Posts Tagged ‘Asia News’

An Open Call for Guest Writers/Bloggers at PanAsianBiz

This is an open call to regular readers/subscribers of PanAsianBiz who would like to guest blog at PanAsianBiz.
Know something about the PanAsian region that I don't know? That shouldn't be to…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 3rd, 2008 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

China’s Rich Give Away Money, Too – the top six philanthropists

The top 100 philanthropists in China gave away $1.8 billion over the last 5 years. None of it to me.
The top destinations:
1. education
2. social welfare
3. poverty reduction
Twenty seven people gave …

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 3rd, 2008 in All about China | No Comments

Chinese Billionaire Group Wants to Buy The Entire Country of Japan

There's a Chinese Billionaire Group That is Making an Offer to Buy Japan.
I couldn't believe this when I wrote it yesterday. And, I am still trying to get my mind wrapped around the idea.
It&#…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 2nd, 2008 in All about China | No Comments

Google Loves PanAsianBiz Again!

What a happy day. Google loves PanAsianBiz again.
Yeah, what a not so funny April Fool's joke that is.
I live just a couple of miles from Google. That and $5 will get me breakfast at a local greas…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 1st, 2008 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

1 in 20 Work as Bean Counter in Hong Kong

Some 5.4% of Hong Kong's work force or 200,000 people work in the financial sector says Cha-Ching – not his real name. It's Chan Ka-Keung, Hong Kong's secretary for financial service…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 22nd, 2008 in Doing Business in China | No Comments

4 Increases in Trade in China Already in 2008

Trade in China is already up this year over last year. Up a lot.
In Shanghai, foreign trade rose 20.3% year on year in the first two months of this year.
Exports were up 17.2%.
Imports were up 26.3%.

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 20th, 2008 in Doing Business in China | No Comments

Japan Hinting at Staying Home from Beijing Games Because of Tibet Crackdown?

Are the Olympics going to stink of smell like politics?
China's crackdown in Tibet (by some reports, some 80 people have been killed)…is it going to affect the Olympics?
There are an awful …

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 19th, 2008 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

CPI Hits New High

Just when you thought prices couldn't go up any more – our local cheap gas station is now selling the cheap stuff for $3.49/gallon, it was $2.99 not long ago.
China had seen the highest rise…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 16th, 2008 in Doing Business in China | No Comments

China 2 – Terrorists 0

China has taken on would-be terrorists twice, that we know of, and won.
Can't imagine the country telling us of battles lost, but still.
An attack on a plane in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Aut…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 15th, 2008 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

6 Steps to Create Jobs

China has created 51 million jobs in urban areas in the last five years.
Still, it's not enough.
The employment situation is 'very severe.'
Bread lines, peasants being beggars, that sort o…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 14th, 2008 in Doing Business in China | No Comments