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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(2006-05-31 22:22:12)
Thisisbadnewsandgoodnewsandbadnews.....
www.skype.comwasmyanmywife'sbestfriend.Imean,weusedtospend$20-40/month(stillcheapcomparedto$20/minutethatIusedtopay)formywifetocallandtalktoherparentsweekly.
ThenVoiceoverInternetcamealong.Mywifecalledherparentseveryweekandtalkedforhours-Oh,yeah.Mywifeis"MadeinChina"andherparentsare/wereonthemainland.Well,thebadnewsisthatcontinuereading....[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-31 22:20:21)
KnowMoreMedia.commighthavetotakeonadifferentstylewereittosetupshopinChina.
Apparently,insomecountries,includingChina,bloggingcanleadtojailtime.
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(2006-05-31 22:18:22)
Nikeisrunningaway....theymade$326millionlastquarter,up19%fromthepreviousquarter.
Buttheydidn'tmakeitallhereintheUS.Salesweredownhereaswerefutureorders.
Theydidn'tmakeitinJapanorWesternEuropeeither,thelargestmarketsforNikeaftertheUnitedStates.
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(2006-05-31 22:14:33)
IusuallypickupthebusinesssectionofanypaperIcanfindwhenIgotothegym.Ican'tjustbikeorrunorread.Ihavetomixthem.Well,Ican'tbikeandrunatthesametime.
Intoday'sSanJoseMercuryNewstherewasanarticle"Stanfordstillthegoldengooseofvalleytech.
Yesterdaytherewasaforumof5Billionairesornearbillionaireveteransofthecomputersciencedepartment.
OnewastheformerpresidentofSunMicrosystems,AndyBechtolsheim.Anotherw...[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-31 22:09:31)
Notlongago,PresidentHu(soundslike'Who')ofChinametwithSaudiKingAbdullahtodiscussChina'sgrowingappetite.
Intheend,theysignedapactthatwouldboostChina'sinvestmentinSaudicrude,gasandrefiningcapability.
Itwasawin/win/losesituation.Washington,that'sus,wasleftoutoftheloop.
Isitagooddeal?
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(2006-05-31 22:00:17)
Well,theyhaven'tbeenbustedyet.
Theyarejustgoingtocourt,soIread.Chinais,forthefirsttime,sueingaUScompanyforIPtheft.
Isn'tthatatwist?Shenzhen(hey,that'swheremywifeisfrom.)-isaChineseexperimentalcity.ItsitsrightnexttoHongKongandwasCommunistChina'sfirstexperimentasafreeeconomiczonebeforeHongKongwasreturnedtothem.
ItseemssomebodyinShenzhenisnowexperimentingwithanotherfirst-takinganAmericancomp...[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-31 21:58:33)
Isawthisword-backshoring-forthefirsttimetoday.
ItseemssomebodyisinterestedinreversingthetrendofoutsourcingjobstoIndia.Thattrendisaprojected1millionjobssentoverseasbetween2003andthisyear,onefourthofwhichareinhightech.
Thatsomebodyis,MichaelFields,formerpresidentofOracleandwhoisnowrunningKANA,a$60million/yearsoftwaremaker.
"SendingjobstoIndia,"hesays,"doesn'tmakesense...[閱讀全文]
ItseemssomebodyisinterestedinreversingthetrendofoutsourcingjobstoIndia.Thattrendisaprojected1millionjobssentoverseasbetween2003andthisyear,onefourthofwhichareinhightech.
Thatsomebodyis,MichaelFields,formerpresidentofOracleandwhoisnowrunningKANA,a$60million/yearsoftwaremaker.
"SendingjobstoIndia,"hesays,"doesn'tmakesense...[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-31 21:55:02)
In2005China'scourtsconvicted741peoplein505criminalproduct-piracycases.Thecourtsalsohandled16,453civilcasesofproperty-rightsviolations...anincreaseof20%over2004.
Inshort-Chinaistryingtocrackdownonpiracy.
Theywanttostoptheillegalcopyingofmovies,music,softwareandothergoods.
ThelasttimeIwasinChina,I,um,procuredacoupleofmoviesfromastreetvendoroutsideoftheUSEmbassyinBeijing.Excitedabouthavingso...[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-29 12:33:08)
IjustreadonTheChinaLawBlogthatifWal-MartwereacountryitwouldbeChina'seighthlargesttradingpartner!Holycow!ButthatisnotwhatisalarmingaccordingtoDanHarris,ChinaLawBlog'swriter.PeoplearebeginningtothinkoutloudaboutwhetherChinacanbuya'heftychunkofWal-Mart",ornot.Andtheanswerappearstobe,Yes[閱讀全文]
(2006-05-29 12:31:10)
ItstartsinBeijing,goestoXian,Guilin,Yangshuo,PingAn,Chengdu,Wolong,aPandapreserve,aluxurycruiseontheYangziRiverandendsupinShanghai-20daystotal.Thepriceisacool$6,995,notincludingtheairfaretogettoBeijingandhomefromShanghai.Whoa!AsiaTranspacificJourneysisthetourcompanyandifyouaskme,theyaremakingakilling.
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