Author Archives: Dror Poleg

China and Iran caught in Israel’s Wok

Posted on 2006-07-20 by Dror Poleg

The Wok is a Hebrew-language blog about China, Israel and everything in between. Following the current commotion in Israel’s northern border, The Wok published an article that examines the relation between events in the far and middle east. A full … Continue reading →

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China Daily and Chinese Women: Cross-dressing, nudity, and super-sized bellies

Posted on 2006-06-12 by Dror Poleg

China Daily, China’s most exciting news web site, opened the week with reports about three of the Middle Kingdom’s most remarkable women. The first report tells about Zhang ZiYi’s new contract with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to star in three … Continue reading →

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Yahoo! China in a tangle as mommy goes to bed with the enemy

Posted on 2006-05-26 by Dror Poleg

Red Herring reports today about a new alliance between eBay and Yahoo!, in a bid to “resist rivals like Google and Microsoft”: “The companies plan to expand an existing advertising and search relationship so that Yahoo becomes the exclusive third-party … Continue reading →

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Bilingual brands: Love in the time of IKEA

Posted on 2006-05-09 by Dror Poleg

Is IKEA china playing love games with its local competitor? IKEA opened its first store in China in 1998. AIKA, one of its biggest local competitors, uses a brand name that is disturbingly similar to that of the Swedish giant. … Continue reading →

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The Economist City Guide and Beijing Taxi Fares

Posted on 2006-04-27 by Dror Poleg

The Economist magazine publishes a collection of monthly newsletters with stories and recommended activities in selected cities across the globe. Beijing is the latest member to join the exclusive list, following her allegedly cooler sisters Shanghai and Hong Kong. This … Continue reading →

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Bilingual brands: Google China’s GuGe yarn continues

Posted on 2006-04-27 by Dror Poleg

Google, the world’s largest media company, doesn’t seem draw much comfort from its activities in China. Earlier this year, Google copped some flak over the launch of Google.cn, a local version of its search engine that saves people the trouble of clicking through links that are inaccessible from China. A recent Keynote survey declared Google to be China’s “best search engine” as far as user experience goes, but the American giant is still trailing behind local rival Baidu, which controls roughly 50% of the local market.

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China’s talent shortage

Posted on 2006-04-27 by Dror Poleg

The International Herlad Tribune published an interesting piece about the recruitment struggles of foreign companies in China. Selected quotes: …A recent McKinsey report, titled “Addressing China’s Looming Talent Shortage,” said surveys had shown that fewer than 10 percent of Chinese … Continue reading →

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Dao bless America: The Congress, China, and counter productivity.

Posted on 2006-02-21 by Dror Poleg

Imagine the following scenario: The American congress passes a bill that makes it practically impossible for American Internet companies to operate and compete in the Chinese market, in attempt to prevent censorship and spread freedom. The new law puts a … Continue reading →

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Wireless Internet Beijing – Free Wifi Hot spots in Beijing

Posted on 2006-02-20 by Dror Poleg

Free wireless internet and wi-fi hotspots in Beijing: Sculpting in Time Cafe Laid back atmosphere, good pizzas, and free wireless internet. A good place to meet language partners. No.1 Building 12 Hua qing jia yuan.Cheng fu lu. Haidian District. (West … Continue reading →

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Baidu (BIDU) Guide: Baidu IPO, Baidu MP3 Search and more

Posted on 2006-02-20 by Dror Poleg

Baidu: Introduction Baidu ( 百度 ) (NASDAQ: BIDU) is a Chinese search engine. Its design resembles that of Google. Baidu features the capability to search news and images, among other functionality. Approximately 45% of all internet searches in China are … Continue reading →

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