Indian and Chinese heads of state, ministers and other high ranking government officials are expected to meet at two very influential summits within the next week. The first is the ongoing ASEAN Summit in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and the next the BOAO...
The tea leaf whose humble journey from China to India centuries ago, heralded one of the most popular drinks on the subcontinent, is expected to lose her crown to the mighty coffee bean. Considered the brew of the newly affluent, the internationally well-travelled,...
Chinese director Zhang Yimou who directed the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and Red Sorghum, Nobel Laureate Mo Yan’s novel will be conferred the Lifetime Achievement award at a prestigious ceremony at the Mumbai Film Festival tomorrow. The acclaimed...
Chinese author Mo Yan just became the first Mandarin to win the Nobel Prize for literature. During the same week, China announced it would be translating into Mandarin, publishing and printing constitutions of a majority of the worlds nations. Furthermore, in recent...
There is a reason why Wal-Mart wants to enter India – and remain in China, even though its turning a loss in China after more than a dozen years and far fewer restrictions and political hurdles. It’s the potential of +2.5 billion people. Consumer spending...
By DanFeng Wu One evening after work, I was invited to Café Zoe, a popular restaurant in the Lower Parel area of Mumbai by a local friend of mine. It was during rush hour, so I got off the cab early and decided to walk the last 5 minutes to the restaurant. This was...
