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Chinese: learning manners – Shaun Rein
As China goes fast global, its citizens try to get adjusted to international manners and customs, from eating with knife and fork to making different noises at the dinner table, Chinese turn massively to international etiquette and manners, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in the Korea Herald.Read More →
Writing on China’s seedy past – Paul French
“A chronicler of China’s seedy past,” author Paul French is called in a raving review in The Atlantic. His latest book “Midnight in Peking” became a candidate for the Edgar Award in the “Best Fact Crime” category.Read More →
Consumer credit booming – Shaun Rein
Low interest consumer credits are booming in China, tells retail analyst Shaun Rein at WSJ. Ten years ago credit cards did not exists and consumers would even a few years ago purchase BMW’s by bringing cash. But despite the boom bad credit is no issue yet, he says, as limits are touch compared to the US.Read More →
The booming luxury car market – Rupert Hoogewerf
China’s millionaires have discovered luxury cars as a favorite hobby, and own on average three cars per family. Hurun Rich List founder Rupert Hoogewerf got the figures together in his latest Hurun Report, he tells AFP.Read More →
Art, jewelry, fine wine and watches alternative investments for wealthy – Rupert Hoogewerf
Real estate and stocks might still top the investments of China’s rich, alternative investments like art, jewelry, fine wine and watches are gaining ground, according to Rupert Hoogewerf, in a new report of the Hurun Rich list, released this week, writes the Global Times.Read More →
Rich donate less to charities – Rupert Hoogewerf
For the second consecutive year donations by China’s philanthropists have dropped, Hurun Rich List publisher Rupert Hoogewerf told the Shanghai Daily. the top 100 contributed US$890 million in the past 12 months, a drop of 44% compared to 2012, and 53% compared to 2011, a year with many natural disasters.Read More →
North Korea: never at peace – Paul French
North Korea has become an abberation of history, although currently a pretty dangerous one. Historian Paul French explains at the BBC how the isolated country has become a global liabilityRead More →
The corporate reinvention – Bill Fischer
Most companies in trouble restructure, scale down, very few are able to reinvent themselves. But it can be done, writes IMD-professor Bill Fischer in Forbes. Soon a book on the Chinese company Haier, one of the companies who reinvented itself, co-authored by Bill Fischer, will appear.Read More →
China’s first lady moment – Paul French
China has a real first lady, now Peng Liyuan joined president Xi Jinping on his first travels abroad. Author Paul French looks in the Foreign Policy Magazine at the new feature in how China’s leadership is presenting herself to the world. Read More →
Moutai under austerity fire – Shaun Rein
China’s most famous liquor Moutai is the Ferrari among alcoholic drinks. But when austerity is high on the political agenda, that might actually create a lot of trouble, explains business analyst Shaun Rein to Reuters. Although they might be able to circumvent those measures.Read More →
Apple’s iTunes conundrums – Ben Cavender
Apple got itself into trouble with the government last month, but a bigger fight is looming, says business analyst Ben Cavender in Quartz. First, the Chinese government has noted Apple iTunes does not comply with its censorship regime. And convincing Chinese consumers they have to pay for content might even be a larger barrier for business.Read More →