NOLASIA - Tulane Students Blog about Business in Asia

Trump proves that Stanley Milgram was right and Americans are wrong

Last week I visited my in laws. A nice couple, religious jews living in long island. Quite wealthy. Trump supporters. As is well established Donald Trump is ruining the world. He is destroying our environment, separating families, diving Americans and all around tarnishing if not destroying what it means to be an American. From an […]

Dubai: The Next Beauty Capital of the World

With South Korean beauty exports reaching $3.97 billion in 2016, Seoul has become known as a global beauty capital. While Korean beauty products have seemingly taken over the world, the cosmetics industry is shifting its focus to a new market: the Middle East. And Dubai is leading the way. Middle Eastern Beauty Market From a […]

Traditional Gender Roles: Still Relevant?

In this current climate of over inclusion, why are traditional gender role expectations still hindering women from becoming or even fully experiencing leadership roles within large corporations? Every other day or article you read, the general public is being re-educated about appropriate pronouns by which to address individuals as well as populations. One would be […]

Yum Brands China – Potentially the Largest Acquisition of Consumer Company Ever in China

As of November 1st, 2016 Yum China Holdings Inc. became a licensee of Yum! Brands in China’sMainland. With this partnership, Yum China has exclusive rights to Yum brands like KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. Yum China currently has 8,200 locations in 1,200 cities throughout China, with goals of reaching 20,000 locations. Discussions have begun between […]

United States Exporting Liquid Natural Gas

What is Liquid Natural Gas? Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas that is cooled down to its liquid state for transportation purposes. By cooling the natural gas to a liquid, the volume reduces to 1/600th compared to its gas state. Since the natural gas is cooled and not compressed under pressure, the volatility drastically decreases […]

How Much is Stephen Curry Worth to Under Amour?

Net Worth Before jumping into how much Steph is worth to Under Armour, we should see how much he is actually valued at. Curry is currently the highest paid player in the NBA making north of $34 million a year. By the time his current contract expires in 2022 he will have made over $257 […]

Tesla and a New Saudi International Investment Strategy

Anyone reading a financial publication recently has probably seen the news that Elon Musk has declared his desire to take his groundbreaking electric car and battery company Tesla private after over 8 years as a publicly traded company. This is most likely due to Musk’s disdain for answering to public investors, as well as entertaining […]

Fishy Business- Chinese Rainbow Trout

This week, the Chinese government has announced that rainbow trout can be sold as salmon in China. It was reported in early 2018 that this practice was common in China for years. Rather than criminalizing or at least discouraging this practice, the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance has legitimized the sale of trout […]

Opportunities and Challenges of Exporting Agricultural Equipment to China

The World’s Leader China is the world’s largest agricultural economy. It produces, imports, and consumes more food than any other country in the world. As the World’s largest food producer, China offers significant opportunities for agricultural equipment manufacturers. On the other hand, Chinese government policies present equally significant challenges to international companies attempting to capitalize […]

Online education – Teaching English to Chinese Students VIPKid

Who is Cindy Mi? Cindy Mi is a 35 year old Chinese entrepreneur who is making a global difference. She is the founder VIPKID, an online service that connects Chinese students to fluent English based teachers. There are approximately 60,000 online teachers currently enrolled in VIPKid. The approximate 27,000 English teachers in China are not […]

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NOLASIA is a blog where students in the Tulane MBA, PMBA, and MMG classes on international strategy & marketing, and doing business in Asia share their blog posts related to the classes.