Per Wikipedia it has three - one in Xiamen, one in Jinjiang, and one in Chengdu.
It will be opening a Lifestyle Center, and four more SM City's. Not only that, "As of 2007, SM Prime Holdings became one of the largest shopping mall chains in the world."
And the thing is, SM is pulling along other Filipino-based businesses with it. There is a David's Salon in the SM Xiamen, along with some other stores that I can't recall at the moment.
As an aside, Oishi is also doing extremely well in China with its snacks. It has also enabled its Filipino-based suppliers to expand alongside with it.
You can dream and put it into action, the problem is 99% of the population is not with you. They're too busy in thinking of how they'll be getting their next meal. Wala pa sa bukabularyo ng karamihan ang pag-iisip sa kapakanan ng bayan kung ang sikmura ay walang laman, di ba?
It's a problem of culture and not talent.
Now, what we need is a catalyst to change the local culture.
What is this catalyst for change? Can you explain more? I'm curious.
Reminds me of an X-Files episode where Mulder wishes for world peace and the genie makes all the people disappear.
Genie to Mulder:
http://redwolf.com.au/xfiles/season07/7abx21.html"So you expect me to change the hearts of six billion people? No religion in history has been able to pull that off. Not Allah or Buddha or Christ. But you'd like me to do that in your name?"
one thing i know this country does not need...
a negative thinker!
better change the title of this thread.
or you may please return to topic:
"A Simple Solution to a Worldwide Crisis"
again, remember to make it simple but not that simple.
the only solution i can think of is for each to think like Mr. Henry Sy- earn more, spend less. The problem is his malls would shrink.