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 →
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 →