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Doing business in Asia: China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Russia, India and beyond

So, what happens when American companies can’t carry the ball anymore, fold, close down, go belly up? They get pared up and bought, that’s what.
Nomura Holdings is hoping to pony up several billions of yen to buy Lehman Brothers’ back-office operations in India. There’s a staff of about 3,000 that wil get a new boss [...]
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The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a ban on same-sex marriage.
Considered it a victory for gay-rights advocates. Now New Englanders have two states, MA and CT, where they can tie the knot and confuse the nonsense out of kids for generations to come.
The court said the state’s law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples is discriminatory [...]

Where do 178 million travelers go when they are on the move? That’s a bit more than half of the population of the United States and about the population of Japan and Korea combined.
From Sept 29-Oct 5th 178 million Chinese traveled during “Golden Week.” That’ number was up 22% over last year.
The week centered on [...]

Terry Anderson is an African-American talk show host working in Los Angeles. While the rest of mainstream media is blasting McCain and Palin and leaving Barak Obama alone, Anderson has investigated and found 39 Barak Obama half/partial truths, including Obama’s Asian, um, foreign experience connection.
Here is the list that Anderson put together:
“1.) Selma March Got [...]

I previously wrote 13 Things We Know about Neel Kashkari.
There’s a lot more to know about him now…
Here are 10 more things we know about Neel Kashkari...
1. Kashkari worked in the Mechanical Design Department at TRW (now Northrop Grumman Space Technology. This might not mean much to some, but it’s right down the street [...]

Asia has it’s eye on the United States National Debt clock. Do you?
It takes about 10 secs or so to load up the numbers. Be patient while your nation’s debt runs up.
Get the U.S. National Debt Clock widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!
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Everybody else is doing it. Angelina Jolie, Madonna…trying to buy good will by giving a child a ‘better’ life. Yeah, right!
Lindsay Lohan, 22-years old, wants a kid. She says ““At some point, I want to adopt a kid as well. A child in need or a newborn from another country, I’m not sure.
Okay, Linsay, [...]

I wrote - 13 Things We Know about Neel Kashkari
Edward replied (and I’d be glad to say thanks to Ed had he left an email, but…he did not. Still, thanks!, about Stow, OH and Neel Kashkari -
“First of all, Stow is not ‘nowhere’ as Bill put it, but a very friendly, more upscale town [...]
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I wrote an earlier post -10 Things I Know About Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Rangers.
Well, one thing I didn’t know and was that he was just an extra, a bit player. My bad. My sincere apologies for the bad information and my gratitude to the umpteen people who pointed it out to me. [...]
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When is Yom Kippur 2008 in China is a reasonable question if you happen to be Jewish and in China?
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish faith.
It begins at sunset on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Yom Kippur is officially based on the time of sunset in the local area and happens on the 10th day [...]
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