Researchers at the University of Hawaii disclosed this week that the Earth is likely being watched over by not one silvery sentinel, but two. Those of you who have shelved your social lives to read the most anticipated book of the year, Haruki Murakami’s 930 page tome, IQ84, may be feeling a bit on edge after [...]
Note: The blog, Beijing Haze, was dismantled two days after publishing this original post. The author of the blog has not offered any contact information but is aware of how to reach me, should she wish to request the deletion of “On the Arrest and Detention of a Man in China…As Documented by His Wife.” This [...]
Dan Harris of China Law Blog published an excellent post this week entitled, “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Can You Say China Relevant?” which pays homage to Richard Cassin’s FCPA Blog while providing very timely FCPA advice for companies doing business in China. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act definitely needs more attention these days, particularly as [...]
A new study published by Control Risks, an international business risk consultancy, echoes a few of my previous posts on corruption and the general findings of many development economists- when the economy falls, corruption rises. The report, “Corruption, Compliance and Change” argues that, instead of overhauling current financial and regulatory models, the global economic crisis [...]
This week, Boston-based firm Bain Capital secured a $418 million investment to acquire a minority stake in GOME, China’s second largest electronics retailer. GOME has seen its fair share of global news coverage following the November 2008 arrest of its founder and ex-chairman, Huang Guangyu, over allegations of share-price manipulation linked to drug manufacturer Jintai [...]
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