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 →
Image by Fons1 via FlickrShaun Rein of the China Market Research Group (CMR) explains to the newswire Bloomberg why he remains cautiously optimistic about consumer spending in China, although the number of optimists in China dropped from 70 percent in December to 60 percent now.While big ticket items like realRead More →
Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrThe year of the ox is going to be the year of the Chinese consumer, and their confidence in the future of their economy. As the export is seeking new lows every month, both the central government and China’s companies look at domestic consumption – nextRead More →
Deng Xiaoping would be upsetvia WikipediaFor a long time, and up to not so long ago, making use of your bloodlines was not done for descendants of Communist celebrities, writes Victor Shih at his weblog. But the princelings – as they are called – now make full use of theirRead More →
Image by chooyutshing via FlickrEvery animal in the Chinese zodiac seems to have a hang-up. Is it the year of the rat or – because of the perceived evilness in the West of the rat – should it be rather called the year of the mouse? The new year hasRead More →