SNS: Asia Letter Q2 2017: Fewer People, More Robots
 
 
SNS Subscriber Edition • Volume 22, Issue 12 • Week of March 20, 2017

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ASIA LETTER, Q2 2017

FEWER PEOPLE, MORE ROBOTS
 


 
 
 
 
 

SNS: Asia Letter, Q2 2017: Fewer People, More Robots

 

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Coming Up ...


SNS Asia editor Scott Foster and I will be keynoting the COFES conference together on Saturday, April 8, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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From the press release:

To set the stage for Scott Foster's talk, Mark Anderson will provide insight on the global geo political arena. "Almost every aspect of international trade appears to be in flux," said Mark Anderson. "Not only as a result of the Trump election but because of shifting international political, economic and military programs, including the daunting business climate created by massive swings in (manipulated) currency values," explained Anderson. "There has not, in recent times, been a more difficult environment facing businesses trying to navigate trade and profit plans than today. We will bring our proven experience in understanding and predicting these exact types of shifts to the COFES audience," he concluded.

In This Issue
 Week of 3/20/2017    Vol. 22 Issue 12

FEATURE:

Asia Letter, Q2 2017: Fewer People, More Robots

o   China: News They Can Use

o   Softbank/ARM Aims at the Singularity - and China

o   Foxconn's $8.9 Billion Industrial Park in Guangzhou

o   Fewer People, More Robots

o   Tesla Panasonic Gigafactory

o   75 Is the New 65 in Japan

o   China Turns the Screws on South Korea

o   Silicon Valley Bank Expands in China

o   Chinese Freight Train to London

o   About Scott Foster

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Scott Foster will then go into depth [on] the Japanese perspective. "The election of Donald Trump sparked panic and dismay throughout East Asia as people contemplated a throwback to the angry, protectionist and demanding America of the 1970s and 1980," stated Scott Foster. "Relief has followed with Prime Minster Abe's successful meetings with Trump, the visits of secretaries Mattis and Tillerson to Japan and South Korea, and - ironically - North Korea's ballistic missile tests, which have taken the spotlight off trade. However, the issue of persistent Asian surpluses and the loss of American jobs will be back, most likely with a vengeance. Meanwhile, for COFES attendees, perhaps the most important developments are Industry 4.0 and the eclipse of low-wage manufacturing, which are already transforming East Asia," said Foster.

 

Publisher's Note: In this quarter's edition of our Asia Letter, Scott Foster again finds the details that bely the larger patterns in Asia's business and technology strategies and moves - generally before anyone else on this side of the Pacific has seen them. For those trading with Asia, these ought to prove invaluable. - mra.




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