Category Archives: Globalization

Feb
16
2008

The currency of sea turtles

A mention in China Digital Times pointed me to this Washington Post article: In China, Pulled by Opposing Tides. It’s talking about the culture shock experienced by Chinese who return to China after a long period of study and/or work in the West, usually the US. There’s a term for them, “sea turtles”.  I have [...]

By Emlyn | Also posted in China | Comments (0)
Nov
11
2007

Collaborative innovation in China

 IBM’s Innovation Factory is going to be working with China Telecom to set up a research centre in Shanghai. What I find interesting is that the centre will be based around collaborative media and social technology, pulling in knowledge from not just the two partners but also their customers, suppliers and the rest of their [...]

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Sep
23
2007

A view from Asia

Recently, I got asked to write a piece, in 300 words, about the global economy. A tall order! Bearing in mind that the target audience isn’t likely to be particularly aware of what’s going on in Asia, I couldn’t assume any prior knowledge. So, I decided to pitch it in a personal narrative format. On [...]

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