chinese telecoms company for a pilot programme, and telecom carriers and virtual network operators […]
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