June 13, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 30) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. This city is home to many of China’s largest internet companies, including Alibaba (China’s Amazon), Didi Chuxing (China’s Uber), and NetEase (China’s Zynga), among others. Many moons ago, I was considered for a role at NetEase to lead their North American finance operations. I went so far as to interview with the company CFO. Although that role never panned out […]

June 13, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 30) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. This city is home to many of China’s largest internet companies, including Alibaba (China’s Amazon), Didi Chuxing (China’s Uber), and NetEase (China’s Zynga), among others. Many moons ago, I was considered for a role at NetEase to lead their North American finance operations. I went so far as to interview with the company CFO. Although that role never panned out […]

June 13, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 30) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. This city is home to many of China’s largest internet companies, including Alibaba (China’s Amazon), Didi Chuxing (China’s Uber), and NetEase (China’s Zynga), among others. Many moons ago, I was considered for a role at NetEase to lead their North American finance operations. I went so far as to interview with the company CFO. Although that role never panned out […]

June 13, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 30) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. This city is home to many of China’s largest internet companies, including Alibaba (China’s Amazon), Didi Chuxing (China’s Uber), and NetEase (China’s Zynga), among others. Many moons ago, I was considered for a role at NetEase to lead their North American finance operations. I went so far as to interview with the company CFO. Although that role never panned out […]

June 13, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 30) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. This city is home to many of China’s largest internet companies, including Alibaba (China’s Amazon), Didi Chuxing (China’s Uber), and NetEase (China’s Zynga), among others. Many moons ago, I was considered for a role at NetEase to lead their North American finance operations. I went so far as to interview with the company CFO. Although that role never panned out […]

June 19, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 36) By Simon J. Lau In the morning, I visited Shantang Street, sometimes referred to as the “First Street in Suzhou.” It was constructed in the 9th century during the Tang dynasty. This street, along with Pingjiang Road, declared a “Historical and Cultural Block of China” in 2015, make up portions of what is considered the Old Town of Suzhou. Besides the canals and bridges, I find the private homes particularly interesting. You can occasionally […]

June 19, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 36) By Simon J. Lau In the morning, I visited Shantang Street, sometimes referred to as the “First Street in Suzhou.” It was constructed in the 9th century during the Tang dynasty. This street, along with Pingjiang Road, declared a “Historical and Cultural Block of China” in 2015, make up portions of what is considered the Old Town of Suzhou. Besides the canals and bridges, I find the private homes particularly interesting. You can occasionally […]

June 19, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 36) By Simon J. Lau In the morning, I visited Shantang Street, sometimes referred to as the “First Street in Suzhou.” It was constructed in the 9th century during the Tang dynasty. This street, along with Pingjiang Road, declared a “Historical and Cultural Block of China” in 2015, make up portions of what is considered the Old Town of Suzhou. Besides the canals and bridges, I find the private homes particularly interesting. You can occasionally […]

June 19, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 36) By Simon J. Lau In the morning, I visited Shantang Street, sometimes referred to as the “First Street in Suzhou.” It was constructed in the 9th century during the Tang dynasty. This street, along with Pingjiang Road, declared a “Historical and Cultural Block of China” in 2015, make up portions of what is considered the Old Town of Suzhou. Besides the canals and bridges, I find the private homes particularly interesting. You can occasionally […]