NOLASIA - Tulane Students Blog about Business in Asia

Who moved my Wechat?

Who moved my WeChat? by Xiuying Kong How popular is iPhone in China? Many young Chinese are proud of owning an iPhone. “There are now more than 131 million iPhones in-use in China at the end of 2015, making it a larger market for Apple than the U.S., which is estimated to have 110 […]

5 TIPS ON CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Ever found yourself waiting for your clients for over an hour at a restaurant? How about being the only one showing up without a gift…at a meeting? Maybe, you were just confused when your client invites you to family dinner or responds to every question you have with the term “Inshallah” (meaning: if god wills). […]

Shrimps industry: how important is the role of China and Asia?

“Demand and Supply” it sounds boring and old school, but at the end it is true and not only true, but also it makes the markets move by the relation of them. Shrimps are not the exception and Asia has an interesting role in the shrimp industry not only in its origins but also today […]

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Will China Be Crowned as the New King of Theme Parks?

Will China be Crowned as the New King of Theme Parks? In preparing for my very first visit to China, I made sure to schedule time for the important sites – The Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Bund and Shanghai Disney. At 36 years old on a student budget, I wasn’t sure if this was […]

China’s Art Industry: Distrust of Domestic Masterpieces

The art industry in China is one of the world’s largest. Seeing the opportunity for massive profit, counterfeiters have been prolific in the past decade. The problem is not limited to the fringes. In 2015, the chief librarian at a Chinese university responsible for an art gallery was caught after a years-long scheme in which […]

Professional Sports in China, Slam Dunk?

Yao Ming’s presence in China cannot be understated. You would be hard pressed to travel more than a few city blocks in Shanghai without seeing a billboard with his imposing 7’ 6” frame. It’s hard to believe, but it appears that there is only one way for Ming to go, up. In February 2017, the […]

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Mongolia: Land of the Eternal Blue Sky… and the Toyota Prius?

I slept through most of my flight from Hong Kong to Ulaanbaatar, dreaming about the adventure that was to come – riding horses on the open steppe. 5 classmates and I had planned a weeklong excursion riding horses through Mongolia. After a week in China I was ready for the cold nights, for the sore […]

Business Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in China

If you want to start a business in China, here is a question you need to ask yourself. What kind of business you want to do there? The economy of China is considered as the second largest and the fastest growing in the world. It is easy for you to get access to cheap and […]

5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA

Despite many risks of doing business India, it is one of the top destinations for foreign direct investments. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major source of non-debt financial resource for the economic development of India. We know that many big firms outsource their businesses to India to set up their business operations. The main […]

China’s Clean Energy Investment Goes Beyond Combating Pollution

Poor air quality and smog are realities of living in China’s cities. This past December, 460 million people were affected by a government issued “red alert”. A red alert is the highest level in China’s four-tier pollution alert system. Beijing has been particularly affected by the pollution, as can be seen in this time-lapsed video […]

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NOLASIA is a fictional consulting company made up of students in the Tulane MBA, PMBA, and MMG classes on international strategy & marketing, and doing business in Asia.

On this blog individual students share their blog posts related to the classes.