Author Archives: Richard

Another Video of Magician Liu Qian (劉謙)

This guy is great!

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North Korean Children — Guitar Quintet

Beautiful child-musicians in — see the red neckerchiefs? — North Korea. This goes beyond cute: it demonstrates that even in a death-dealing dictatorship, beauty and intelligence find expression.

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Updated AsiaBizBlog BackLinks Stats: Now 134,632

This is a significant increase from the 80,000+ calculated a little over one year ago. Thanks to all those who refer to AsiaBizBlog!

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Podcast with Harry Moser on “Reshoring”

Whither American manufacturing? Harry Moser, Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Famer, discusses his reshoring initiative to bring manufacturing back to the United States. To contact Harry Moser, visit the Reshoring Initiative website.

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Chanos Would Short Sell US-Listed Chinese Companies

As some say, “China bubble, what bubble?” Jim Chanos, well-known for his pre-blowup Enron predictions, told Bloomberg: “The bubble is really on the other side of the world,” he said in New York. “What my team found, they actually came … Continue reading

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Lamborghini Plans an “Everyday” Model — Smashing Idea!

An “everyday” Lambo sounds like a product destined for wealthy, young Chinese business owners. Lamborghini should sell over 300 cars in China this year, Winkelmann said at the Reuters Summit, held at the Reuters office in Paris on Monday, about … Continue reading

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Here We Go Again — Something for “Asians,” Whatever They May Be

“Asians” using the term “Asian” in an “Asian” context.  From the “Asian” Wall Street Journal:

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Szpilman and Saaler on Pan-Asianism — Part 2

[Continued from this page.] Yet, for all this cultural tension, the material advantages of the West and of modernity in general became obvious to most Asians, except for a very small number of reactionary obscurantists. Western-style modernity was an indispensible … Continue reading

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Make Sure Your Buns are Fresh — Scandalous Chinese Food

The stories about food in China sicken as they entertain: “mineral water” from the Shanghai tap, lead in tea (dried by the exhaust of military trucks), rice coated with machine oil (to increase weight) and now recyled buns. On a … Continue reading

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Podcast Audio — Avon, China and the FCPA

Door-to-Door cosmetic sales in China meets the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and four executives discover what the law means for them in practice.

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