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8 September 2009

Of Lee Kai-Fu’s new US$115m Investment Fund and NRF’s TIS

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Techcrunch was first to break it to the Western English-speaking world on 4 September, but had trouble deciphering the output from Google Translate *cackle*.  动力博客 Mobinode was next with their rumors (later verified) of Lee Kai-Fu’s new gig, an incubator for young Chinese entrepreneurs in the form of Innovation Works.  On 7 September, Lee Kai-Fu [...]

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2 November 2008

Impressions of CrunchyRoll

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I had the fortune of meeting Kun Gao, co-founder (together with Vu Nguyen) of CrunchyRoll (CR) on my recent trip to the Valley. I’d like to think we hit it off well the two times I was there in that month. I didn’t quite tell Kun enough of how much I liked their cool basement [...]

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21 October 2008

Landmark Farm Reforms in China to spur consumption engine of the East?

Yesterday, the Chinese government announced their intention to marketize China’s countryside, by allowing peasants to trade or rent out their land tenancies for a profit in a land transaction market. Details are scarce, as to be expected – the policy mongers need to be given time to mull over the operational aspects, now that the [...]

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20 August 2008

Olympics 2008 is all about China versus USA

These days, I make it a daily routine to flip the newspapers and check out the medal tally tussle going on between China and the United States.
Beneath all that talk about sportsmanship and brotherhood, smiling faces and gleaming medals, there’s a battle going on between one world-superpower-on-the-decline and one world-superpower-aspirant – a battle neither side [...]

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12 August 2008

Comparing and Contrasting Chinese and Japanese Business Dealings

As the economies of both nations continue playing important roles in the Asia in the macroeconomic landscape in the years ahead, it would be foolhardy for us (or US, however your geopolitical inclination may be) to prognosticate Western ways and ignore the oft-subtler ways in which things get done in both societies.
I spent the past [...]

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10 August 2008

Whirlwind trip to Tokyo, Guangzhou and Silicon Valley

And off I go!
This whirlwind trip sees me kissing the shores of Tokyo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong (transit) and Silicon Valley and saying farewell before the week is over. I know you seasoned business travellers probably have done way crazier itineraries…but hey, go easy on me man! I’m just starting out.
It’s a pity Singapore Airlines has [...]

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5 August 2008

Olympics 2008 = The World on Center (Circus) Stage

Recently, it seems China and its upcoming Olympics have been making all the news, for both the right and wrong reasons. I still remember how bad the air in Beijing was when I first visited in 2005. My nose snot was black after four days. Hence I was pleased to hear how the Chinese Government [...]

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