CER links: Google China mashup map, a US VC in China

The Editors suggest checking out the following links:

Slashdot: Asian Nations Battle for Google Data Center - "Google's Asian initiative appears to be taking this strategy to a new level, coaxing heads of state to invest political capital in their lust for one of Google's mega-datacenters.""

VentureBlog: Venture Capital in China - "But rather than leaving China emboldened to invest in their great economy, I returned to the United States surprised that my fellow VC's could accept the risks inherent in investing in China. I could not."

China Web 2.0 Review: Google China Released Holiday Mass Migration Map - "The map aggregates information about weather, latest news on close or resumption of railway and highway transportation"

www.AsianInvestor.net: Vietnam: enter at your own risk - "The lack of high-quality research and the difficulty in finding and retaining good talent are the two common challenges facing fund managers in Vietnam."

China Daily: Cutting out the waffle in speeches - Columnist Raymond Zhou: "I bet if CCTV showed a senior officeholder using humor and original figures of speech, it would push the Chinese language into a whole new arena of dynamism."

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