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Mobile data service in Asia – Verizon and 4G phones are a bad match
4G mobile phones are still being labeled as ‘next generation’ but I am already looking forward to the following generation since my Motorola Droid Razr with Verizon service is not only bad – it’s mostly non-existent. Verizon is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Best business practices, Business in China, China, Communication, Customer Experiences, Innovation, Living in the World Today, Mobile Communication, Technology
Tagged 4G mobile networks in Asia, Droid, Google maps in Asia, Google maps in Tokyo, HTC, iPhone in Asia, mobile communication in Asia, Mobile phones in China, Motorizon, Motorola, Motorola RAZR Droid, using mobile phones in Asia, Verizon, Wi-fi in Asia, Wi-fi in Hong Kong, Wi-fi in Tokyo
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The U.S. pushing China on trade practices won’t work
It’s an election year here in the United States. 2012 will also mark changes in the Chinese government as well. The backdrop to all of this is a seemingly constant stream of rhetoric from the U.S. that China has unfair … Continue reading
China’s pushing to get ahead
It goes without saying that with more than 1/5th of the world’s population China will be at the top of many lists. As the world’s #2 economy it is just a matter of time (some say by 2025) before China … Continue reading
Posted in Business in China, China, Living in the World Today, Travel
Tagged China travel, Crowds in China, Life in China
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Advertising in China – it’s noisy and in your face
<img src=”https://markkolier.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lebron-china-print-ad.jpg” alt=”” title=”Lebron China print ad” width=”250″ height=”192″ class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-1992″ Chinese advertisements on television, radio, newspapers and magazines make Ron Popeil’s television (“Set-it and Forget-it”) advertisements for direct response products runaway Clio winners. This is of course my … Continue reading
Chinese people want to know – is it really that bad in the U.S.?
As an American traveling through China for two weeks visiting five different cities plus Hong Kong the one overriding question I am asked is – ‘How are things in the U.S? It looks really bad.’ Think about being asked that … Continue reading
When it comes to Global warming China is a contradiction
Today (my Friday which is now ending here in Wuxi (pronounced woo-shee), China) I had the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd annual International Renewable Energy Conference. I attended the same conference in 2010 as an invited guest. I was … Continue reading
China needs no excuses like the phrase ‘That’s China’
I arrived without incident in Shanghai Tuesday afternoon after a 14 ½ hour flight from Newark. The flight was just the way I like them – nice and boring. Before leaving I had decided to take the train to my … Continue reading
Eating and playing in China – it’s like nowhere else I’ve ever been
Every time I go to China the days and nights are long and interesting. As I noted in a prior post tea flows freely during the day and night, and alcohol flows freely at night as does engaging conversation. The … Continue reading
Things are getting more expensive in China – but life in China is cheap
I have learned a new expression on this trip to China from people that live here – ‘Life is cheap in China’. This has been said to me by westerners and Chinese alike. The recent high speed train crash was … Continue reading
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