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Sino-Forest: Guest post from Charles Lankester

by David Brain on Jun 30, 2011 with No Comments
The free-fall of China’s Sino-Forest (TRE: CO) share price this month provides valuable insight for any corporation which has, or is considering, listing on an international Exchange. While the Sino-Forest case is still evolving, here are the facts. In just a few days, close to US$5 billion of value was wiped from Sino-Forest Corporation, the Toronto-listed Chinese forestry enterprise. The share price plummeted from C$18.21 (1 June, 2011) to just C$2.60 (29 June, 2011), a fall of more than 85%.
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Projections refreshed

by David Brain on Jun 29, 2011 with No Comments

A stunt once used to promote a lads mag in London now saving lives in Belgrade. The 'crassest' of PR tactics becomes poignant and powerful when used for such a cause. Nice work.

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Tesco Korea… every little helps

by David Brain on Jun 28, 2011 with 1 Comment
Brilliant. Just brilliant. And I know from my colleagues there how much time people spend commuting in Seoul so this makes even more sense.
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The internet is my religion

by David Brain on Jun 09, 2011 with 1 Comment

Genuinely inspirational. I had forgotten the optimism of the early days of social media and how we thought it would change the world for the better. This guy has reasons to believe. Hat tip Jeff Jarvis.

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