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Archive for January, 2010

Riding the Train Posted by on Jan 13, 2010

Hello readers! I am currently in 南宁 (Nanning) city in the 广西 (Guangxi) autonomous region, which is home to the 壮族 (Zhuang ethnic minority). Taking the train over here, I took the 硬卧 (hard sleeper) option along with my friend, because all of the tickets for 软卧 (soft sleeper) seats had already sold out. As…

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Stock Picking in China Posted by on Jan 10, 2010

The other day, I met with the head of a 基金会 (fund) in Shenzhen.  He compared the process of institutional investing to a 选美 (beauty contest) rather than a more focused and individualized process such as 选偶 (selecting a spouse).  He iterated time and again that one must have basic standards as the groundwork for 筛选…

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Market Climate in China Posted by on Jan 4, 2010

The other day I met a businessman interested in 创业 (entrepreneurship)- he was the 老板 (head) of a startup company which investigates 专利权 (patents) and 商标 (trademarks) in China.  He was visibly 激动 (excited), but he had given no thought to how his Chinese company would ensure that their 记帐 (bookkeeping) standards 符合 (met) those…

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