Category: china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華
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Lotte + more news
Lotte Lotte shareholders reject bid to remove Chairman Shin Dong-bin as family feud continues | The Japan Times – particularly interesting Chaebol feud given the unique Japan-Korea structure of Lotte. Lotte in Korea is huge in FMCG, entertainment, hospitality and retailing. Lotte has been driven out of China by the government. More Korea related posts…
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Fitness apps + more things
Fitness apps Adidas, Asics, Under Armour Spend $1 Billion on Fitness Apps | Business of Fashion – interesting how sports apparel brands are making the front running in fitness apps. Fitness apps look like one of the key use cases for wearables and I expect technology firms to try and muscle in. Fitness apps would fit…
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Apple ID + more news
Apple ID Apple: Terrorist’s Apple ID Password Changed In Government Custody, Blocking Access – BuzzFeed News – The Apple ID password linked to the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists was changed less than 24 hours after the government took possession of the device, senior Apple executives said Friday. If that hadn’t happened, Apple…
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Articles about race + more things
The Guardian website will no longer allow comments under articles about race, immigration and Islam | JOE.ie – interesting that The Guardian stopped at just articles about race, immigration and Islam. Also controversial given its stance on censorship Chips on their shoulders | The Economist – THE Chinese government has been trying, on and off, since the 1970s…
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Chinas Coming War With Asia
Chinas coming war with Asia – provocative title Chinas Coming War With Asia: where do I start with a book title this inflammatory? I went to the trouble of reading the book twice before starting this review. In the end, the only conclusion I can come to is ‘Policy Faultlines in East Asia’ doesn’t have…
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Topless model + more things
Twist ending of moving company’s sexy topless model ad has a silver lining 【Video】 | RocketNews24 – one of the better 15 second spots I’ve seen involving a sexy topless model. This is one of the few times that you will see the words sexy topless model in one of my posts. IBM, Ustream-BM, we can’t believe…
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Habbo + more things
Growing up Habbo: My so-called life in the first social network for teens | The Kernel – gen-y journeys in computing. Memories of Habbo Hotel as an online experience and social network. Habbo Hotel gets forgotten in its role as a social network. Chinese luxury shoppers increasingly turning online: KPMG | Shanghai Daily – interesting move to…
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Cool tools & things that made last week
Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools website has a podcast series, this episode on great tips Cool Tools is a direct descendant of The Whole Earth catalogue. Kelly started his career helping Stewart Brand edit the last few editions of the Whole Earth catalogue. He was then an editor for follow on projects including the Whole Earth…
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The smartphone market and Huawei
It is hard for anyone reading the media to believe that Huawei’s rise in the smartphone market was anything short of miraculous. In reality the roots of this rise go back at least six years. Back in 2010, Huawei was already shipping 3,000,000 smartphones. However since that time, the year-on-year percentage growth in consumer devices…