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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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Event Announcement — Accurately Voicing the Mandarin Dialect — Hints and Tips — in New Haven, CT
For those in the New Haven, CT area interested in Mandarin, I’ll be giving a short presentation on helpful techniques to accurately voice the dialect at the next Pechakucha Night this Wednesday (11/16) at Bentara Restaurant in New Haven. I’m … Continue reading
AsiaBizBlog — Soon to Come: A Change of Direction
Here’s the takeaway: AsiaBizBlog will continue, but with a somewhat modified approach. Over the past decade, I’ve focused AsiaBizBlog on Chinese business and law, thus contributing, I think, in a small way, to Western understanding of Chinese business behavior. Longstanding … Continue reading
Entire Kunming （昆明） Apple Store: Fake (With Photos)
From the WSJ China Real-Time Report: A blogger in Kunming posted photos on Wednesday of a local store which, from a distance, looked just like one of the consumer electronics giants’ iconic full-service retail stores. It featured a glass exterior, … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas in Chinese Life, IP in Asia, Scandals
Tagged Apple, copyright, counterfeits, intellectual property, IP, patent, trademark
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EVENT: Shanghai Premiere of Departures: North Korea
Here’s the scoop from Simon Cockerell’s firm, Koryo Tours: Koryo Tours is pleased to present the Shanghai premiere of the Canadian Travel Documentary Departures: North Korea. Broadcast in 2010 on the National Geographic channel, this program was part of the … Continue reading
Video: Car Mounts Pedestrian Bridge to Avoid…Oh, Gee, You’ve Got to See It
The TV anchor describes the extraordinary (but not so for China) actions of a driver during rush hour: driving over a traffic jam on a pedestrian overpass! A man holding a baby attempts a blocking manuever — senseless in itself … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas in Chinese Life, Video
Tagged china, driving, Kunming, pedestrian bridge
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Video: The Earthquake and Urban Illumination of Tokyo
This time-lapse video demonstrates the effect of the earthquake upon electricity consumption in Tokyo: A tip of the hat to Pink Tentacle, one of my all-time favorite blogs.
Video: China Star Restaurant, American TV Ad — LOCO Awards
Netizens have voted this local American TV ad a favorite in the LoCo Award contest — “honoring the best in local commercials.” I post it here as a demonstration of the current state of Sino-American cross-cultural relations, after 35 years … Continue reading
Secretary Daley Tells Angry American Manufacturers That Things Aren’t That Bad
American manufacturers tell him point-blank that this administration has done very little in aid of domestic manufacturing and Mr. Daley still manages to say: “You can’t sound Pollyannaish,” Daley told the business leaders. “I believe this economy of ours is … Continue reading
Posted in American Faux Pas, Manufacturing, U.S. Economy
Tagged bureaucracy, daley, manufacturing, regulation
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Video: Bob Lutz, Ex-GM, on the Failure of Feely-Dooly Bureaucracy
Bob Lutz, formerly Vice-Chairman of GM: “We’re not tough enough in the way we run our businesses.” Business has become the expression of failed social experiment. He mentions China (once), but the value of this video is the commentary on … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Economy, Video
Tagged automobiles, bob lutz, General Motos, GM, manufacturing, us economy
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WSJ Video Embed: China’s Property “Bubble” — Popping?
We’ve heard these prognostications for many, many years. Ready to pop? Really? I don’t think anyone knows. A June 3, 2011 article: Home prices rose 0.5% in May from April, according to the China Real Estate Index System, which is … Continue reading
Posted in China After the Meltdown, Entering the China Market, Investment, Real Estate, Video
Tagged bubble, china, investment, real estate, wall street journal
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