I apologize to everyone for the lack of articles over the last few months. I've been traveling like crazy including India, England, the US and China! I _think_ life is settling down a little so I plan to start writing again. Thanks for your patienc...

The scholars argue, who invented the noodles. There was the Chinese and Marco Polo brought them to Italy or they been invented independently in Italy and in China or was the ancient Greeks the inventors. In Thailand it interests only whether they were...

... and shrimp cocktail, or his famous Salisbury Steak. We print a full menu, set the table with a nice tablecloth, candles, and china. Hubby is the chef [...]...

The New York Times is back on its game. This week it breaks another story that decision-makers with China responsibility need to know about. Last week it was melamine-tainted food imports. Now it’s medication. The New York Times writes: “ … die...

Hey China salesmen — follow up those emails! I’m betting that out of every 10 emails you send out, somewhere between 1 and 3 of them end up getting lost in delivery. If you don’t hear back from someone, don’t be afraid to send them a follo...

I had the pleasure to accompany the Cal Poly MBA Program’s learning tour through China yesterday with Professor Chris Carr, professor Jay Singh and a gaggle of new graduates and ongoing students. One of the cultural differences, of an enormity of va...

You are the sales manager at a 3 year old ex-pat managed service business in a major Chinese city. In Year 1 you had 1 salesman. By the end of Year 2 you had 5 salesmen. At the close of Year 3 you had 10 salesmen. How many salesmen might you [...]

Us homeschoolers know that you can't dig a hole to China.. but try explaining to your 3-year-old why you can't dig one to hell. ( I think we need to put a kabash on the Tom and Jerry cartoons) This is going to be a long summer: