http://china.trieusolutions.com 关于中国和印度的一切 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:20:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was much more uncertain of India than China, since I have gone to China many times before. But even after meeting so many Chinese, I still have learned much of the Chinese, especially from a business perspective. When I visit China, I often see my peers of my own ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/02/final-reflective-blog-post/ Today's final "company visit" was Bollywood. We actually got to see some sets and step foot onto a live recording of a soap opera. The typical hospital scene is where you'll find high emotions, as your loved one is about to die or has had some tragic accident (or was ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-18-bollywood/ What is interesting about Wockhardt Hospital is not that they are successful in medical studies and patient treatment to Indians, but they are also successful in treating foreigners as well. At 1/10th of the cost of US procedures, Wockhardt attracts people from all over the world... particularly from Europe and ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-17-medical-tourism/ I can feel people being tired by now. India seems to wear on more people than China does. Then again, the streets are much dirtier. The infrastructure is less stable. The trains are packed with people. And there is no personal space. The trains were dirtier than even our 3 ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-16-mumbai-by-train/ Indians, I found, are much like Chinese. They respect relationships, and when they do business, they roll out the red carpet. However, in China, I didn't feel the red carpet under my feet as much as I did in India. Nokia took us to the fanciest hotel in Delhi, complete ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-15-rolling-out-the-red-carpet/ [multiple authors] After a good night sleep in our new five star hotel, we woke up fresh and ready for some of the best company visits of out trip. We had a short 30-minute drive to the first company. One thing we have learning in India is that even though we ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-14-infrastructure-not-a-problem/ I honestly do not know much about real estate and housing development, even in America. It is one area that I was willing to sit still to listen and flounder around a bit. Today, we visited Parsvnath Developers Ltd., a leading high-class housing developer. Their flagship housing development, PrideAsia, showed ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-13-housing-development-in-india/ My first day in India will be seeing the Taj and Agra fort. Unfortunately, my roommate was sick, and I wasn't feeling well. We both woke up pretty late, and Neetu needed to bang on our door to get us out. The 5 left behind were pretty tired (I was ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/08/01/day-12-the-taj/ Actually, it turns out that because of monsoons, half of us could not leave on the plane on time. And the other half still had 5 people who were left behind for almost 18 hours in HK. As this is weather related, there was nothing anyone could do. A safe, ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/07/31/day-11-arrive-in-new-delhikind-of/ Before we left for China, a Cal Poly Alumni, Bill Chillingworth, told us about his franchised business with Subway in Shanghai. What I didn't know about Subway was that it's not just Bill Chillingworth is not the only franchisee... everyone Subway store is owned by a franchisee. On a rainy ... http://china.trieusolutions.com/index.php/2008/07/30/day-10-start-off-with-a-great-location/