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China Threatens Death Penalty for Food Safety Violations

China hopes stiffer sentences force domestic dairy producers to clean up their acts--and better compete with foreign imports. READ»

Emerging Markets Have Emerged: Next Stop for Some Companies the Global Fortune 500?

Game-changing endeavors from the developing world are no longer only occurring in China and India--Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia and others are making moves on the global scene.READ»

India Exports Knowledge, $250 Million to Develop Rwanda's Health and IT Sectors

Rwanda is to get a dose of Indian medical know-how in the latest India-in-Africa investment.READ»

Consumers in Emerging Markets Are Even More Cause-Centric Than Western Counterparts

The annual GoodPurpose Report was released today, spelling out consumer preferences in emerging markets like India and China.READ»

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Text Here for a New Job

The MIT offspring, Assured Labor, connects job-seekers with employers via mobile SMS.READ»

Lifeplayer, the MP3 Radio for the World's Most Forgotten

An alternative to school and formal education, the Lifeplayer could democratize education in Africa.READ»

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Five Reasons to Be Bullish on Africa

As President Obama addresses the Young African Leaders Summit today in Washington, he's recognizing the fast-changing face of the Continent--and what it means to American business in the next decade.READ»

From the Young World to Your World

How will the next billion Netizens change the Web and the world? What can we learn from them? And how does their rise change the game in emerging markets? READ»

When being "disruptive" is a good thing

This is a reposting of an article I wrote last week for NextBillion.net. NextBillion is a site that "brings together business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers, and academics who want to explore the ...READ»

Taming the Dragon

A little while ago I wrote an article on "10 things you must do to win in emerging markets." China is still considered an emerging market for technology products, given that the majority of the people still live and ...READ»