The Asian Experience
This is an introduction to daily reporting on the diverse elements that create a harmonious society; including work and leisure, arts and entertainment, foods and dining, history and culture, home and Asian lifestyles.
- March 31, 2010
- U.S. Energy Companies Sign On In China
Duke Energy, one of the major utility players in the United States, has announced that it has signed a third agreement with a major Chinese power company, with the focus this time on what is called smart-grid capabilities.
Read More- By Ye Jinan and Greg Hallberg, Waymark Shanghai
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- March 24, 2010
- Hong Kong Retains #3 Financial Capital Spot
Recently, one of the cable international news (in our case “satellite television”) stations briefly delivered a news piece on the Top 10 Rankings for the world’s centers of financial industry influence.
Read More- By Raymond Chan, Waymark Hong Kong
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- March 22, 2010
- Global Economic Challenges Disrupt Expats & Business Travels
Ever since the summer of 2008, I have been observing a trend that remains in complete control of the international business travel scene. Namely the involuntary return of foreign expatriates from overseas assignments as well as corroborating media conclusions that global business travel remains well below what might be considered normal, in both duration of foreign trips and corporate travel budget expenditures.
Read More- By Greg Hallberg, Waymark Shanghai & Minneapolis
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- March 20, 2010
- Thailand’s More Aggressive Environmental Regulations
Bangkok has joined the developed global community in trying to better understand, and promote, more rigorous oversight relative to strict environmental rules, after years of Asian-style, non-stop industrialization and urban development.
Read More- By Suradit (Benjamin) Somjaidee, Waymark Thailand
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