I was delighted to welcome the UAE Ambassador and his First Secretary to the North East last week. They visited Newcastle and Durham and had a programme of events ranging from a cultural overview given by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, to lunch …
When I was in the UK last month I spoke to dozens of British companies, trying to enthuse them about the idea of exporting to Japan. Anyone who I managed to convince is probably now having second thoughts. Surely any …
I’ve just come back from Liberty’s seminar on the Spring Summer 2012 fabric collection, held in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district for Liberty Japan’s main fabric customers. Antiques, archives and costume were the main themes for the collection - sounds a …
Forbes has just issued its list of billionaires for 2011 and it makes interesting reading. I’ll admit that I struggle with understanding what it would be like to be a billionaire and, even if I were lucky enough to win …
One of the most striking features of the South Korean economy is the hugely important role played by its large conglomerates, or ‘chaebol’ in Korean. The chaebol are led in size by Samsung – which has annual revenues larger than …
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