Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference

Comedian Joe Wong and others are exporting American style stand-up comedy to his native China and localizing humor for Chinese audiences.

Can China Take a Joke? Stand-up comedy is catching on in the country, even if people still aren’t quite sure when to laugh.

New to export? Check out the helpful guide just published by the International Trade Administration.

95% of goods exported from US don’t need a license. Do yours? to Exporting

http://1.usa.gov/1ze7Nz5

Chinese Capital is flowing offshore at the fastest pace in a decade: $300B in last six months. A warning sign for a slowing economy?

The Hot Money Cools on China Some $300 billion has been moved out in the past six months

See APBO speaker Paul Wilson's interview on CNBC's "Inside China" as he describes the Myanmar's economic development and how it impacts in foreign relationships.

How Myanmar balances its ties with the West and China In this episode of "Inside China," CNBC heads to Yangon - Myanmar's biggest city - to see how the country's foreign relationships are changing.

Thank you, participants, for a fantastic APBO 2015 Conference.
To see our latest speaker presentation slides visit our website.

APBO 2015 Materialism, Middle Class Aspirations, New Youth Lifestyles and Behavior and a Growing Self-Confidence: The Implications of a Rising China for American Business

Is growing your global business getting more difficult? http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/reconsidering-the-value-of-globalization/2015/04/24/7b5425c2-e82e-11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html

The great unraveling of globalization U.S. businesses rethink a strategy that promised to lift companies and consumers the world over.

Don St. Pierre, co-founder and board member of ASC Fine Wines, will be speaking at APBO about "Hard-Won Lessons of a Foreign Startup: How ASC Fine Wines became China’s Largest Premium Wine Importer."

Keynote Speaker Feature: Don St. Pierre Jr. - APBO Conference 2015 We are pleased to introduce keynote speaker Don St. Pierre, co-founder and board member of ASC Fine Wines. If you have enjoyed a glass or bottle of fine wine in China over the past decade, you can thank the efforts...

Here is a quick look at the IMF World Economic Outlook Update

Infographic - IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update, January 2015: Cross Currents Infographic - Global growth will receive a boost from lower oil prices, which reflect to an important extent higher supply. But this boost is projected to be more than offset by negative factors, including investment weakness as adjustment to diminished expectations about medium-term growth continue…

APBO Friends and Fans, please join our Marshall Pacific Rim Business Forum on Oct 16-18 at the Sule Shangri-La, Yangon, Myanmar. Int'l networking and reconnecting with the Trojan Family.
http://bit.ly/1kcCYU4

Happy Lunar New Year! Chinese proverb for the Year of the Horse: 'Ma Dao Cheng Gong' that translates to Win Success Immediately or Gain Victory Instantly. Wishing you health, happiness, and prosperity.

New Year Around The World Communities in China and beyond are welcoming the Year of the Horse on January 31, the day of the Lunar New Year. It's a family holiday in most places, with no shortage of stunning parades, prayers, and fireworks displays.

We are pleased to announce that Sidney Rittenberg is returning to speak at the Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Conference on April 7 & 8, 2014 at USC. Learn more about his remarkable life story:
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/12/the-american-who-gave-his-life-to-chairman-mao/282647/

The American Who Gave His Life to Chairman Mao On the dictator's 120th birthday, Sidney Rittenberg—whose life story entwines with the turbulent history of the People's Republic—describes his interactions with the man who still dominates China 37 years after his death.

Registration is now open for Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Conference. Join us for the 27th annual conference on April 7 & 8. Join us for the premier networking event focused on doing business in Asian markets.
http://apboconference.com/registration.html

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