Phase One Network It may seem belated, but Happy New Year and Happy Chinese New year too. I am pleased to bring the second edition of the Networker to you and the first edition of 2012. This edition has been particularly challenging because I... More

Phase One Network It may seem belated, but Happy New Year and Happy Chinese New year too. I am pleased to bring the second edition of the Networker to you and the first edition of 2012. This edition has been particularly challenging because I have been travelling around Malaysia and China since the 3rd of January. So please forgive me if this edition seems to have been stir fried with references to the Orient but I currently live, eat, speak China! However, I know that with so much of the media focus shifting to China in the past couple of years, there will be many of our members interested in this region from a personal and business point of view. I have written two articles for this edition which address the growing importance of Mandarin, the common language of china, and the opportunities for graduates who want teach or work in the economic powerhouse of the world. I have been surprised by how much China has changed since my last visit Less