China's crackdown on ICOs and cryptocurrency exchanges might lead those of us in the West to conclude that it isn't the most "crypto-friendly" jurisdiction at t...
By @SimonCocking review of The Demographics of Innovation, Why Demographics is a Key to the Innovation Race, By James Liang. Published by Wiley £22.95/ US$29.95...
It has now been over seven months since the People’s Bank of China released a public statement banning companies from using initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) to raise funds from Chinese investors. The PBoC's statement immediately sent shockwaves throug...
Bitcoin failed to hold on Monday April 9 above the psychological mark of $ 7,000. The cryptocurrency rose on April 8, but again fell to $ 6,700, leading other c...
We live in topsy-turvy times where often nothing is as it appears. Almost everything that is presented to us on a daily basis is fake. It has become almost impo...
By @SimonCocking, review of The Next Factory of the World : How Chinese Investment Is Reshaping Africa, by Irene Yuan Sun. Available from Harvard Business Press.
China is now the biggest foreign player in Africa.
It's Africa's largest trade par...
People on the look out for a new car in China now have a new option, they can buy a new car from a vending machine, yes a vending machine, as easy as buying con...
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30 years’ experience working with business colleagues developing software solutions in response to business problems.
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Today, Guo Ping, Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO, Huawei met with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Simon Coveney TD from Ireland at Huawei’s Headquarters in Shenzhen, China. The Tánaiste had a tour of the company’s headquar...