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Dozens of enthusiasts from all over the world yesterday met at Café Cadeau to spend an evening together enjoying affordable Chinese cuisine. One of the guests, Chingwen Huang, who is an exchange student from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan, went by to find new friends with common interests. “As soon as I heard about [...]

Following World War II, Southeast & East (SE&E) Asian regional integration was for many years largely dominated by Japanese influence. The rise of China and the decline of the Japanese economy have however disputed the Japanese hegemony and the power balance in Asia is changing. Powerful nations often set the agenda in international or regional [...]

I love small monsters. Tokyo love! The world is going crazy for Lady Gaga and Japan is no exception. Within the last two years, Japan has gone absolutely gaga. Lady Gaga arrived at Narita Airport for her 2010 Monster Ball World Tour in what many has described as quite a ludicrous outfit. But her outfit [...]

Not only has China’s young population gotten more money in their hands, they also prove willing to spend their rising income. Young Chinese consumers under the age of 35 are characterized by a curiosity and openness towards new products and the desire for a modern lifestyle. Those young Chinese who have grown up during the [...]

China’s mass grocery retail is booming and the turnover of both Chinese and foreign supermarket chains are growing.  The middle class’ new consumption patterns and increasing income has been a catalyst for growth and creates new export opportunities for Danish food companies Today, China’s growing middle class is experiencing a strong growth in purchasing power [...]

The 3rd annual China Cleantech Forum in Beijing in the beginning of December 2009 showed the world that China has risen as a global player, innovator and possible front runner of clean energy technology. Today, U.S.A. is perceived as one of the leading nations within the field of clean technology, however, the 3rd annual China [...]

Japan is a collection of islands created by volcanic activity over thousands and thousands of years. Thanks to this fact, the entire country is dotted with hot springs, many of which have been used through time by humans, as well as animals, as an opportunity to get a relaxing bath. Today, many of these hot [...]

( Co-writer Christian Nicolai Støttrup Strange) For this part we have attempted to identify the various levels of cultural interaction. The pavilion in itself is an artifact that is easy for the receiver to see. A lot of effort has been put into the design of the building, resembling a Möbius band, in order to [...]

Chinese-American trade relations have taken a turn for the worse lately. With U.S. tariffs on different imported Chinese products, diplomatic ties have been strained. In a time when protectionism should be the last on global leaders minds, the U.S. government has taken a strange approach to deal with the global financial crisis. Evil rumors has [...]

Yes, China was a part of the problem in the beginning of the financial crisis. Those who mostly blame the U.S. mortgage system and sub-prime loans, forget that we live in a global economy. The imbalances of the world economy created excessive spending in America and excessive saving in China, thus contributing to the financial [...]