0 Global Competition

High Tech Computer, a hardly-known but rapid-growing Taiwanese gadget maker, unveiled a touch-screen smartphone called Touch Diamond (pictured left).

Looks like Apple has some healthy global competition coming its way against the iPhone (pictured left).

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0 Dissecting, Acting and Strategizing on Global Trends

Worth a look. May require a quick registration (complimentary).

The McKinsey Quarterly: Globalization

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0 Dubai: Sandcastles in the Sky

Have you looked at Dubai for business? It is considered the financial mecca of the Middle East.

AlwaysOn has a pretty comprehensive writeup about the author's experience visiting there -- here.

Explore what it's like to do business in the U.A.E. -- here.

Find trade opportunities here.

Additional market research here.

Local travel information and city guide Dubai City.

Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.

My favorite ... Burj Dubai.

And for fun ... I'll throw this in ... Ski Dubai (virtual tour).

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0 Hot, Flat and Crowded

The book claims to be a rousing manifesto for our climate-challenged future.

The front cover says:

Why we need a green revolution -- and how it can renew America.

He's back.

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0 Reformulating the Oreo to Sell to the World

Kraft has scored in China thanks to reformulating its best-selling American Oreo cookie to local tastes.

What's the China Oreo like? It's long, thin, four-layered and coated in chocolate.

Great case study. Watch the video and read more here.

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