Blog by Jim James

Beijing is actually quite a small city, in spite of the 14 million inhabitants, and today I managed to cover 27km of it as I prepare for the Singapore marathon, the tunes of the Vaughan Williams concert from the night before ringing in my head. Signing up for a marathon takes no time at all, but tr...

I have just finished a three week holiday which included 2 weddings on 2 continents and passed the flight time by reading ‘The Lexus and the Olive Tree’ which talks of the gathering strains of globalisation and how economies must adopt, or be forced into, the ‘golden straightjacket’ of economic libe...

Beijing was held under a damp muggy blanket of fumes and drizzle all week, and we were gifted a glimpse of the big blue yonder only on Sunday, a parallel in some ways to the seven months of hard work and the reward at the end of this week. The SOHO is beginning to be more an Small Office than Home ...

I learnt about how business is really being done in China this week, questioning the validity of bringing more western theory to local entrepreneurs, enjoyed watching the Chinese hopefuls dance for a place in the World Salsa Championship, and chatted about mixed culture relationships with Hard Candy...

Much like the Marathon flame figures at the Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Centre, EASTWEST is taking on the appearance of being in the running for business in time for the Olympics. This week we concluded the first press briefing without external assistance and received enquiries from companies ...