All Roads Lead to China:

Was recently alerted by the Economist of a debate they are having about the dynamics of globalization, and whether or not the West is losing its competitive edge to the East. It is a hot topic for many, for some it is white hot, and in some parts of the world (Ohio for example) it [...]

It is a topic that has been debated in many a bar, and on many a blog. The quality of Chinese management. The Institute of Leadership & Management has just release a very interesting report (PDF Here) on Western and Chinese managers. Specifically, they set out to see just how far back Chinese managers were [...]

1. Sichuan’s imports and exports increased quickly in the first quarter From January to March, the accumulated imports and exports of Sichuan province reached 4.06 billion US dollars, up 59.7% year-on-year, while 24.6% higher than the national average for the corresponding period, learned the journalist recently from the Chengdu Customs Office. 2. 150-million-yuan bill agreed, [...]

This Month, GOOD Magazine has put together a China issue where they have profiled a number of expatriates living in China in their article Strangers in a Strange Land. Having done our own series on Halfpats before, there are a lot of things that come through in this article about the future of expatriate professionals [...]

A few weeks ago, I wrote the post Notice: Chinese F Visas Cannot Be Renewed Past Olympics, and apparently I was wrong. Over the last 10 days or so, I have been fielding emails, Skypes, and phone calls from friends and readers about the pain in the butt that has become their extension process… and [...]