Peter van der Lende

November 30, 2015

How Far Is The Far East?

How far is the Far East? Going west from Los Angeles to Beijing, China it would be more than 6,200 miles and a 13-hour flight. From […]
October 29, 2015

When in Rome…Act Normal

‘We are the best!’ That is what Dutch Prime-Minister Mark Rutte said on a trade mission to Atlanta with his Flemish counterpart Minister-President Geert Bourgeois. He […]
September 30, 2015

My LinkedIn Strangers

One man, one carriage and one horsepower to deliver a letter to a friend. A long time ago, those were requirements to get in touch with […]
August 30, 2015

Intuition or Reason

Large do-it-yourself company Home Depot abandoned their Chinese expansion plans in 2012. Chinese people don’t do-it-themselves. In 2006 American retail giant Walmart left the German market. […]