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 →
Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr Counterfeits might be part of life in China, but some companies win, while Polo lost, tells Shaun Rein Bloomberg. Hong Kong operator Dickson Concept loses after twenty years its “Polo” license, as the company takes control in Asia itself.Unlike other brands, Polo did notRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr A pot smoking Michael Phelps illustrates now celebrities change from brand ambassadors into liabilities, especially in China where audiences tend to be less forgiving compared to the US, writes Shaun Rein in Forbes. But brands like Omega and Visa that support Phelps are findingRead More →
Arthur Kroeber by Fons1 via Flickr The declining export figures have not the influence on China’s economy that is commonly believed, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in The Globe and Mail. Not the export, but failing real estate and declining demand for the construction industry set off the current economicRead More →
Sam Flemming The Europe headquarters of the China Speakers Bureau has changed from today. The new address: China Speakers BureauBevrijdingslei 1BrasschaatAntwerp regionBelgiumChina mobile: +86 139 1734 4564Europe office: +32 3664 2921Europe mobile: +32 484 758562Read More →
Zhang Lijia Indian reviewers of Zhang Lijia’s “Socialism is Great” react mildly shocked after the celebrity author visited their country, noting wryly that she is spending more time describing her advertures with her boyfriends than on politics. The Deccan Herald: Zhang’s memoir, with its arc of resistance and personal struggle,Read More →
y Shaun Rein China is spending too much money on no-so effective stimulus plans for the infrastructure, while they should more focus on helping the smaller companies, writes leading analyst Shaun Rein for World Policy Blog. In terms of policies for smaller companies, China could learn from the US: OverRead More →
Arthur Kroeber China’s economy has become much more resilient compared to the 1990s because of the larger number of smaller private enterprises, says analyst Arthur Kroeber of the consultancy firm Dragonomics in The Australian. “The Chinese economy is a lot more flexible today than in the 1990s. “Private firms canRead More →
Zhang Lijia Celebrity writer Zhang Lijia just ended a successful book tour in India, being the first Chinese author to enter this market, write jubilant Indian media. Her personal memoir of her youth working in a Nanjing missile factory has made a rather successful debut.Zhang Lijia explained the English-language mediumRead More →
Really deafening when you are in the middle of it!Read More →