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Doing business in Japan

Doing business in Japan is notoriously difficult. But then again, companies like Ikea and Starbucks succeed famously.

What is the truth of the matter? Read more...
Cool entrepreneurship in Japan

Cool entrepreneurship in Japan

Today, Japan may be on the cusp of a fresh wave of entrepreneurship, 'cool entrepreneurship', that could make Japan's creative industries a new source of growth. Read more...
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Abenomics must bring seismic change to Japan

The cherry blossoms appeared ten days early this year. And optimism has returned to Japan with its new government led by Shinzo Abe. But "Abenomics" must bring seismic change to Japan. Read more...
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Smart budgetary advice for the Philippines

This week's invited contributor, David Jay Green from San Francisco's Hult International Business School, has some smart budgetary advice for the Philippines, a "Joseph Budget". Read more...
Singapore, still growing strongly, resists social transformation

Singapore, still growing strongly, resists social transformation

Throughout 2013, Singapore’s macroeconomic management revealed the economy’s strengths, argue Mukul Asher and Chang Yee Kwan from the National University of Singapore. Read more...
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Kishore Mahbubani's warning to the West

It's high time for the West to get off its moral pedestal and talk with Asia and the rest of the world on the basis of equality, Singapore's Kishore Mahbubani told the recent Beijing Forum. Read more...
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Indonesia’s Booming ICT Outlook

Indonesia’s ICT Outlook is booming, writes Frost & Sullivan's Nitin Bhat. Read more...
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Living, working and doing business in China

China can be an awfully difficult country in which to do business, or even just visit. But Leo Lacey's "Living, Working & Doing Business in China" is the perfect reference to prepare you. Read more...
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IMF's Lagarde on Asian Dream

Asia needs to rejuvenate its development strategy to fulfil the Asian dream of lasting growth and shared prosperity, according to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Read more...
How Not to Do Business in China

How Not to Do Business in China

Michael Bloomfield, Founder and Executive Director of the Harmony Foundation of Canada, has shared with us his views on how not to do business with China. It is essential reading! Read more...
Hong Kong steps onto slippery regulatory slope

Hong Kong steps onto slippery regulatory slope

Hong Kong's Liu Kin-ming argues that the haven of economic freedom is now stepping onto the slippery regulatory slope. Read more...
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Farewell to Chinese Triumphalism!

When financial crisis struck the US in 2008, there was no-one more triumphalist than a Chinese Communist Party official. Today, the tide is turning, as it invariably does. Read more...
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Doing business with China without selling our soul

We should be doing business with China without selling our soul, argues Michael Bloomfield from Harmony Foundation of Canada. Read more...
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Doing business in China

Doing business in China is very difficult, but not impossible. Read more...
China's reform problems

China's reform problems

China's reform is in a real bind, and what's more, China has bad relations with virtually all of its neighbors. Where will this head? Read more...
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China's productivity deficit

Even after more than three decades of stellar growth, China's productivity is only 13 per cent that of the US. Why? And how can China make up the lost ground? Read more...
China's inward and outward investment policies

China's inward and outward investment policies

Ken Davies, President of Growing Capacity, Inc, has kindly shared with us his update on China's investment policies. Read more...
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China's investment in the West

Foreign direct investment coming from China is making waves in countries like Australia, Canada and the United States. Is it really a problem? Read more...
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Challenges for China's President Xi

On 8 November, Xi Jinping will be appointed President of China at the Communist Party's 18th Congress. This should offer hopes of a new phase in China's economic reform. However, ... Read more...
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Canadian business advances into China

China is a notoriously difficult place for doing business. But Canadian business is advancing nicely into China, according to a report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Read more...