11/9/2010 - Most everyone who follows energy knows “Peak Oil” as the moment when even the optimists can no longer postpone confronting the limitations of fossil fuel supply. Today I’m writing about “Peak Stuff”, a term I coined about 5 minutes ago to describe the point after which humanity realizes it cannot afford, does not need, and is better off without what can simply be called “Stuff.”
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11/8/2010 - On September 8, 2010, people doing business in China and those who wanted to learn more about doing business in China met in Philadelphia to attend China Business Toolbox, the afternoon session of Put China In Your Business Future.  China Business Toolbox was sponsored by Orchestrall, and featured presentations by Orchestrall's CEO Ian Hau; Jason Patent, VP Marketing & Communications; Marty Judge, CEO of Judge Group; and Janet Carmosky, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of The China Business Network. Read More...

10/27/2010 - Five years ago Corinne Hua became aware of the need for qualified English teachers in schools for the children of migrant workers.  What at first began as word of mouth volunteering is now a formal program called Stepping Stones that participates in 18 schools across Shanghai. Read More...

10/23/2010 - Magnus Bartlett founded Oddessy Publications with his first book, Over Hong Kong, a book of arial photos of Hong Kong.  Oddessy is now expanding from travel and interest books on different cities and regions in Asia to conduct small guided tours of Chinese aviation history through Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. Read More...

10/21/2010 - Allen Andersen has been living in Hong Kong for more than thirty years, and during that time has worked in private equity and venture capital for both domestic and multinational organizations.  He recently spent three years on sabbatical in Mongolia and had very little contact with people and events happening in Hong Kong.  In this video he talks about the changes he found when he returned, and changes he's seen in the time he has lived there. Read More...

10/18/2010 - John Van Fleet is the Assistant Dean, USC Marshall School of Business, Executive Director, Global Executive MBA in Shanghai (with Shanghai Jiao Tong University).  Antai College offers both English and Chinese language MBA programs, as well as a Chinese EMBA program with about 400 annual participants.  The program is one of the top 5 in China, and is extremely successful in its global MBA programs. Read More...

10/12/2010 - Howie Snyder has lived in China for nearly 20 years, and has also lived in Japan for 10.  Because of his knowledge of both countries' histories, mindset, and cultures, he can see why the claim of both sides of the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands) by Japan is so upsetting to China. Read More...

9/16/2010 - Put China In Your Business Future took place Wednesday, September 8 in Philadelphia's state of the art Hub facility at the Cira Centre.  Nearly 100 forward thinking executives participated, from industries ranging from higher education, R & D, manufacturing, consulting, legal, and more.  Those who attended thought their time was well spent among intelligent peers. Read More...

7/28/2010 - Dr. Jason Patent is VP Communications & Marketing at Orchestrall, a China market access firm.  China's growth in the next few years will be from export manufacturing to value added services.  Orchestrall and The China Business Network are presenting a seminar, China Business Toolbox, on September 8, to help introduce companies to the services market in China. Read More...

7/22/2010 - Holding the latest copy of China Daily USA is not the same as carryin’ pictures of Chairman Mao. To be sure, its editorial policy is under the eye of the state. But it's also a reliable force for increased transparency and an invaluable window to modern China. Here’s my 8 reasons to read China Daily. Read More...