Kai Wang, who is originally from China, is an attorney with the Hawaii law firm of Carlsmith Ball, where she is a Partner and the Chair of the Greater China Practice Group. For nearly a decade, Kai has worked in the Greater China Region on cross-border transactions in international law firms and as an in-house […]
Weichat vs Apple Changing Western Business Models
Weichat is the China dream. Unless you live and work in China and use Weichat, you are missing out on the greatest revolution in China. Weichat is transforming the lives of ordinary Chinese- it is the China dream. Originally starting out as a simple chat program (messaging, making phone calls, transferring photos and files), it […]
Honolulu’s Chinatown
Honolulu’s Chinatown is the oldest and most authentic in the United States. In 1973, Chinatown was on the the National Register of Historic Places. In 1991, The Special Design District was created with the express intent to keep the character of Chinatown. Now, Merchants are going out of business and emergency vehicles can hardly maneuver […]
How Deep are Chinas Pockets?
Gordon Chang and Bill Sharp discuss just how financially solvent China is as it continues to invest and loan billions around the world, often to support its one belt, one road. Attention will also be given to the upcoming 19th Party Congress. Finally, we hear about the crisis on the Korean peninsula ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]
Chinese Leadership in a New Age of Digital Technology
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. China is leading the New Age of Digital Technology, especially FinTech. Yes, get to know what FinTech is—short for Financial Technology- it is changing China while the rest of the world has […]
Are you Chinese or Taiwanese
Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica, visiting scholar, Professor Evan Dawley appears on Asia in review with Bill Sharp to discuss his forthcoming book Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnic Identity at the Border of China and Japan. Dawley gives particular focus to the building of ethnic identity as opposed to national identity in the coastal city of […]
The “Charm” of Science in China
Raya Salter and Elise Anderson cover a talk by Professor Fred Harris, a high energy physicist, at the Science Cafe on April 18th. His talk was titled, “The Charm in China” and covered high energy physics, charm quarks and the Beijing Electron Positron Collider. Original Air Date May 14, 2017. Episode 320. ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]
Doing Business in China
Tune in for an episode of the Art of Thinking Smart where David Chang and Michael North discuss tips and tricks for successfully doing business in China. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out […]
Chinas Conscience Liu Xiaobo
Think Tech host and Asia expert, Ray Tsuchiyama and Asia in Review host Bill Sharp discuss the passing of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great […]
The 20th Anniversary Of The Turnover Of Hong Kong
June 30 marks the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China by Britain and President Xi Jinping is expected to come to preside over the celebrations. He’ll probably deliver a major speech. That should give us something to talk about. Frank Ching, columnist for the Wall Street Journal will help us understand […]