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Chinese Perceptions of the U.S. ‘Trade War’

In many ways, Chinese views of the trade war are nearly identical to the opinions of U.S. citizens on the other side of the dispute: they are divided, largely along support for the administration in charge. Over a year ago, in January 2018, President Trump began imposing tariffs on U.S. imports, over time expanding the […]

Intellectual Property Rights in China: How Can the Actions of Intellectual Property Courts Inform Foreign Investors

Due to high demand, in 2017 the People’s Republic approved the creation of similar Intellectual Property (IP) courts. Was this a signal to international corporations of Chinese intent to punish IP infringements liberalization? A step to curb protectionist complaints launched at the Intellectual Property Rights administration of biased, and overworked, IP courts. With an ever-increasing […]

Guess What’s Making a Comeback?

In light of my recent travels and in response to an article I recently read, titled: ”Boutique hotels gain new ground in Bangkok” I decided to dedicate this post to Boutique Hotels. When traveling you’ve probably booked at various types of hotels, perhaps a Business Hotels, like Marriot’s and the Hilton’s of the world. Or […]

Unexpected Oasis

I had been to Beijing in 2012 and had an idea of what to expect from Shanghai from friends, but I knew nothing about Xiamen. I was pleasantly surprised. I loved how much of a water town Xiamen was and how aesthetically everything was placed along the water. The riverfront had a lot of businesses […]

Social Monitoring

There are over 2,620,000,000 active social media users worldwide (Statista, 2019). Why? Because social media has become the one-stop shop for human interaction (the comments section), people-watching (Instagram and Snapchat), keeping up with the lives of family and friends (Facebook and Instagram), entertainment (YouTube), and news and information. Social media is a big deal and […]

Uber and Didi Compete in China

Most likely, everyone reading this will have heard of Uber. The readers may not have heard of Didi. Uber is a ride sharing program that is used worldwide. It serves 785 metropolitan areas and has an estimated 100 million users. It was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp and currently employs around […]

Genetic Databases in China

The Bioethics of Medical Device Sales in China: Genetic Databases in China “DNA is the new fingerprint” Across the globe there is an increase in the collection of genetic data for the purpose of creating databases. The most typical uses of these databases are for medical research purposes or more likely for the purpose of […]

AQI–How does China Stack Up?

What is AQI ? The Air Quality Index is calculated using levels of five pollutants: ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. The AQI scale has six categories and ranges from 1 to 500. An AQI over 100 may be considered unhealthy for sensitive groups (people with asthma as well as […]

The Sun is shining on China’s energy industry, and it’s getting brighter.

The Chinese solar energy industry has boomed in the last decade as they leave coal behind. Meanwhile, the US appears to be moving in the opposite direction. By Tyler Book China’s energy demands have exploded over the last decade. In their rush to meet those demands, China has begun to turn away from coal. In […]

Saving Face in China

So saving face might sound like something like keeping a poker face and not “tipping your hand” in a negotiation in the context of business. However, in China the concept is not quite so simple. Before understanding the importance of saving face a quick reminder that Chinese society has a HIGH POWER DISTANCE according to […]

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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.