Just because it works in the United States, doesn't mean it will work in China.
It's a lesson some of our biggest tech brands have learned the hard way. And as Groupon attempts expands east, critics say its already making the same mistakes.
Source:
http://gigaom.com/2011/06/19/groupon-in-china-ebay-all-over-again/
Made in the USA (Manufactured in China)
Source:
http://picturebulk.tumblr.com/post/2336631744/made-in-the-usa-manufactured-in-china
China's widening trade surplus in June will inevitably re-focus attention on the question of the overvalued yuan.
The renewed surplus looks particularly ill-timed, coming days after the U.S. Treasury agreed not to name China as a currency manipulator. But is Beijing really back to its old tricks of conjuring up $20 billion monthly trade surpluses?
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-do-chinas-slowing-imports-mean-2010-07-11
Children born with facial deformities are always a sad tale.
One such example is Kangkang, a 14-month old born with a transverse facial cleft.
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http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/07/03/baby-china-born-face/
China's yuan hit a five-year peak on Monday after Beijing suddenly relaxed controls ahead of this weekend's G20 summit, sparking stock gains around the world and questions about just how far China's new currency flexibility would go.
Thousands of Americans had to put their dream of Haitian adoption on hold while the Caribbean nation struggles to restore basic services and reunite families separated by the disaster.
With Haiti temporarily closed to new adoptions, some have turned elsewhere, to nations such as Ethiopia, China and Russia.
China is ramping up efforts to become the world's supercomputing superpower.
1.Financial Warfare - protectionism, excess savings, managed exchange rates
2.Beijing consensus: neo-mercantilism can lead to outright financial warfare
3.Bernanke worried about deflation more than anything else
4.Money printing in US and Euro is inflationary - balances China deflationary forces
5.Gold does well in both inflation and deflation
Source:
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2010/05/jim-rickards-on-king-world-news.html
Last week, Adm.
Robert Willard, the head of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), made an alarming, but little-noticed disclosure. China, he told legislators, was developing and testing a conventional anti-ship ballistic missile based on the DF-21/CSS-5 [medium-range ballistic missile] designed specifically to target aircraft carriers.�
Source:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/03/china-testing-ballistic-missile-carrier-killer/
As it struggles with its grave political issues, Nepal must also deal with the attempts of Beijing and New Delhi to gain an edge in the Himalayan nation
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1967859,00.html
In this wide-ranging interview, Murdoch discusses his rise from proprietor of the Adelaide News at age 22 (on the death of his father) to international media mogul.
Weighing in on topics as varied as capitalism, feature films, China, and Google, the conversation invariably returns to newspapers and journalism.
Relations between America and China may chill over a meeting with the Dalai Lama
Source:
http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15535814
The Pentagon announced the sale of the military hardware to Taiwan.
It is widely expected to anger China.
Source:
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_to_sell_missiles_ships_helicopte_01292010.html
After discovering a major security breach from hackers in China that sought to steal info on Chinese and international human rights activists, Google says it will stop self-censoring Google.cn content in Chinese Google searches.
Too bad the realization comes after they supported the Communist Party's censorship for years.
Source:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
China's exports rose 17.7% in December, state media has reported, suggesting the country has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter.
Media freedom should be one legacy of Beijings Olympics.
Check it out here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122368047325124731.html?mod=yahoo_buzz
