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Yay, I’m 254th on Wikio
The Internet is all about metrics, so while blog rankings have never obsessed me, I do pay attention.
Traffic over my blog has steadily increased as I post more regularly, but funny things seem to happen with external measures of popularity.
1- Plunging on Technorati
Founded by blog pioneer David Sifry, Technorati has long been considered the gateway […]
China votes for Barack Obama
At least that is the conclusion of the Asia Society.
The Asia Society compiled a nicely presented video of policy leaders from across Asia saying which US presidential candidate is viewed most favorably in their part of the world.
Barack Obama won hands down in countries across the region.
China would vote for Obama in part because he […]
Sophie Richardson: Olympics Coverage Guide for Journalists
Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director of Human Rights Watch, interviewed by Hugo Restall, Editor of The Far Eastern Economic Review about the Chinese government’s attitude towards media.
Richardson recently published a new report, “China’s Forbidden Zones: Shutting the Media Out of Tibet and Other ‘Sensitive’ Stories.”
Can Taiwan change China?
A recent article by Jonathan Adams in the International Herald Tribune described a certain cult unpopular with Beijing that was recruiting mainlanders visiting Taiwan thanks to the cross-straits detente.
The Taiwan government is powerless to stop the activities due to strong laws protecting assembly of private citizens.
The broad question this raise to me is whether Taiwan […]
HK Economic Journal gets a website
In the era of newspaper downsizings, somebody is stepping up to launch:
For the first time in its history, the Hong Kong Economic Journal, a small but highly respected Hong Kong newspaper, today launched a website.
Welcome to 20th century, guys!
(Irony alert: Richard Li, of PCCW and telecoms fame, is a major shareholder.)
They are looking for feedback, […]
Stephen Vines: Hong Kong’s schizophrenic China patriotism
Eleven years after Britain returned the crown colony of Hong Kong to China, Stephen Vines, a longtime Hong Kong-based journalist and entrepreneur, highlights the territory’s schizophrenic patriotism in this video.
While many in Hong Kong cheer the Olympic victories of China, the commemoration of the June 4 crackdown shows the complexity of the territory’s relationship with […]
IPTV service for Taiwan and China?
When I pitched this business idea about a week ago in a blog post, I received numerous emails of encouragement and some with helpful suggestions. This is a refined version of the business plan presented on video and set to drumbeat.
Would you want this service?
Leo Horn: China developed by luck, not planning
Economist and Beijing-based national coordinator for the UK-China Sustainable Development Dialogue, Leo Horn-Phathanothai, attacks the notion that China offers a new model for economic development.
China developed by luck, not good planning, Horn says.
Development experts and ideologues of all shades are touting the ‘China Development Model’ as incontrovertible evidence in support of their disparate theories […]
Hong Kong Govt to citizens: Drink More Wine!
Today I had lunch with Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, John Tsang, who presented the Hong Kong’s government’s plan for turning the territory into a hub for wine.
As improbable as this may sound for a city where - to the best of my knowledge - grapes don’t even grow, here the plan:
- Drop wine taxes to […]
Vivek Wadhwa
Vivek Wadhwa is a Wertheim Fellow at the Harvard Law School and executive in residence at Duke University who specializes in studying innovation in business. He was formerly a tech entrepreneur who founded two tech companies.
His studies, published at Globalization Research, have included looking at the level of innovation in China, the relative gap […]
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