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Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:27PM 
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has written a rare essay about his desire for a world currency, other than the dollar, to be be administered by the IMF. His rationale is that the world is no longer "unipolar," implying that the US no longer a single superpower.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 12:55AM 
An illuminating, thought-provoking article in the Washington Post provides a shocking assessment of Japan's likely decline over a long period of time. As an American company, we raise the question of whether the US will decline like Japan.
That article points out several reasons for Japan's eventual decline:
Some similarities are seen between the US and Japan. The US has:
Market Intelligences | Post a Comment | Share Article tagged ageing population, apathy among voters, attitude toward foreign capital, boomer era, excessive regulation, generation x will supersede the boomer generation, nationalist attitudes toward foreign management, reducing economic growth to 0% Economic Insights, Japan, US Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 6:06PM 
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According to InformationWeek, "Big Blue" is offering its laid off workers in the United States to relocate across the big blue ocean to relocate to Asia, the Middle East or Latin America. As part of its "Project Match", IBM will expedite visa application and provide financial resources for its laid off workers. In so doing, it argues that it is providing its employees new career opportunities in growth markets.
Market Intelligences | Post a Comment | Share Article tagged Asia is an important part of its strategy, Project match IBM, laid off workers in the United States, maintain staffing levels in Asia, paradigmatic shift from the East to the West, provide financial resources for laid off workers, providing employees new career opportunities in growth markets, relocate to asia Emerging Markets, US Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 11:32PM 
Beijing Shibo Real Estate, a Chinese developer, is bringing Broadway to Beijing, by developing a row of 32 theaters in Haidian district.
The theaters will present well-established Western shows and musicals. Many of the shows will be translated into Mandarin from English.
The move shows the extent to which an upper class and upper middle class is emerging and expecting Western entertainment.
Secondly, this entertainment is a status symbol, part of conspicuous consumption. Companies and wealthy individuals will likely take their families or connections as part of guanxi to these events.
Lastly, Beijing’s new Broadway illustrates the tendency for Chinese to adapt Western influences. Planners are not innovating musicals, but reproducing them in local terms.
Market Intelligences | Post a Comment | Share Article tagged Beijing Shibo Real Estate, Chinese property developer, Chinese to adapt Western influences, bringing Broadway to Beijing, entertainment is a status symbol, expecting Western entertainment, not innovating musicals, theaters in Haidian district China Friday, May 16, 2008 at 8:42PM An Interesting Look into Vietnam
Our Research on Vietnam's FMCG Market
Driven by increasing youth expenditures, better distribution networks and strong economic growth, Vietnam’s FMCG industry, which grew 20% in 2006, is expected to grow more in 2007. China’s growth rate was 11%, while the Thai market grew 4% and the Taiwan market grew 3%. 57% of Vietnam’s population is under 25 years old. Vietnam has a higher family density than other countries in Southeast Asia. The country’s monthly expenditure is around $40 USD. The most widely used cosmetic category in the country is facial moisturizers.
