Paul French by Fons1 via Flickr Retail sales of luxury products in Shanghai have remained strong, tells retail analyst Paul French the Financial Times in an article about the Japanese shopping mall Takashimaya, who decided to open stores in Shanghai, despite the global economic crisis.Paul French: “There are still aRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr Sixty percent of hundreds of Chinese consumers interviewed in six cities by Shaun Rein‘s CMR expect they will spend more compared to 2008. That is one of the conclusions Shaun Rein will share during the Global China Chat on consumer confidence on Monday. ThatRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Today we published the February 2009 newsletter of the China Speakers Bureau. Of course with the latest on the Global China Chat with Shaun Rein next week, the list of most-sought speakers and useful tip on how to select the best possible speaker.If you are not yetRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr Monday 2 March at 5 PM Beijing times (6 PM Tokyo time, for Europe, 10 AM CET) consumer analyst Shaun Rein of the leading research bureau CMR will participate on the first Global China Chat, this time on consumer confidence in China by theRead More →
Charles McElwee by Fons1 via Flickr The visit of secretary of state Hillary Clinton to Beijing has profoundly changed the climate on climate change, writes environmental lawyer Charles McElwee, one day after the visit on his weblog. He quotes Clinton: Now, historically, as you know, the United States had theRead More →
Arthur Kroeber by Fons1 via Flickr China will keep on buying US treasuries, even against all odds. Arthur Kroeber, managing editor of the China Economic Quarterly, tells the Financial Times: “China’s default policy is to pursue stability at all costs. They do not want to rock the boat when thingsRead More →
Andrew Leung by Fons1 via Flickr It is that time of the month again and at the global offices of the China Speakers Bureau we have been compiling the top-10 of most sought speakers. Most surprising and highest newcomer is professor Andrew Leung from London, who joined us last monthRead More →
Marc van der Chijs by Fons1 via Flickr Mike Walsh of CASBAA did a nice job in summerizing the online video industry in China, looking indepth at how China is different and how it might influence the way the outside world looks at TV. “TV, just not as you knowRead More →
Zhang Lijia by Fons1 via Flickr Challenging times with limited financial resources? Getting a key-note speaker in from overseas can be very expensive. Speakers’ fees go up and – although flying has become a tidbit cheaper – flying your speaker in business class adds still to the costs.At the ChinaRead More →
William Bao Bean by Fons1 via Flickr As the shake out of industries takes place under the global financial crisis, internet companies in China are becoming more attractive for investments, says William Bao Bean of the SoftBank China & India Holdings (SBCI) to Interfax.The market has been too expensive inRead More →
Rupert Hoogewerf by Getty Images via Daylife Cao Dewang, a glass tycoon from Fujian province, has become China’s biggest giver in charity, Hurun publisher Rupert Hoogewerf writes The Shanghai Daily. Cao Dewang wants to run the Fujian Charity Federation and would be number 102 on Hurun China Rich List lastRead More →
Victor Shih by Fons1 via Flickr 2009 will be a troubling year, professor Victor Shih tells USA Today. Especially for millions of migrant workers who have lost their jobs in export oriented industries and hang on in lesser paying jobs, or return home to rural life. For those who goRead More →