QUICK FACTS:

China has the world's largest population of Internet users, with 253 million people online as of June, according to the government. The U.S. is in second place with 223.1 million people online, according to research firm Nielsen Online   - 2008 August 22   WALL ST. JOURNAL

More than 210 million Chinese Internet users today are spending nearly 570 million hours online each day.

China has more than 160 million Internet users and 2007 saw over $1.1 billion generated by on-line ads - Source:   Variety Asia

Chinese are the world's most avid mobile music listeners. Chinese aged 16 to 21 spend approximately 14 hours each week listening to music via cellphones. They listen to music mostly at home (49%), in cars (32%) and traveling on public transport (30%); 31% of Chinese transfer tunes from a PC or laptop, compared to 22% who download to phones from mobile services.  -  Source: TNS Global Technology


Over two-thirds of Chinese maintain blog Across Asia, youth in Greater China are the most likely to write and upload content to their own blog. In China, 69% have a blog, compared to 62% in Taiwan and 60% in Hong Kong. The only other Asian nation that likes to blog as much is Thailand, also at 69%. - Source: MTV Music Matters Survey

 

 

 



Happy New Year! - Year of the Dragon

Asia is on fire and there is so much that the world does not know about Asians & so much that some Asians do not know about the world.   This blog is an attempt to bridge East and West to avoid cultural as well as economic mis-understandings with a whole lot of facts, based on articles from around the world.  Its the areas of common ground we focus on -- to bridge the gaps.   There's actually a lot of commonalities - we focus on those.  We curate articles from around the world to share on our unique viewpoint.

China remains a relatively small player overall as an investor into the US, with the world's second-largest economy still on a par with New Zealand and Austria. The report says many Americans wrongly believe that the heavy state role in the Chinese economy means that investment is driven largely by political subterfuge rather than the profit motive.     >>  MORE

THE NEXT GENERATION

Many of Asia's rich are inheriting wealth that is nouveau riche and no benefit of pedigree or generations of breeding.   Now some have reach that is international and operations-wise rather sophisticated.   

More importantly the young-ster's are afraid of loosing the Family wealth + some of the private banks are providing a forum of mentors, guides and professionals for the region's super elite.

Inheritance and Estate Planning
are taboos in Asian family discussions

with disastrous consequences in the case of some billionaires.   Money is a double edged sword.   Witness these high profile billionaires who used Money as a Weapon - another Asian parent thing. 

This website also celebrates Asian women - the strength behind many of these families, globally.  Who was the one who picked up the boat in Florida or the development site in Vancouver or condo in Toronto? And WHO do you think bought the Kensington Flat or the Upper Westside condo?!   Our 太太's own in Shanghai and San Francsico but  live in Hong Kong, Vancouver, New York  and London.   The Chief is still Tycoon so things still need to get done ;-)   This is our bamboo network.

As Hubert Kang ranted recently  "A little tired of people confusing Taiwanese confusing Taiwanese as Chinese.  Look, if you are trying to sell me something, at least have the sensitivty when I have told you I am Taiwanese several times".  

All Asians are NOT the same!!

The Lovely Vivinne Poy

This site is not just about women but we do tend to include some of our friends like the lovely Yolanda (below)  and those who have good taste and are role models.  

Women have many talents


The Asian Consumer

We are not a huge fan perhaps probably because we know too much (she worked at STAR TV when she met RM!)  but hard to ignore the crouching tiger who captured headlines around the world


-- 2011 April 6 SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

STEALTH  WEALTH

ISSUES FOR HER:

LIFESTYLE & LIFE SKILLS:  VALUES

INTERNET:

ETIQUETTE & VALUES

  

太太 ACTIVITIES

EAST MEETS WEST | OUR ASIAN HERITAGE 


BUSINESS |  GEO - POLITICAL


DIASPORA

 
This is how good you have to be!

 ISSUES FOR HIM

THE NEXT GENERATION

We address some of these issues by aggregating issues that are related.

HUMOUR

The First TAI TAI-Tested, TAI TAI-Approved Guide to the United States & Beyond

There are plenty of guides out there - but who's gonna tell you what you really want to know, like where a TAI TAI on the go can go alone, or the best place to shop, find a deal or eat??  That's why we've created  HELLO TAI TAI guide to the world :  Its a database of tips.

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