Raise your hands - how many people out there use an IBM ThinkPad? And how many more have used it in the past? The ThinkPad is one of the most popular brands in computer laptops, but how many people know the name of the Chinese company who has been making and selling the “IBM ThinkPad” […]
In the US, it used to be “Soccer Moms” driving their kids from one after-school event to another. Japanese “Education Moms” are dedicated to making sure their offspring get into the best schools. But Chinese parents are now taking the cake - 92 per cent want their children to earn a college diploma - and […]
Quick follow-up on a previous post about the price of gasoline in several countries around the world. There are two reasons why prices at the pump for this commodity vary so greatly around the world: taxes and subsidies.
In a post from January 2008, Pablo at www.triplepundit.com asks, What is the True Cost of Gasoline? The […]
I read a great commentary by British historian Paul Johnson in Forbes about the challenges facing the next US President regarding the BRIC countries.
Johnson provides some insightful views into these important countries. About Russia, Johnson writes: “The Russian people oscillate between a love of freedom, ending in anarchy, and a profound respect for strong leadership, […]
Automotive News has recently published their 2008 Guide to China’s Auto Market.
The Guide is available here.
If you are wondering why you should care about the automotive market in China, consider this:
China is now the second largest new-car market in the world, just behind the US.
Buick sells more cars in China than they do in the […]
Germany is on track to keep the top spot as the country with the most exports. German sales abroad are expected to rise 5 percent and exceed Euro 1 trillion (or $1.6 trillion). China is number two on the exporters list.
Source: BGA exporters lobby.
Tags: BGA, china, export growth, Germany, most exports, world’s biggest exporterShare This
This week I learned another acronym: BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The term has been used for a number of years by economists; you can also find a number of investment funds which are focused on these countries.
These four countries have been identified by economists as having rapid growth. Some even predict that […]
In a previous post, I wrote about plans in China to clean up the environment for the Olympic Games this August in Beijing. In turns out that China is also planning on lowering their Firewall restrictions, at least in locations where large number of visitors will be. As reported in the March 2008 edition of […]
In most cases, rapid economic growth seems to come with environmental problems. Anyone who has visited a large city in China will tell you how terrible the smog is. Standing in one building in Shanghai and looking out the window, you often can’t see any of the neighboring buildings.
Smog is the one pollution problem which […]
It looks as though Apple’s iPhone won’t be making it into the Chinese market any time soon, at least according to this article.
Tags: Apple, china, iPhoneShare This
Doing business across cultures
Written by J. Christopher Erb [email], and Jean Mercedes [email] for b5media.
Accounting Solver
Behind The Buzz
Biz Chicks Rule
Biz Levity
Boss Hatch
Brandcurve
Business & Blogging
Buzz Networker
Common Sense PR
Contract Worker
Copyblogger
Daily Blender
Digital Money World
Doing Biz Abroad
E-shop Owner
Everyday Networker
Franchise Pick
Greener Assets
Health Care Insiders
Home Biz Notes
Interview Chatter
Just Make Money Online
Leadership Turn
LifeDev
My Organized Biz
One Vote Matters
Pimp Your Work
Project Management 411
Property Crossroads
Second Life Pros
Slacker Manager
Small Business Boomers
Startup Spark
Successful Blog
Talk Stock Trading
Taxgirl
The 501(c) Files
The Golden Pencil
Viva el Negocio
Work Boxers
Yielding Wealth
Recent Comments