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I’ve had my share of interviews in the US and China, but I’ve come to the conclusion that in China political correctness goes out the window….
I’ve mentioned before that often companies will request a photo along with the resume, but here is a sampling of the ridiculous questions I’ve been asked in an interview:
How old […]
Tags: Business
I continue to learn everyday the difference between the internet world in China vs the US. Here is a big glaring one…from Pacific Epoch
A spokesman from Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) claimed on Tuesday that Alibaba Group published posts on September 14 with misleading titles about Baidu’s “PR protection agreement” with food product manufacturer Sanlu on […]
Tags: Business
As I signed onto MSN instant messenger yesterday, I was greeted with a bunch of “heart china” signatures.
too lazy to take my own screenshot, here is one from shanghaiist
Similarly reported by Shanghaiist and Wangjainshuo according to QQ MSN China tabulates over 2 million users adding this signature! (in chinese)
To summarize, this was a […]
How bad is inflation in China? According to businessweek 8.7% in Feb…is that good? bad? what does it really mean?
First off, some frame of reference - since Ben Bernanke has taken over, the Fed has come out explicitly to target an inflation rate of 2%…so by that measure 8.7% is extraordinarily high. In […]
…oh the irony
Maybe I’ve been lucky or maybe I’ve been oblivious but I’ve never once felt like I was at a disadvantage in the US because I looked Asian. But yesterday, I finally knew what it felt like to be discriminated against for something that you have no power to change. I am not […]
It crossed my mind as I check my inbox everyday that I get most of my emails while I am sleeping and barely any while I am awake. Well, turns out it’s because I find that 95% of my communication with US friends is via email while 95% of my communication with Chinese friends […]
It was just announced that there has been a shuffle at the major wireline and wireless operators in China
…China Telecom’s announcement that its executive vice president and executive director Huang Wenlin would leave on July 9 to work at China Mobile and be replaced by Zhang Chenshuang, former executive director and deputy general manager of […]
Tags: Business
When you are in the US, it’s hard to appreciate the role that language can play in doing business, but I personally think it’s the “x” factor in negotiations here (or any international negotiations for that matter)
Yesterday I was in an unique situation that made me realize how different the dynamics are when in an […]
If you’ve ever picked up any magazines or surfed most of the portal sites in China - you know what I am talking about. Most of the stuff you read, it seems like it came straight out of some PR department. Well, as I’ve come to discover, that’s not too far from the […]
I couldn’t believe it when I saw this, but Spiderman 3 is going to be out in China on May 1st - 3 days before the US!
Sony promotional picture
Granted the reasoning is that May 1st is the beginning of a Golden Week (1 of 3 yearly weeklong holidays) and May 5th is a Friday (typical […]
