Tracking developments affecting U.S. importers of Chinese and Southeast Asian Goods.
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Treasury Secretary John Snow said that the US wants flexibility in China's exchange rate mechanism and that the best way to achieve that is to prod Beijing. Snow told reporters, however, that it is difficult for China to float the yuan directly. Complete article...
posted by Ryan Petersen @ 8:18 PM
Lenovo purchases IBM's PC Business. In a move that may have more to do with tapping the huge domestic market than reaching the U.S. or other regions, Chinese PC maker Lenovo purchased IBM this week. The $1.75 billion dollar deal is being hailed as China's biggest foray onto the global brand scene...
posted by Ryan Petersen @ 8:24 PM
I just completed my MBA at Columbia Business School in New York City this Spring. Recently the blog has been focused on investing and doing business in Africa. I started it, however, when I got sick of mass e-mailing friends and family everytime something weird happened during the two years I worked in China. Check the archives and multimedia galleries (below) to find lots of great stories, pictures, and videos from travels in the U.S., China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Kenya and other parts of the world.
