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BROTHERS by Yu Hua
Wednesday, 6 Sep, 2006 – 6:08 | No Comment

I can only read Chinese a little…not enough to make it through a novel. I don’t particularly care for fiction anyway.
One of China’s top novelists, Yu Hua, has written a novel entitled "Brothers." It was …

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) to take on Multi-nationals
Friday, 1 Sep, 2006 – 0:44 | No Comment

Glowing in its recent victories over Wal-Mart Stores – 19 trade unions established in three weeks, the ACFTU has its sights on other multinationals in China.
The ACFTU has a membership of around 150 million in …

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) vs. Wal-Mart Stores
Thursday, 31 Aug, 2006 – 12:40 | No Comment

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) took on Wal-Mart stores and, get this, ACFTU won.
Wal-Mart hates unions…I do, too, but…
ACFTU, with its membership of 150 million in 1,174 branches took on Wal-Mart and its 1.6 …

China’s Bloggers and Forum Help Sell Converse Sneakers
Monday, 21 Aug, 2006 – 0:01 | No Comment

Converse Sneakers maker and chewing gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. conducted a joint promotion online, encouraging Chinese to come up with cool designs for its sneakers featuring the Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit logo…and not stuck to …

PepsiCo Announces New CEO – Born, Educated and Raised In India
Sunday, 20 Aug, 2006 – 0:27 | No Comment

PepsiCo announced that it was giving its Chief Financial Officer, Indra Nooyi, a promotion. She was going to be CEO of PepsiCo.
All the Indians I know in the valley have stopped their week long cricket …

China’s Bloggers and Forum Users Take General Mills Inc.
Thursday, 17 Aug, 2006 – 4:59 | No Comment

General Mills Inc. suffered from rumors spread by Chinese bloggers and forum users that its Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream factory in Shenzhen was unsanitary.
Most Americans think the Internet in China is censored.
Criticizing the government is out, …

Japan’s First Space Tourist to Travel On Russian Spaceship
Monday, 14 Aug, 2006 – 0:49 | No Comment

On September 14th, Japan’s first space tourist, Enomoto Daisuke, will travel aboard a Russian spaceship headed to the International Space Station.
Enomoto has been training at Star City near Moscow.
Enomoto took sea and land survival courses. …

Japan’s Ann Watanabe Courts Business for the Philippines
Monday, 14 Aug, 2006 – 0:48 | No Comment

Ann Watanabe is a tall beauty. She is also the daughter of actor, Ken Watanabe.
Ann has been declared Model of the Year and has walked the catwalk for designers and brands –
Anna Sui
DKNY
Diane Von …

Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. Eyes Expansion Overseas
Sunday, 13 Aug, 2006 – 4:46 | No Comment

Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. failed in Beijing and the UK. but is still determined to make it overseas.
Fast Retailing Co. controls about 15% of the Japanese domestic market by volume.
But…Japan is nearly at saturation and …

The World’s Best Web Sites – Asian Style (part 2)
Wednesday, 9 Aug, 2006 – 0:54 | No Comment

Cyworld is the largest social network in Asia.
It is large enough to rake in $300,000 a day!
Korean teens and 20 year-olds create homepages and 3-D mini-rooms that they can furnish – virutally, of course.
Cyworld plans …

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