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Xu Jiayin of Evergrande, China’s latest richest man – Rupert Hoogewerf
The annual Hurun Rich list has identified Xu Jiayin, chairman of the China Evergrande Group as China’s richest man, beating more familiar names like Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Wang Jianlin of the Wanda Group. Hurun’s chairman Rupert Hoogewerf reports more drastic changes, he tells Reuters.Read More →
Travel trends for Chinese consumers – Ben Cavender
The autumn Golden Week is over and business analyst Ben Cavender looks at the trends among high-spending Chinese travellers. Unique places, convenience and safety top the agenda’s of Chinese tourists, he tells in CNBC.Read More →
How change damaged the position of Chinese women – Zhang Lijia
China’s shift from a planned to a market has lifted millions out of poverty, but for many women the deal has been a bad one, says Beijing-based journalist Zhang Lijia, author of Lotus: A Novel on prostitution in China at Sea Globe.Read More →
Conservative resistance against liberalization of the yuan – Victor Shih
Retiring central banker Zhou Xiaochuan called this week for the liberalization of China’s currency, the Yuan. But conservative forces might find this step from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) a step too far, says financial expert Victor Shih to Bloomberg.Read More →
China joins global rebellion against consumerism – Shaun Rein
A growing movement of consumers buys less, but focus on experiences. And, surprisingly, Chinese consumers follow that minimalistic trend, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in Knowledge CKGSB.Read More →
Facial recognition: the new norm – Matthew Brennan
Social media expert Matthew Brennan gives ten case studies on facial recognition in China at his China Channel. Facial recognition is becoming fast the new norms, and he summarizes a few reasons why the new technology is taking off so fast.Read More →
Tencent and Alibaba: China’s two internet ecosystems – Matthew Brennan
China is not having one internet apart from the rest of the world, but two, tells internet expert Matthew Brennan. Both Tencent and Alibaba have their own ecosystems, and they do not talk to each other. When dealing with China’s internet, you need to deal with both, he tells.Read More →
How Taiwan can become an economic tiger again – William Bao Bean
Taiwan used to be one of Asia’s economic tigers, but has a hard time to follow dynamic change of the past decade. VC-veteran William Bao Bean tells the Red Herring what the island can do to improve its startup culture and lure Taiwanese entrepreneurs back.Read More →
Why Catholicism is shrinking in a increasing religious China – Ian Johnson
Protestantism, Buddhism and Taoism grow fast in China, but followers of the Catholic faith are dwindling. Author Ian Johnson of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao reports from the countryside on why Catholicism finds it harder to find a solid footprint among Chinese looking for moral values, for the America Magazine.Read More →
22 years of connecting Asia – William Bao Bean
VC-veteran William Bao Bean tells about his 22-year adventure of connecting tech, banking and the internet in Asia, at Haymarkt HQ, and answers questions by Angela Kwan and her audience. How does China’s internet work?Read More →
Are Alibaba and Tencent becoming too powerful? – Matthew Brennan
Both Tencent and Alibaba have become power players, even eclipsing the formerly leading economic state-owned companies, says innovation-specialist Matthew Brennan in ATimes. So maybe they [think they] need to clip their wings a little,” adds Mr Brennan.Read More →
How can new technologies find space in travel – William Bao Bean
Getting space in travel is hard for startups in new technology, says VC-veteran William Bao Bean, general partner at SOSV, as companies like Priceline and Ctrip in China dominate the industry. Unless you are able to solve specific problems, he tells WebinTravel.Read More →