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One man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric

Bruce Einhorn, Asia regional editor in BusinessWeek’s Hong Kong bureau, wrote a heavily politicised article on China’s snowstorm in which he suggested that “with millions stranded by snowstorms and infrastructure problems, antigovernment protests are likely”. Having recently relocated to Shenzhen and as someone who hails from a country where leaders are arguably elected, all I… Read More »

World without borders

We’ve seen a lot of M&A activities in recent years. I’m just curious why there isn’t an equivalent in geographic terms – meaning, why isn’t one country acquiring another? If that happens, maybe we could eventually attain Giordano‘s vision of world without strangers. Related post:World On Fire Technorati Tags: M&A geographic borders Giordano

Mere coincidence

As I was relocating from Manila, I had my FORTUNE magazine subscription redirected to my office address in Shenzhen while I searched for an apartment. Guess what? The first issue to be redirected had to have Jack Ma, our main competitor’s CEO, on the cover. And it had to be the first issue FORTUNE decides… Read More »

Here today, gone tomorrow

I guess the reason why real estate agents in Shenzhen are so aggressive is because the competition is fierce. Just to illustrate: The real estate company that arranged for me to view some apartments here back in September (this year) has since shuttered its business. The fact that its boss probably absconded with company funds… Read More »