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Rich Kuslan is an attorney, writer, presenter, intereviewer. A mandarin speaker with native fluency (and a strong Taiwanese accent, by choice), he brings to AsiaBizBlog a deep-seated interest of 30 years and (he hopes) penetrating insight into Chinese life, ideas and history. Once fluent (now quite rusty) in Japanese, he once lived and worked in Tokyo and Osaka, in addition to tours of China and Taiwan, beginning in the early 1980s. A more extensive profile may be found here.-
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Monthly Archives: July 2005
Guest Column: Share Options Give Market a Boost
[Editor's Note: More than a few multi-national businesses have foregone international adoption of employee stock option plans due to local regulation. Employees in-country may come to believe, wrongly, that headquarters has decided to treat them unfairly when the real obstacle … Continue reading
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Audio: The Chinese Yuan Revaluation Scheme
Posted in Foreign Exchange, Podcasts
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The Chinese Yuan Revaluation Scheme: When An Offer of Appeasement is a Veiled Threat
While John Snow, Secretary of the United States Treasury, publicly offered praise, forex specialists downplayed the revaluation of the Chinese yuan, as did we. Why? A mere 2.1% movement in the currency, a narrow band of 0.3% in which it … Continue reading
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China Removes Yuan Peg
Bloomberg and FT report that China has removed the renminbi’s peg to the US dollar. At first glance, one doesn’t see how this is anything other than a token offering lacking real substance: the Yuan is re-pegged at 8.11 and … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Foreign Investment in “Local” Radio & TV
In the winter, rosy forecasts to the contrary, we detailed the restrictions placed upon foreign investment in the Chinese media. Today’s Beijing Morning Post writes of the announcement by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) of additional … Continue reading
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ABA Event: Employment Issues in China
The ABA will host a CLE breakfast in Shanghai with a call-in for overseas participants. CURRENT ISSUES FOR PRC WORKERS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR EMPLOYERS Breakfast: Thursday, July 14, 2005, 7:30-9:00 am, in Shanghai (Call-in: Wednesday, July 13, 2005, … Continue reading
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Audio: Chinese Oil Rigs and Crews in Colorado
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Chinese Oil Rigs and Crews in Colorado
Shades of the Golden Horde? The hysteria continues into the 21st century: “‘Over the next couple of years, 10 Chinese [oil] rigs – and crews to operate at least half of those rigs – will be imported from China to … Continue reading
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Enforcing a Judgment in China
Donald Clarke writes on the difficulties of enforcing a judgment in China. Quoting a Chinese judge: “…over half of civil and economic judgments require coercive enforcement.”
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