Archive for November, 2007

Carma.org says China will be the New Bad Guy in 10 years.

Carma.org (Carbon Monitoring for Action) says China will be the new bad guy in 10 years.
In 2017 China's power plant CO2 emissions are expected to surpass that of the US in its abilities to pollut…

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Posted by admin on November 15th, 2007 in Doing Business in China | No Comments

The gods are monkeys and they have overrun New Delhi

Indian capital, New Delhi, has been overrun by monkeys again.
No, not the politicians…real monkeys.
A few weeks back, the capital's deputy mayor fell to his death fighting off a pack of mon…

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Posted by admin on November 14th, 2007 in India | No Comments

Objection! Dalai Lama Heads to Japan

The Dalai Lama will go to Japan this week despite Beijing's objections.
Beijing routinely objects to the Tibetan religious leader visiting any country overseas.
No Japanese top officials, however,…

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in All about China | No Comments

Korean Developers Lukewarm about Google Award for Android Platform

Google said it will give $10 million to 50 teams of developers who can build mobile phone applications for its Android Platform.
The Android platform is similar to MS Windows for PCs but free and more…

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

China’s Lucky Film Ends Partnership with Kodak ends Olympic Sponsorship

Lucky Film Co. is China's largest photo film producer.
The company has ended its partnership with Eastman Kodak Co.
One wonders what these two companies have to do anyway, no?
Kodak sold its 20% s…

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

72-year old gets new face in China

A 72-year old woman got a new face in China.
Yeah, plastic surgery is a big thing there as well.
The woman, however, "I like my new face very much but I don't know how to face my children bec…

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in All about China | No Comments

2007 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models (pix)

2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Models are Tops in Chinese Entertainment News
It always interests me, okay, well, sometimes it interests me, what it is that shows up in the Chinese news……

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in All about China | No Comments

Wal-Mart and China Plan for Black Friday – Deals Emerge

Wal-Mart (Charts, Fortune 500) has leaked some its Black Friday deals – the blockbuster deals that happen between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Philips 50-inch widescreen …

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

China creates 10 million city jobs

China created 10 million city jobs in the first ten months of this year….far ahead of the 9 million goal for the year.
Unemployment in the city is 4%, down from 4.1% last year.
Now, 95.7% of the…

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Posted by admin on November 13th, 2007 in Doing Business in China | No Comments

Aqua Dots – Bindeez – Toxic Substance Confirmed!

The bead toys, Aqua Dots, Bindeez, that five American and Australian children swallowed and fell sick over was confirmed to have contained a toxic substance.
The toys were outsourced by a Hong-Kong ba…

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Posted by admin on November 12th, 2007 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments