AS the clock struck 6pm in California, a visiting Santiago Go was just getting ready to begin his office hours. It would be 9am the next day in the Philippines and it was time to keep tabs on the family-owned enterprise, Evergreen Industries, a maker of construction materials, thousands of miles back home in Asia.
Despite the importance placed on the personal touch in Asia's business culture, it appears that the virtual office has finally gained a toehold in the region. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world “tele-work.”
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