Thisisbadnewsandgoodnewsandbadnews.....
www.skype.comwasmyanmywife'sbestfriend.Imean,weusedtospend$20-40/month(stillcheapcomparedto$20/minutethatIusedtopay)formywifetocallandtalktoherparentsweekly.
ThenVoiceoverInternetcamealong.Mywifecalledherparentseveryweekandtalkedforhours-Oh,yeah.Mywifeis"MadeinChina"andherparentsare/wereonthemainland.Well,thebadnewsisthatcontinuereading....[
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KnowMoreMedia.commighthavetotakeonadifferentstylewereittosetupshopinChina.
Apparently,insomecountries,includingChina,bloggingcanleadtojailtime.
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Nikeisrunningaway....theymade$326millionlastquarter,up19%fromthepreviousquarter.
Buttheydidn'tmakeitallhereintheUS.Salesweredownhereaswerefutureorders.
Theydidn'tmakeitinJapanorWesternEuropeeither,thelargestmarketsforNikeaftertheUnitedStates.
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IusuallypickupthebusinesssectionofanypaperIcanfindwhenIgotothegym.Ican'tjustbikeorrunorread.Ihavetomixthem.Well,Ican'tbikeandrunatthesametime.
Intoday'sSanJoseMercuryNewstherewasanarticle"Stanfordstillthegoldengooseofvalleytech.
Yesterdaytherewasaforumof5Billionairesornearbillionaireveteransofthecomputersciencedepartment.
OnewastheformerpresidentofSunMicrosystems,AndyBechtolsheim.Anotherw...[
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Notlongago,PresidentHu(soundslike'Who')ofChinametwithSaudiKingAbdullahtodiscussChina'sgrowingappetite.
Intheend,theysignedapactthatwouldboostChina'sinvestmentinSaudicrude,gasandrefiningcapability.
Itwasawin/win/losesituation.Washington,that'sus,wasleftoutoftheloop.
Isitagooddeal?
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Well,theyhaven'tbeenbustedyet.
Theyarejustgoingtocourt,soIread.Chinais,forthefirsttime,sueingaUScompanyforIPtheft.
Isn'tthatatwist?Shenzhen(hey,that'swheremywifeisfrom.)-isaChineseexperimentalcity.ItsitsrightnexttoHongKongandwasCommunistChina'sfirstexperimentasafreeeconomiczonebeforeHongKongwasreturnedtothem.
ItseemssomebodyinShenzhenisnowexperimentingwithanotherfirst-takinganAmericancomp...[
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Isawthisword-backshoring-forthefirsttimetoday.
ItseemssomebodyisinterestedinreversingthetrendofoutsourcingjobstoIndia.Thattrendisaprojected1millionjobssentoverseasbetween2003andthisyear,onefourthofwhichareinhightech.
Thatsomebodyis,MichaelFields,formerpresidentofOracleandwhoisnowrunningKANA,a$60million/yearsoftwaremaker.
"SendingjobstoIndia,"hesays,"doesn'tmakesense...[
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In2005China'scourtsconvicted741peoplein505criminalproduct-piracycases.Thecourtsalsohandled16,453civilcasesofproperty-rightsviolations...anincreaseof20%over2004.
Inshort-Chinaistryingtocrackdownonpiracy.
Theywanttostoptheillegalcopyingofmovies,music,softwareandothergoods.
ThelasttimeIwasinChina,I,um,procuredacoupleofmoviesfromastreetvendoroutsideoftheUSEmbassyinBeijing.Excitedabouthavingso...[
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IjustreadonTheChinaLawBlogthatifWal-MartwereacountryitwouldbeChina'seighthlargesttradingpartner!Holycow!ButthatisnotwhatisalarmingaccordingtoDanHarris,ChinaLawBlog'swriter.PeoplearebeginningtothinkoutloudaboutwhetherChinacanbuya'heftychunkofWal-Mart",ornot.Andtheanswerappearstobe,Yes[
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ItstartsinBeijing,goestoXian,Guilin,Yangshuo,PingAn,Chengdu,Wolong,aPandapreserve,aluxurycruiseontheYangziRiverandendsupinShanghai-20daystotal.Thepriceisacool$6,995,notincludingtheairfaretogettoBeijingandhomefromShanghai.Whoa!AsiaTranspacificJourneysisthetourcompanyandifyouaskme,theyaremakingakilling.
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