Monthly Archives: October 2006

ICBC and the World’s Biggest Swinging Bank Award

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Richard

The ICBC IPO and the "UTD" Syndrome. Click the little triangle to hear today’s post. (If you are reading this in an RSS viewer and the podcast does not display, you may hear it at www.asiabizblog.com or on iTunes in … Continue reading →

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ICBC and the World’s Biggest Swinging Bank Award

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Richard

The IPO and the “UTD” Syndrome ICBC, one of China’s big four state banks, has now privatized. Or so it might be presumed, as the bank has issued stock; the extent to which the bank is no longer subject to … Continue reading →

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Chinese Patent Owners in U.S. Courts

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Richard

This FT article avers that Chinese have begun to “aggressively” protect their patent rights in the U.S. Unfortunately, the writer does not attempt to quantify the assertion, giving perspective through context, but relies entirely on a few quotes from American … Continue reading →

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IBM Moves Division HQ to Shenzhen

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Richard

The New York Times reports that IBM has moved its procurement division from Somers, NY to Shenzhen. Just 20 years ago, IBM had only a handful of staff resident in China, not buying, but selling PCs made elsewhere in Asia … Continue reading →

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