Although production is taking place in a former industrial factory outside Mumbai, viewers will not be able to tell that the all-Chinese version of the global hit reality show Big Brother wasn't made in Shanghai or Beijing, says The Hollywood Reporter. The decision to shoot in India was “driven by...
Covidien opens 2nd R&D Center in Asia
Leading healthcare products maker Covidien plc. has announced the inauguration of its latest Research and Development facility called the China Technology Center (“CTC”) in Shanghai, China. The center aims to collaborate with local medical practitioners to develop innovative medical devices to cater to the Chinese as well as other emerging...
How do people in India and in China see each other?
The New York Times conducted an interesting series of interviews in Shanghai and New Delhi asking Chines and Indians what they think of their own countries and each other's countries. As one Indian says in the video, "We have gone from Bhai Bhai (a period of friendship and brotherhood in...
Shanghai Rising
For Western companies, it was conventional wisdom that you located your Asia-Pacific office in either Hong Kong or Singapore. Both cities offer modern amenities for expatriates and both have a cosmopolitan air about them. But the world has changed. A Chinese survey of 112 companies found that 78% of them...