老畢看中國
一個老美在亞洲多年，他眼中的亞洲世界是什麽樣子....
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(2006-08-17 12:02:56)
It'sbeennearly100yearssinceRobertRipleyofRipley'sBelieveitorNotfamefirstwenttoChina.Now,thecompanythatinheritedRipley'slegacyisheadedbacktoChinatodobusiness.BobMastersonispresidentofRipleyEntertainment.Hesaid,"WehavehadastronginterestinChinaforalongtime."Uh,yea.Sohaseveryotheramusementparkrunbyamouse,adogorotherwise.China's1.3billionpeoplelovetobeentertainedandtotravel...butthensodopeopleofanycult...[閱讀全文]
(2006-08-17 11:59:50)
GeneralMillsInc.sufferedfromrumorsspreadbyChinesebloggersandforumusersthatitsHaagen-DazsIceCreamfactoryinShenzhenwasunsanitary.MostAmericansthinktheInternetinChinaiscensored.Criticizingthegovernmentisout,buttherearefewconstraintsongoingafterbusinesses,unless,perhaps,theyaregovernmentowned.
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(2006-08-16 16:09:10)
TherearesomerulesfordoingbusinessinNorthKorea.AlocalbusinessconsultantinDandongspeaksout:1.TheyhavenoelectricityinNorthKorea.So,whenyougo,takeyourowngenerator.2.Therearenoroads.Whenyougo,youmustbuildyourown.3.TheworkersinNorthKoreahavenofood.Packalunchandtakesomeforthem,too.4.Oh,andtheNorthKorean'shavenoequipment.
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(2006-08-16 16:06:34)
NorthKoreadoesn'thavemanyfriends,buttheydoconsiderChinaoneofthem.LastyearChinaexported$1.08billionworthofgoodstoNorthKorea,up35%fromthepreviousyearandbought$499millionworthofimports-mostlyminerals.TheNorthKoreansliterallyarediggingthemselvesintoahole.
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(2006-08-16 16:02:47)
KentuckyFriedChicken(KFC)depictedahardworkingstudentwhodidNOTpasshisexamsandcomparedthisstudenttotwocarefreestudentswhoenjoyedextracrispyanddidpasstheexams.MostAmericansthinktheInternetinChinaiscensored.Criticizingthegovernmentisout,buttherearefewconstraintsongoingafterbusinesses,unless,perhaps,theyaregovernmentowned.
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(2006-08-16 15:59:13)
VolkswagenpokedfunatChina'spublictransportationsystem.China'sbloggersandforumusersraisedcane.MostAmericansthinktheInternetinChinaiscensored.Criticizingthegovernmentisout,buttherearefewconstraintsongoingafterbusinesses,unless,perhaps,theyaregovernmentowned.Inthousandsofforums,themainland'smillions...makethat53millionChinesewhovisitonlineforumsregularly...freelypointout:1.poorcustomerservice2.mislea...[閱讀全文]
(2006-08-14 10:22:12)
China'suniversitiesturnout600,000trainedengineerseveryyear.Whatisthat,almost1600eachday?!However,aMckinseysurveyofnineoccupationsincludingengineers,accountantsanddoctorsfoundthatfewerthanonein10ofthosegraduateswereemployablebymultinationals.Can'tspeakEnglish?Can'tgetavisa?Can'tgetalong?Didn'tlearninschoolwhatitsaysontheirtranscripts?WaitthatlastoneisforUSgraduates.Chineselearnbyrotememorization.En...[閱讀全文]
(2006-08-14 10:14:40)
Eightyfourvintagecars,AlfaRomeo,Bentley,Mercedestonameafew,aresnakingtheirwayfromtheNetherlandstoChina.DuetoarriveonAugust11thaftera10,874mileAmsterdamtoBeijingdrive,theideawastoretracepartofthehistoricsilkroad-attoday'sgasprices,too!MarcoPolowouldrolloverinhisgraveifheknewhowmuchitwouldcosttofeedhiscamelsthesedays.OneofthesponsorsisChinglish,awebsiteduetolaunchthisfallthatwouldofferinstantemailtr...[閱讀全文]
(2006-08-14 09:49:51)
Thereissomebodysmarterthanme.Actuallytherearealotofpeoplesmarterthanme.Today,RyanatLostlaowaigetsabignod.Ihavethoughtforsometimethatanewsaggregatorthatallowsreaderstosee,contributeanddecidewhatarticlesaboutChinaarepopularwouldgooverwell.But,alas,Iamnotsmartenoughtocreatesuchananimal.Thelostlaowai,Ryan,however,is.Greatjob!ToseethelatestnewsinChina,inEnglish,andwhatispopularaschosenbyreaders,takealo...[閱讀全文]
(2006-08-14 09:45:47)
TheNationalAssociationofManufacturers(NAM)isfightingamongstitself.Thelittlemanufacturersarepittingthemselvesagainstthelargemultinationalsinthegroup.TheimpetusforthefightisChina.ThelittlefellowssaythatarelosingtoomuchtoChinawhilethebigfellows,Caterpillar,GeneralElectric,CargillandothersbenefitfromcheapChineselaborsandexports.NAMhassome12,000membersofwhich74%aresmallormidsizecompanies.This74%,bythew...[閱讀全文]
