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Your Editor, Rich Kuslan
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: April 2011
Coffee Break Video — A Little Chinese Coin Magic
Yes, I know this blog is supposed to focus on business and law in Asia (and especially China). And that is what I’ve been doing for years. But, here, look, take a breather. And it’s in Chinese, too. The magician … Continue reading
Posted in Taiwan & China, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged CCTV, coin, coin magician, é”術，硬幣é”è¡“, magic
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China Agritech and the Need for Due Diligence
The case made for extensive due diligence. …That led to a $4 million investment in China Agritech Inc. (CAGC), a Beijing-based firm listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and 22 percent owned by Carlyle Group. It was, Glickenhaus said, a … Continue reading
Posted in China After the Meltdown, Entering the China Market, Investment, Scandals
Tagged china, due diligence, investment
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Three Observations on Taiwan Today
A generation's worth of changes on Taiwan, of which Rich discusses three, observed on his most recent trip to the island. [The text version of this podcast may be found directly below.]
Posted in Ideas in Chinese Life, Podcasts
Tagged manufacturing, podcasts, Taipei, Taitung, taiwan, tourism
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Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen: Taiwan as Tourist Destination for Mainland Chinese
[The audio podcast of this post may be found directly above this on www.asiabizblog.com or at any podcast service, including iTunes.] Your Editor recently returned from several weeks on Taiwan, after an absence of more than a decade. I’ve always … Continue reading
AsiaBizBlog Named to the Top 50 Best Blogs on Asian Business
Seeing this morning that the webstats had jumped, I discovered that AsiaBizBlog has been named to the Top 50 Best Blogs on Asian Business, the link for which is also carried at the Malaysia Finance blog. Thank you!
Regarding Podcasts at AsiaBizBlog
I have over time received more than a handful of requests to do podcasts and frankly my inbox is brimful with press releases. Yes, I read your press releases — at least the first few paragraphs. Send your requests and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Announcements, Podcasts
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Good Cat in Screenland – An Interview with Richard Cohen
Today’s post is my interview with the documentary filmmaker, Richard Cohen. In Mr. Cohen’s latest work, “Good Cat in Screenland,” two entrepreneurs from Communist China acquire a bankrupt historic show business hotel in Culver City, California, where the Munchkins resided … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas in Chinese Life, Podcasts
Tagged business, california, china, chinese, culver city, documentary, film, hollywood, judy garland, munchkins, wizard of oz
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