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- Tech News: The Weird World of Social Media Influencers (Business Report)
- Converting $100 Into as Many Currencies as Possible (FiveThirtyEight)
- The World’s Biggest Sovereign Debt Defaults (CNBC)
- Molotovs and Death Threats: Russian Debt Collectors Go Medieval (BloombergBusiness)
- Eat, Pray, Shop: Philippines Embraces Mall Worshiping (INQ)
- Chart: Stock Market Capitalization as a Percent of GDP (Guggenheim Investments)
- Heatmap: Structure of Russian Exports (Research Affiliates)
- Karex Bhd: The World’s Biggest Condom Maker (NST)
- Indonesia: Promise and Pitfalls for 7-Eleven (Nikkei Asian Review)
- The 10 Hottest Startups in Asia Right Now (CNN)
- Is India’s lost generation a systemic risk? (CNBC)
- Russia as Golf’s New Frontier (WSJ)
- Despite Centuries of Dire Predictions, Why Russia Isn’t Going Away (NI)
- The Great Chinese Exodus (WSJ)
- The Road to Mandalay Becomes More Vital – To China (FT)
- UK Retail’s Most Valuable Shoppers Are From Asian Emerging Markets (Internet Retailing)
- The World Cup Will Likely Hit Macau Gaming Revenue Growth (Macau Business Daily)
- Thomas Piketty Doesn’t Think Much of Foreign Investment (New Yorker)
- The Middle East’s Ultra-rich Seek Bulgarian / Caribbean Citizenship or Second Passports (KT)
- Wheat (North) vs. Rice (South): How China’s Culinary Divide Shapes Chinese Personality (WSJ)
- Cambodia’s Secretive Yellow Vine Factory: Herbal Medicine or Narcotics? (SEA Globe)
- FLASHBACK: An (Anonymous) Expat Rant About Singapore In: “i dun unerstan u lah!: An exposé of Singapore and Singaporean retardation”
- Miniso Far, Mumuso Good: How China’s ‘Cultural Copycats’ Took Over the World (SCMP)
- What China’s Citizens Really Think About Their Government (WP)
- Infographic: Countries Not Using the US Dollar for Trade (Sputnik)
- The Ultra Rich Asian Girls of Vancouver (BI)
- Russia, Kazakhstan and China are Buying Gold (The Diplomat)
- Chart: Asia GDP Per Capita Has Risen Sharply Since 1960 (Aberdeen)
- Graph: The Structure of Russia’s Foreign Debt (Research Affiliates)
- Myanmar: Where a SIM Card Price Went From $2,000 to $1.50 (BloombergBusinessweek)
- In “Targeted Sanctions,” Putin Spanks Obama at a Russian Art Gallery (Reason.com)
- Job Insecurity Hits the Middle Class / Older Workers in Emerging Markets (AllianceBernstein)
- Meet Myanmar’s New Rich One Percent (WSJ)
- Infographic: Russia’s Sphere of Influence in Context (VOX)
- Emerging Markets: Where People Actually Use Google+ (GlobalWebIndex Blog)
- Bitcoin is a Game Changer for Retailers and Emerging Markets (Examiner.com)
- Online Travel Booking Revenue from Emerging Markets is Surging (Travel Weekly)
- Gift Ideas: A £2,500 Gold iPhone with Vladimir Putin’s Face Engraved On It (Telegraph)
- Brazil’s Million Prostitutes are Preparing for the World Cup (The Independent)
- Comparing Putin’s vs Michelle Obama’s China Trips: 40+ Business Deals vs. What?
- Life of Nigeria’s 1%: $50M Jets; $250K Parties in London; Ermenegildo Zegna, Hugo Boss & Porsche Boutiques (NT)
- Read the Actual Rice Versus Wheat Study in Science Magazine
- Online Lynch Mobs Target Expats in Singapore (SCMP)
- The Middle Class and Rich Quest for Status in Asia (NYT)
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