Spotlight on: Huangshan
HUANGSHAN, CHINA: I had never been to Huangshan before, and was surprised as I scanned train/bus schedules at how close it was to Shanghai. An overnight train ride, or a six-hour bus ride, would place you at the foot
Spotlight on: Huangshan
HUANGSHAN, CHINA: I had never been to Huangshan before, and was surprised as I scanned train/bus schedules at how close it was to Shanghai. An overnight train ride, or a six-hour bus ride, would place you at the foot
Suicide rates high among Asian-Americans
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: An ambitious young woman with two Harvard degrees and a promising career that had taken her from Hong Kong to California, 30-year-old newlywed Susie Bin-Su Barron seemed to have it all. But in reality, things were far
Suicide rates high among Asian-Americans
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: An ambitious young woman with two Harvard degrees and a promising career that had taken her from Hong Kong to California, 30-year-old newlywed Susie Bin-Su Barron seemed to have it all. But in reality, things were far
Growing up with the “Greatest Generation”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Long before Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Energy Secretary Steven Chu were making headlines as the first Chinese-Americans in an American executive cabinet, Linda Tsao Yang, 83, was quietly breaking racial and gender barriers. She has
Growing up with the “Greatest Generation”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Long before Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Energy Secretary Steven Chu were making headlines as the first Chinese-Americans in an American executive cabinet, Linda Tsao Yang, 83, was quietly breaking racial and gender barriers. She has
The changing face of China’s high-tech industry
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — While hiring in Silicon Valley is projected to surge for the remainder of the year, companies are finding competition for talent from across the Pacific in China. As the Chinese tech industry continues to grow in
The changing face of China’s high-tech industry
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — While hiring in Silicon Valley is projected to surge for the remainder of the year, companies are finding competition for talent from across the Pacific in China. As the Chinese tech industry continues to grow in
Will IPOs make the markets bubble over?
As financial markets around the world dipped in the wake of the largest global financial crisis in history last year, the Shanghai stock market saw its fair share of volatility as well. Â By September 2009, the market had tumbled more
Will IPOs make the markets bubble over?
As financial markets around the world dipped in the wake of the largest global financial crisis in history last year, the Shanghai stock market saw its fair share of volatility as well. Â By September 2009, the market had tumbled more
Behind the FoxConn Culture: A Prelude
Recently, Foxconn has enjoyed the type of PR that no company ever wishes to find itself in – scrutiny of its labor practices splashed across global headlines — equating work in the company’s 300,000 person-manned force to indentured servitude —
Behind the FoxConn Culture: A Prelude
Recently, Foxconn has enjoyed the type of PR that no company ever wishes to find itself in – scrutiny of its labor practices splashed across global headlines — equating work in the company’s 300,000 person-manned force to indentured servitude —
On China’s Tech Industry: An Evening with Dr. Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is a name that is increasingly associated with the Chinese technology sector, having worked with companies like Apple, Microsoft, and most recently, with Google, to make their debuts in the Asian/Chinese markets. Â His blog, hosted at the
On China’s Tech Industry: An Evening with Dr. Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is a name that is increasingly associated with the Chinese technology sector, having worked with companies like Apple, Microsoft, and most recently, with Google, to make their debuts in the Asian/Chinese markets. Â His blog, hosted at the
“The Great Rebalancing”
Over the course of the past few years, the theme that has run through Asia-focused transactions and events has been the economic rise of China and its potential, with one lingering question — how long can this last? Today the
“The Great Rebalancing”
Over the course of the past few years, the theme that has run through Asia-focused transactions and events has been the economic rise of China and its potential, with one lingering question — how long can this last? Today the