Topic: Hong Kong

Panama: The Future Hong Kong of Latin America?

I just came back from conducting my program in Panama, and while I have been through the Panama City airport several times, I had never stepped outside its walls. This is a fascinating country. We had 150 attend the ...READ»

Low Cost And Long Haul: Can It Work?

Last November Hong Kong-based Oasis Airlines started offering flights from Hong Kong to London's Gatwick airport at ridiculously low prices. Hong Kong being a former British colony means that there is enough traffic between the two ...READ»

The Future of Fun

Toasters that forecast the weather, necklaces that fence in wandering children, cell phones that practically sing and dance. A glimpse at the fanciful, freaky gadgets popping up in Hong Kong today that you wish you could find at a local Best Buy.READ»

De-Adversify: Part 2 of The 12 Things I've Learned About Business From Living Abroad

I hate to read something like this, about a boy in South Carolina who was punished because he decided to use his broken pencil sharpener. But sometimes this happens. When you can't get the help you need for something, you have ...READ»

Going to a Greener Place

Death is taking on a whole new image. The grim reaper is ditching his black robe for a green one. Since we are, as the New York Times puts it, in the era of "An Inconvenient Truth," it seems only natural that even the death industry ...READ»

Will Phil Wong Put Asia Online?

Too much of the Internet is 'America-centric,' says this Hong Kong entrepreneur. 'We're building Asia-centric content.'READ»

Leading Through SARS

First came the rumor: A killer virus was sweeping through Hong Kong. Panic soon followed. Marjorie Yang, CEO of textiles conglomerate the Esquel Group, faced her toughest test: to manage a global organization from ground zero of SARS.READ»

Ground Control

Handy transportation options that will keep you rolling -- long after your flight has come to a stop.READ»

How to Run Your Brand Like a Therapist

To keep consumers coming back, companies should consider getting in touch with their feelings.READ»

• Graham Button's blog Like it or Not

Art and Commerce Meet on Buildings' Interactive Media Facades

The main strips of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Times Square are on the cutting-edge of illuminated media façades--emblazoned with hyper-animated, neon advertising. But there's a parallel movement to harness the technology for ...READ»

Finding Someone to Blame

I'm watching the financial markets this morning following yesterday's power outages, trying to gauge the jumpiness of traders in general, who have been unnecessarily skittish for about 20 months now. So far, a mixed-to-flat opening. ...READ»

The Gucci Killers

Shanghai Tang has learned from its past mistakes--and now it's gunning to become China's first great luxury brand. Forget about cheap socks and DVD players. This is the next battlefield for global competition.READ»

Image Problems

We got the inside dish on the thinking behind four intriguing logos.READ»

Designed Experiences: The Evolution of Intelligent Design

Established brands are an evolution, constantly adapting. Designed brands are born adapted.READ»

• Graham Button's blog Like it or Not

Online, We're the Sales Leads and the Cookies are the Closers

My son plays some pretty obscure online games. You have to leave the beaten track to find them. About six months ago he was playing one in my dungeon office at home, where I was using hypnosis to coax ideas out of a blank piece of ...READ»

• Graham Button's blog Like it or Not

The Ultimate Design Language? Words.

The more user-centered design is, the better. And no medium is more user-centered than the written word.READ»

• Graham Button's blog Like it or Not

The Architect of Experience: Conversation With a Service Designer

Where interactive design meets industrial design, meets advertising, meets interior design, meets graphic design, meets sequential art. Savannah College of Art and Design president Paula Wallace interviews professor Peter Fossick.READ»

• Paula Wallace's Design (Education) Is Changing blog

Fast Talk: Hyatt's Vertical Jump

Grahame Carder VP, Marketing, Hyatt International Asia Pacific Hong Kong, China Grahame Carder, 50 (pictured in front of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong), heads Hyatt's Asia operations. In anticipation of the Olympics, the new ...READ»

Shcontemporary '09: The Asia Pacific Contemorary Art Fair

When it comes to contemporary art, "Made in China" may be a good thing. The spring auctions of Chinese art in New York and Hong Kong delivered mixed results -- some significant works went unsold, but several beat presale estimates ...READ»

Road Rules - Rule 3

Don't just sit there -- join the club!READ»

The 12 Things I've Learned About Business from Living Abroad

This morning I was reading the New York Times Sunday Business section and I noticed that there was only one article out of 18 that explicitly referenced international business, and that article was really about one Indian immigrant ...READ»

Ideo Redesigns the Icebreaker

One of my least favorite activities of all time is the icebreaker. You know how it goes: Throw together a bunch of people--six, eight, more than two is too many--and force them to tell each other something silly, secret, anything that ...READ»

Road Rules - Rule 9

Don't drive yourself crazy.READ»

Business Trips Don't Have to be All Business

Being away on business shouldn't mean doing away with enjoyment. It should mean doing things differently. Get an expert's tips on how to get the most out of your trip.READ»

Be the Brand

Creating a meaningful brand goes beyond mere product presentation. It requires vision, leadership, and communication.READ»