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...world's largest brand of instant noodles, with an enormous recognition rate that has enabled Tingyi to expand the line into bottled water, teas and snacks. "To consumers, Kang Shifu is a professional chef," says Wei of the brand's personality. "He cooks good noodles, so maybe he can make good tea and snacks." (See pictures of the making of modern China...
...Tingyi's growth is the result of laborious distribution work. Rather than rely on wholesalers, Tingyi hired specialized staff to ensure that its products were being sold not just in large supermarkets and convenience stores but in the tiny xiaomaibu, or corner grocers, where Chinese consumers still make a large share of incidental purchases. "Control over end distribution channels is one of Tingyi's key competitive advantages," according to the China Brands Index from Hong Kong brokerage CLSA...
...overseas influences aren't excluded. Septwolves maintains foreign designers on its staff, and its advertising campaigns use both foreign and Chinese models. But there's no ambiguity about the target. "We've designed styles that are especially tailored to the Chinese," Zhou says. When Chinese consumers really start to make their mark on the world economy, we can expect a lot more of the same...
...Into the Lion's Den," is correct that the Republicans' need to demonize Obama trumps the party's ideological beliefs [Feb. 15]. What happened to jumping over the net and congratulating the guy who beat you? Through obstruction, obfuscation and outright lying about Obama - death panels, indeed - they make it clear that the only GOP agenda is to bring Obama down. If this President fails, we all fail. Judith Buczek Camano Island, Wash...
...medical mishap, still struggles with pain. "You get up in the morning, you sit on the edge of the bed, and you reach for your medicine. I use a water pipe," he says of his daily routine. "If I try to stand up without my medicine, I won't make it." For Miller, who volunteers at the Colorado Patient Coalition, medical marijuana is as necessary as his hospital bed, scooter, handicapped-access ramp and special lift chairs. And like them, it was recommended by a Veterans Affairs doctor. "Durbin Poison is a nice med. It won't wipe...