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In this month’s issue on supply chains and minimizing their risks, China Business Review (CBR) oddly doesn’t mention anything milk-related (although there is an article about mitigating the risk of…windstorms).
If you sift through the bundle of cover stories, though, you will find a rather obscurely titled article, “Managing Brands through Supply Chain Visibility.”
It’s still [...]
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In China business, it’s easy to be duped.
It’s just as easy to dupe yourself.
Expanding business operations to China for fear of losing out on 1.3 billion customers otherwise is irrational. Because clearly, 1.3 billion customers won’t all be yours.
Once in China, moving the supply chain to lower-cost Vietnam also could be [...]
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I love Jason Mraz’ new hit song, “I’m Yours,” but I love the music video even more.
Check it out: The guy roams the world singing in different communal settings. If Woodstock went international, maybe it would have looked something like this.
The only moment of bling bling comes not from a heavy, gold-plated cubic [...]
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As the U.S. economy casts more doom and gloom over the world economy – especially now with no quick bailout package in sight – investors must be wondering: With international markets in jeopardy, what the hell am I supposed to do to make more (or keep more) money now?
Capgemini’s Asia-Pacific Wealth Report, published online [...]
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The cops came by my Beijing apartment the other day, I was informed by a friend.
“We did get a visit from the police to your flat this morning who asked a lot of questions about your company, and whether it was based in this flat, and whether you were actually working here,” my [...]
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The modern business age advocates social networking, which unfortunately, is verging on the ridiculous.
If you haven’t noticed, check out Twitter, whose motto is “What are you doing?” I’ll only answer that now to make a point: I’m about to take a dump.
In China especially, casually walk around the office sometime and note [...]
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Sometimes, conventional wisdom is just a bunch of baloney.
Contrarians know this, and there’s no better time to see what they’re up to than now, when everyone is crying over poisoned milk.
Japanese Beer maker Asahi Breweries entered China’s dairy sector on Sunday with a new liquid milk product, according to China Daily.
What idiots, you [...]
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