Asia News Weekly – March 30, 2014
China looks to beef up it’s military. Will Japan change its way? And the worst way to spend $140,000. I’m Steve Miller. These stories, and more, are on the March 30th edition of Asia News Weekly. THIS...
View ArticleDunkin’ No More
Another store closes in my area – this time it’s a Dunkin’ Donuts. Seriously, I am very surprised this one closed down given what it has to offer. I guess it’s no longer time to make the donuts. The...
View ArticleThey’re back! Korean businesses reopen quickly.
A while back I showed you a few Korean business that had closed down (a Mister Donut, a Paris Baguette, and a Dunkin’ Donut) near me. Today, I thought I would revisit those places and see what has...
View ArticleAppearing at Business Network Korea
Next weekend (August 9th), I’ll be sitting in on the expert panel for the Business Network Korea event held at the COEX. If you’re interested in business in Korea, check out the event. Register here....
View ArticleASIA NOW: The BRICS Bank
It’s often said that money makes the world go ‘round. But how does a developing nation get the capital it needs to transition into first-world status? Recently in the news the BRICS Bank has been...
View ArticleJapan’s Election; Causeway Bay to be Cleared; Indonesian Landslide; Ma...
Monday, December 15, 2014 Japanese Election Results Exit polls released in Japan indicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party scored its predicted landslide victory. The election had...
View ArticleHow the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Works… or Does It?
November 17th marked the first day of open trading on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. It was supposed to channel more money between the two exchanges. At one point, some optimistic analysts...
View ArticleAirAsia Updates; Xiaomi Makes Money; China Blocks Gmail
Debris and bodies have been recovered from the downed Air Asia flight and China’s Xiaomi brings home the bacon. Plus the Great Firewall takes down gmail. NOTES: http://goo.gl/knURvP The post AirAsia...
View ArticleLiving the dream in Asia – it’s all relative
What does it take to make a go of it in a foreign land? Today two stories of expats who left North America and have started their own businesses in the Philippines and Thailand. It’s two conversations...
View ArticleUsing Bitcoins for the first time
This past weekend, I went into Seoul to learn about Bitcoins. It’s a new kind of currency. Truly, it is fascinating and I’ll be going into more details about it on an upcoming episode of Asia Now. In...
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