Merle Hinrichs, CEO of Global Sources, recently went on CNBC to defend the quality of products made in China. Somehow, I think this pronouncement came a bit late. The company failed to capitalise on the situation early and make an ethical (and potentially beneficial) stand on the issue of sourcing from China by emphasising its… Read More »
Apparently, Bush is staying the course. 14 September 2007: “The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is ‘return on success.’ The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home.” 11 January 2007: “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people – and it is unacceptable to me.… Read More »
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After numerous rounds of “We don’t even know if Osama is still alive”, Osama bin Laden himself decided to send George Bush a letter in his own handwriting to let him know he was still in the game. Bush opened the letter and it appeared to contain a coded message: 370HSSV-0773HBush was baffled, so he… Read More »
Several years ago when I visited Beijing, I remembered observing with a tinge of sadness the presence of a Starbucks joint within the Forbidden City. At that time, I already thought it was sacrilegious for a commercial entity to taint the Forbidden City’s historical significance. Good thing now the Seattle-based coffee chain has been banished… Read More »