Ruben dedicated his first climb to honor kids and childhood. He spent his time on the mountain digesting his childhood, thinking about his son, and what he could do to help kids climb their own mountains of poverty, sickness, hunger and love. Today we are taking a second to remember what we wanted to […]
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Over the next two months we will be climbing one of most challenging mountains in the world, the almighty K2. With only 352 summits since 1953 and a 27% death rate, K2 has earned the respect of adventurers and thrill seekers from around the globe. I am honored to be one of the few […]
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For Greater China Official Dates Spring Festival begins with the Chinese New Year and ends the night of the Lantern Festival. According to the lunar calendar, Chinese New YearThe official public holiday is Feb. 7th – Feb. 13th. Lantern Festival is observed on Feb. 22nd. There is no official day off, but it is […]
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For Greater China Transportation officials estimate that China’s 1.3 billion people will take an average of three trips each by rail, air, and road over the 40 day period that marks the holiday, for a record total of 2.91 billion trips (link in Chinese). That’s 110 million more trips than last year. During this period, incidents […]
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Can Spring Festival Hong Bao set you up or burn you down for the new year? The Basics: Hong Bao is money presented in a red envelope for festivals, holidays, weddings, new babies and special occasions. Spring Festival Hong Bao is NOT the same as annual bonus. It is one of many times during the year […]
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By China Foundations 20151202 Share Fellow ABC (American-born Chinese) Edward Sun started his Made in China story not knowing his Chinese ABCs. He was drawn to the region to learn the language and get in touch with his roots, and 2 years in China magically turned into almost 20. This is a story all too […]
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By China Foundations 20151126 Share Happy American Thanksgiving. When I sat down with one of my Made in China heroes Kaiser Kuo at Mesh Bar in the Opposite House, we talked about the important themes as usual, but I finished the interview feeling Kaiser’s strong appreciation and gratitude. He’s living the dream and grateful for […]
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(Morning Training Session in front of a graffiti wall in Verona, Italy. ) By China Foundations 20151123 Share James Scott, Strength Coach for the CBA’s Shanghai Sharks, does what others don’t want to do. He cleaned a gym for free for 2 years even with a college degree and a cush corporate job just for the […]
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By China Foundations 20151111 Share In 1999, Nanjing became the second home to Cyril White. Before Cyril was a player/tour advisor, he started as a pioneer in the Chinese Basketball Association and has spent 2/3 of his adult life in China. He’s been a college and professional baller, coach, started a successful shoe brand and […]
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By China Foundations 20151027 Share Before Allen Yang started eFire-Asia, a fire safety technology company, and Beijing Yi Fang Yan Liang Consulting, he worked in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution and was the only one of five members of his family to attend university. He worked his way up through state-owned enterprises in aerospace, […]
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