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Why hypermarkets turn into convenient stores – Ben Cavender
Small is beautiful in retail as hypermarkets lose traction in favor of convenient stores. When you look at the figures, convenient stores make more sense, says retail expert Ben Cavender in the China Daily.Read More →
Review: Shaun Rein´s “End of Copycat China” – Financial Times
Raving reviews are coming in from Shaun Rein´s The End of Copycat China: The Rise of Creativity, Innovation, and Individualism in Asia, this time from the Financial Times. “An intriguing book, with many interesting anecdotes, mini-case studies, and interviews.”Read More →
China´s YUP´s need new food products – Ben Cavender
As their professional life develops, China´s Young Urban Professionals, are looking for food products that make their lives easier, says retail analyst Ben Cavender in the China Daily. Products like Barilla´s Italian pasta´s are one of them, when they play their cards right.Read More →
China struggle against illegal banks – Sara Hsu
A large chuck of China´s financial markets are underground. Every now and then, authorities dig up those illegal enterprises in an effort to curtail their power. Financial analyst Sara Hsu looks in the Diplomat at the position of those banks.Read More →
80% of China´s rich plan to send their kids abroad – Rupert Hoogewerf
The story China´s rich send their kids abroad is not new, but their numbers are growing and the ages of the kids are dropping, found the latest Hurun report. And says Hurun founder Rupert Hoogerwerf, they go to more different countries, he tells at Yibada.comRead More →
China´s rate cut: weaknesses, but no panic – Shaun Rein
The rate cut by China´s central bank PBOC took the markets by surprise on Friday. Business analyst Shaun Rein sees at CNBC some weaknesses in the countries economy, but no reason for panic. China is moving towards services and innovation, and that transition comes with some bumbs.Read More →
Developing an anti-stealth radar – Wendell Minnick
An anti-stealth radar, able to spot intruding stealth fighters, is yet another military industry where China is making inroads, reports defense analyst Wendell Minnick from the Zhuhai China Airshow for Defense News.Read More →
Why Macau is losing business – Shaun Rein
Chinese consumers have different requirements from what most international companies are used to. Gambling hotspot Macau is a clear illustration, says branding expert Shaun Rein, where an imitation of Las Vegas fell flat, he tells in Forbes, although it is a must go for mainland tourists, they miss a lot of business.Read More →
Our digital radar is temporarily out of order
One of the tools we are happy to use at the China Speakers Bureau is our digital radar. In a combination of rss-feeds from Google news and a good rss-reader (currently INO-reader), we see when our speakers pop up online, often before those speakers have noticed that themselves.
At least, that was the practice until earlier this week. Now our digital radar seems to be broken. Hundreds of feeds are flooding in, sometimes articles from 2005. What is worse: we have not yet a clue what is causing this problem. Read More →
China´s nukes: a threat within 10 years – Wendell Minnick
China´s nuclear weapons are getting better and more powerful, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News. He cites a US congressional report, warning for the Chinese power to threaten US forces within 10 years.Read More →
Can academia function with Chinese characteristics? – Zhang Lijia
President Xi Jinping´s call for a “new type of thinktank with Chinese characteristics” has triggered off a old debate on the position of intellectuals towards their government. Author Zhang Lijia argues at her weblog the government should no longer silence the voice of its scholars.Read More →
The steps forward in the US-China climate deal – Sara Hsu
The climate deal between China and the US came under heavy criticism even before the ink of the signatures was dry. Despite those misgivings, China expert Sara Hsu sees some steps forward, she writes in The Diplomat.Read More →