Cover via Amazon Rowan Gibson, co-author of the Harvard-book “Innovation to the Core”, will be in Beijing in the second week of May to receive the Chinese translations of his bestseller book. The book will be published by the famous business publisher CITIC.During his visit, Rowan Gibson will be availableRead More →
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Dwindling value of the Chinese stock markets might have hit China’s wealthy dramatically, the number of millionaires on the mainland in Renminbi has hit a record 825,000, says Rupert Hoogewerf in his latest Hurun report, writes the China Daily. More than 51,000 have even moreRead More →
Annette Nijs via Wikipedia Annette Nijs , currently Executive Director Global Initiative of China’s leading business school CEIBS, has joined the China Speakers Bureau. Through her career in politics, as a Dutch cabinet minister, and in business at Shell, Ms Nijs has developed an extensive network that supports her current position.Read More →
Sam Flemming by Fantake via Flickr In April we see at the China Speakers Bureau , compared to our March listing, a remarkable set of newcomers in the top-10 of most sought speakers for the month, although some have been there in previous months. Only the first four are maintaining aRead More →
Image by Fantake via Flickr A fast-acting government has organized a soft landing of its economy, says Shaun Rein of the research firm CMR in Shanghai in an overview of the country’s stimulus package for Seeking Alpha. Consumer confidence remain strong and did not need much attention, he says, butRead More →
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr The current global economic crisis not only has losers, it has also clear winners, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber today in the Global and Mail. China’s stimulus packages might help you greatly if you are in the right industry, where China wants to boostsRead More →
Rupert Hoogewerf by Getty Images via Daylife Media have been fascinated by Chinese investors touring American real estate to buy, but the impacts might just not be as big as huge as expected, warn Rupert Hoogewerf , the expert on wealthy Chinese, in Business Week. While US real estate might offer genuine bargains,Read More →
Roy Graff Is China going to bail out a world in crisis? This question is asked in many variations and the tourism industry is one of them. Are the Chinese tourists going to replace the tourists from other parts of the world, or will they stay at home to supportRead More →
View Larger Map Do note that the Shanghai offices of Trombly Ltd and the China Speakers Bureau in Shanghai have recently changed. Mail address: 1448 Yan An Xi Lu, #4, Shanghai, China 200050Telephone: +86 21 5258-5557-283 (Anna Zhang)Fax number :86 21 5258-5557-221Read More →
Image via Wikipedia The once popular Mattel toy Barbie might be facing both a financial and cultural crisis back in its home market, Shaun Rein comments on the multi-million six story venture Mattel opened in Shanghai for its doll. In Forbes: Not only is Barbie moving into a new regionRead More →
Hu Jintao via Wikipedia If the world is waiting for China for a bail-out of the global financial crisis, it might be waiting in vain, assistant professor Victor Shih reads in remarks by president Hu Jintao to NPC-delegations from Guangdong. He translates on his weblog: “Now many countries are sayingRead More →
Rupert Hoogewerf by Getty Images via Daylife The Chinese art market is holding much better than the stock exchange, tells China Rich List producer Rupert Hoogewerf the German magazine Die Welt. “China’s market for modern art has dropped in 2008 by 25 percent, while the stock markets lost 60 percent,”Read More →