Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts

Sunday, September 8, 2024

The Problem with Made in China?

Photo illustration by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima. ©All rights reserved. 2024.

The Problem with Made in China

Briefing Manufacturing in Asia
The Economist, January 13th, 2007.
Page 68-70

It is worth reading if you missed the issue.

Can Nigeria become the China of Africa?

Why did the American firms ignore Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with the largest market on the continent for the location of their factories?
Nigeria does not have the required utilities for the mass production of their products?

Can Nigeria become in Africa what China has become in Asia?
Labour is cheaper in Nigeria than China.
Transportation by railway is also cheaper.
The major hindrance is lack of regular power supply?
CIG Motors of China has an assembly plant in Lagos in spite of the challenges of doing business in Nigeria.

The Capitalism of Made in China should be a good title for a book on how American capitalism dines and wines with communism in China.
This should be a case study on the international politics of the economics of Made in China factories of blue chip American firms.

Big American Companies with factories in China include the following:

General Motors
Nike Store
Boeing
Coca Cola
KFC
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Starbucks
Intel
Walmart

Like the phenomenal Asian Tigers, can we see the emergence of the African Lions in global trade led by Nigeria?

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
 The CEO,
International Digital Post Network Limited

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Nollywood Has Nothing Original To Show Us On Netflix

Nollywood Has Nothing Original To Show Us On Netflix

From all I have seen of NIgerian movies on #Netflix so far, including the Netflix's Nigerian Originals in movies and series, I don't see any that can compare and compete with the best from America, Asia, Europe and Australia on Netflix in screenwriting, casting, directing, production design, music and cinematography. 

There is nothing new that is different from the normal melodramas of #Nollywood on DStv, IROKOtv and public TV channels.

Too much makeup, inappropriate costumes without knowledge of appropriate costumes for storytelling with the cinematography and the music is out of sync with the different scenarios showing  apparent ignorance of using soundtracks for characterisations and the acting is plastic in many scenes like they want to copy scenes from the telenovelas of #Telemundo.

A total lack of originality.

The best NIgerian series is not on Netflix, it is "Oasis" currently showing on TVC.


- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor, 


Friday, June 18, 2021

A Good Filmmaker is A Good Storyteller

"You cannot be a good filmmaker if you are not a good storyteller."

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.


A good filmmaker is a good filmmaker regardless of the gender, race, tribe, class, religion and location. And every good filmmaker should be rated by the quality of the work whether in #Hollywood, #Bollywood or #Nolllywood .

 It is unacceptable to me to rate a filmmaker by the color, class or location in the world.

Every good black or African filmmaker should be rated and valued as every good white Caucasian or Asian filmmaker.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series

mehohome

Friday, February 27, 2009

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), ParkwayHealth Sign Affiliation Agreement to Jointly Deliver Preventive Medicine Services in Asia

27 Feb 2009 00:10 Africa/Lagos


U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), ParkwayHealth Sign Affiliation Agreement to Jointly Deliver Preventive Medicine Services in Asia

ParkwayHealth Joins the Global Prevention Network(TM) as Asian Affiliate

NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), a leader in disease prevention services, has signed an affiliation agreement with Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd, a leading healthcare group based in Singapore and a subsidiary of Parkway Holdings Limited, to jointly participate in preventive medicine programs throughout Asia. Under the agreement, ParkwayHealth will become the Asian affiliate in The Global Prevention Network(TM), a select group of preeminent health care institutions with recognized preventive and executive health programs.


(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080506/NETU129LOGO )


U. S. Preventive Medicine and ParkwayHealth will collaborate in the delivery of preventive medicine programs, including wellness and disease management services to corporate executives, employees of sponsoring employers, and consumer members of The Prevention Plan(TM). As the Asian affiliate in The Global Prevention Network, ParkwayHealth will serve as a local referral partner for The Prevention Plan and executive health programs as well as an educational partner in U.S. Preventive Medicine's international outreach efforts. Affiliates in the Global Prevention Network serve as referral partners in their local markets, enabling U.S. Preventive Medicine to provide both a national and global prevention solution for employers, insurers and governments.


ParkwayHealth operates 15 hospitals in Asia, as well as 48 International Patient Assistance Centers (IPAC) throughout the world.


U.S. Preventive Medicine, an emerging leader in prevention, offers a suite of powerful prevention, early disease detection and chronic condition management programs, including its groundbreaking The Prevention Plan, that improve health outcomes while reducing health care costs. The Prevention Plan is the first-of-its kind benefit concept solely focused on preventive care, enabling individuals to determine their top health risks and receive a customized plan and ongoing personal attention to lower those risks and become healthier.


"ParkwayHealth is an ideal partner in helping us provide practical solutions for preventive care and disease management for The Prevention Plan members internationally," said Christopher Fey, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Preventive Medicine. "Prevention is a movement that is gaining momentum around the world and is going to revolutionize the way health care is delivered. We are thrilled to be working with ParkwayHealth."


"Our affiliation with U.S. Preventive Medicine will help us better educate and encourage our patients to take control of their health, and allow us to provide preventive and follow-up care to a new population of prevention-minded consumers," said Swee Yong Peng, CEO of the Primary Care division of ParkwayHealth. "We are firmly committed to prevention and we look forward to a fruitful working relationship with U.S. Preventive Medicine."


About U.S. Preventive Medicine(R)


U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), a privately-owned global prevention services company with clients nationwide and the United Kingdom, provides primary, secondary and tertiary clinical prevention services to government, employers and consumers that are data-driven and outcomes-oriented. Company products include the world's first preventive health benefit,


The Prevention Plan(TM), available to buy or test drive at, www.USPreventiveMedicine.com and www.ThePreventionPlan.com.


About Parkway Holdings Limited


Parkway Holdings Limited owns Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd and Parkway Hospitals Singapore Pte Ltd which operates East Shore Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Parkway Cancer Centre and ParkwayHealth Day Surgery and Medical Centre. The Company also owns Parkway Shenton Pte Ltd, a major provider of primary healthcare services; Medi-Rad Associates Ltd, a leading radiology services provider; Parkway Laboratory Services Ltd, a major provider of laboratory services, and also operates 48 International Patient Assistance Centres (IPAC) across the globe. For more information, please visit the website at www.parkwayholdings.com.


About ParkwayHealth


ParkwayHealth is a leading healthcare group based in Singapore, operating 15 hospitals with more than 3,600 beds in Asia, as well as patient assistance centres throughout the world. It has an extensive network across Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East with operations in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. With a team of more than 1,300 accredited specialists covering 40 different specialties, such as orthopedics, cardiology, hematology and neurology. ParkwayHealth is committed to its vision to be a global leader in value-based integrated care. For more information, please visit the website at www.parkwayhealth.com.


Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080506/NETU129LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Preventive Medicine

CONTACT: Kathy Fleming of U.S. Preventive Medicine, +1-904-562-6239,
+1-214-548-9083, kfleming@USPreventiveMedicine.com; or Christopher Teo of
Parkway Holdings Limited, +65-6349-5763, +65-9724-5664,
christopher.teo@parkway.sg

Web Site: U.S. Preventive Medicine(R)