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Is China the new Japan?
Everyone with even a remote interest in international business cannot have failed to notice China’s ever growing role in the global marketplace. China has through the last 10-20 years become the dominant center for production of goods ranging from textiles to electronic goods and industrial-use products such as steel and chemicals. As a result, China [...]
Cocktails for 100 SEK, dinner for 5
Shanghai has an incredible tendency for variation, in many aspects. The weather would be one of the best examples of this. Sunny Shanghai often turns into a puddle when the seasonal monsoons swing by. People from all over China and the rest of the world crowd the city and contribute to a hard to beat [...]
The Singapore Story
Besides from Singapore’s unique political and economic configuration the city is an interesting place to visit. The cheer surprise of encountering scores of Chinese people who speak good English is almost worth the whole trip. Last year I finally had the pleasure of visiting the worlds only city state – Singapore. Placed on the most [...]