Hao Hao ReportThe best China news and blog posts

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to Lost Laowai's newest addition - JohnB. John's inaugural post cuts to the heart of something all of us expats in China deal with frequently - the China funk.

John offers some good advice on regaining that lovin' feeling for the Middle Kingdom. Whether it be just some hotpot (and copious amounts of warm beer) with friends, a good book or getting the hell out of China for a while...

A Taiwan business leader, Robert Tsao, wants referenda on re-unification and calls on the DPP and KMT nominees to toss all independence policies off their shelves. Both candidates, Xie Changting and Ma Ying-jeou, react cautiously.
The China Post article also provides the url of Tsao's Blog.

Some great advice about investing and doing business in China, post-US financial meltdown, from the often spot-on Paul Denlinger.

An interesting account of how the People's Liberation Army does business, or more accurately, how most of China does business...

The top ten business events in 2006 listed by the International Business Daily.

The new SCMP video spoofing bush is meant to go viral....

I have heard from my colleagues and friends over and over again how they want to start a new business, do this and that, and talk about their product and target audience. No one, however, plans ahead to what to do if the business is successful aside from saying, “we want to get bought out by [insert big company name here]”

Helpful post that shows you how to take the train to Hangzhou from the Shanghai South Railway Station, complete with photos!

Daniel, who has experience both in Taiwan and on the mainland, offers a counterpoint to Mark's earlier article about how to make money teaching EFL in Taiwan. Daniel details what it takes to run a successful tutoring business as a westerner.