Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
As we continue down the path of history as usual to a world full of conflicts with issues more complex than Soviet v. Capitalist, The Economist in a recent article, Terror not China, predicts that the next US president will continue to focus on the Middle East rather than what […]

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China’s Energy Conservation Law (Introduction) at China Environmental Law
Returning Products to a Factory in China at Silk Road International
And commentary at China Law Blog, Returning Substandard Products To Your China Factory: In Another Lifetime, Brother.
Chinese hotel liable for sales by shop; Apple opposes Hamburg recordings at IP Kat
This Just In […]

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Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
Purchasing entire companies rather than JV’s and buying used production lines signals a more mature approach
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis in Mumbai
Last weeks heralded purchase of the Land Rover and Jaguar marquees by India’s Tata Group from Ford for USD2.3 billion represents a major shift in the way Indian companies are able to obtain […]

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Countries on the banks of the greater Mekong river - Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, which have been experiencing growth rates of 7 percent or more in the past decade came together over the weekend in Laos, to discuss strenghtening trade and investment ties […]

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Bank of China (BOC) just reported a 31% increase in profits for 2007 over 2006, and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) reported a 65% increase in net profit for 2007. In a time characterized by bank crises how did these two banks with significant subprime mortgage exposure manage […]

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Melting Himalayan glaciers, which perennially feed the Ganges and Yangtze, India and China’s main rivers may soon dry up in summer, leading to drastic food shortages at a time when prices and populations are growing unanimously. China and India are the world’s leading producers of both wheat and rice, humanity’s food staples. […]

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Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
Bank of China (BOC) just reported a 31% increase in profits for 2007 over 2006, and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) reported a 65% increase in net profit for 2007. In a time characterized by bank crises how did these two banks with significant subprime mortgage exposure manage […]

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Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
There are some long overdue blogroll additions I need to make in both the name of reciprocity and merit. Plus, there’s going to be a little restructuring.
China Environmental Law
Charlie McElwee, counsel at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and self-described “international energy and environmental lawyer based in Shanghai,” is writing an amazing […]

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Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
Kamal Nath, India’s Minister of Commerce provides his comments on how to maintain India’s growth and what lies ahead.
The full interview with Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates in Delhi

Kamal Nath is the third of the big three of Indian foreign politics – after Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister, […]

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Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
Knowledge@Wharton recently published an analysis of the Booz Allen & AmCham China Manufacturing Competitiveness 2007-2008 report entitled New Challenges for Foreign Producers: ‘China’s Manufacturing Competitiveness Is at Risk. K@W summarizes the report and conducts its own research to discover that China’s manufacturing sector is still strong and that we should […]

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William Chandler has an interesting article at the Carnegie Endowment entitled, “Breaking the Suicide Pact: U.S.–China Cooperation on Climate Change.” The suicide pact to which he refers was coined by Joe Romm who said that we’re not going to come to a climate change solution because the two largest carbon […]

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Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
India’s Finance Minister lays down his reasoning India will escape a US recession, plus comments of Indian Government Corruption.
The full interview with Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates in Delhi
Meeting with India’s Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, is always a lesson in elocution and delivery. One year ago, when […]

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India’s State Secretary for Civil Aviation provides his blue print for development and investment
Interview with Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates in Delhi
The number of India’s total domestic passengers has doubled in just five years, and is set to expand even more rapidly. With more airports per square mile […]

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The State Secretary for the Ministry of Urban Development Details His Roadmap
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates, Delhi
Often the first thing that is mentioned about India today – especially when compared to China – is the shocking state of much of its infrastructure. The problem is estimated to […]

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80% turnout, Bhutan Peace & Prosperity Party wins a landslide.

Bhutan’s national emblem
Tiny Bhutan; the Himalayan kingdom sandwiched between China and India, held general elections yesterday becoming a democracy for the first time.
Officials from India lent a hand with overseeing the election process. While turnout was heavier than expected and more than […]

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In an age of practicality, nations aren’t purchasing blessings

Recent events in Tibet and the ethnic Tibetan parts of Western China this past couple of weeks have lead to much press about the China-Dalai Lama conflict and the apparent struggle for control of the region. It’s a complicated issue, fraught with deceit, mystique, […]

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Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
Wow! A lot happened these past few weeks, huh? Tibetan unrest, market crash, commodities crash, market recovery, market crash. My head is spinning with the possibilities of what to post.
Had I been around last week, I probably would have posted on “A ravenous dragon: A special report on China’s quest […]

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Germany was wonderful. If you’re ever in Munich for a while, take a day and walk through the woods to Kloster Andechs. It is beautiful. But, get directions first…
My posting should return to its prior frequency.

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Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
On Friday, Hindu’s, Muslims, Christians and Parsi’s all celebrate Spring. On this holy holiday, India will be celebrating four festivals at once - Chhoti Holi, Navroz, Good Friday and Eid-e-Milad.

A street vendor sells Holi colours
A festival of revelry and colourful mirth, Chhoti Holi is a build-up to the main festival - Holi that […]

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FINALLY!! there’s relief for frequent flyers between Mumbai and Shanghai! No longer will passengers have to wait at unearthly hours at airports during stop overs, or suffer 12 hour journeys, for an otherwise 7 hour flight. After two days of negotiations in New Delhi, Jet announced it would start flying the Mumbai-Shanghai-San Fransisco route from […]

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At a time when everybody’s tilting their champagne glasses, toasting the rise of the Asian century, its sometimes time to get a reality check too. We all say, think & feel that India and China have more to gain by working together, yet security concerns keep the two countries from co-operating in […]

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Submitted by China Economy Watch Blog
Most eyes these days are centered, and rightfully so, on the steady deterioration of economic conditions in the US and thus by derivative the USD. The last event to keep our gaze fixed was the trouncing of the Bear Sterns stock, a US securities firm, on the back of the […]

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The yuan today climbed yet one more time to its highest level (against the dollar, but not of course against the yen or the euro) since China its peg in the summer of 2005 as the central bank stepped up efforts to curb inflation which is currently running at an […]

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The third ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) hosted by India commenced on March 3, 2008 in New Delhi. Although SAARC - The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, comprising India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Pakistan, hasn’t had the desired impact […]

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Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
The third ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) hosted by India commenced on March 3, 2008 in New Delhi. Although SAARC - The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, comprising India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Pakistan, hasn’t had the desired impact […]

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