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Food scares are not going away – Paul French
No day passes by and China faces yet another food scare, sometimes spilling over into countries abroad. Despite all the attention, those food scares are here to stay, says retail analyst Paul French in The Telegraph.Read More →
The challenge for chairman Zong and Wahaha – Paul French
Chairman Zong Qinghao is not only the richest man in China, according to the latest Forbes China rich list, but has been a successful leader to his Wahaha, China beverage giant. Forbes asks retail analyst Paul French why.Read More →
Literature is literature, no government critique – Zhang Lijia
The Nobel prize winner 2012 for literature Mo Yan has been criticized by some, because he is not taking enough distance from the Chinese government. Nonsense, says author Zhang Lijia in the LA Times and VOA. “Literature is literature.”Read More →
Hurun rich lists expands to India – Rupert Hoogewerf
The fourteen-year old Hurun China rich list has this week also launched into India, announced its founder Rupert Hoogewerf. The important milestone was widely reported in India’s media. Read More →
The risk of start ups – Ben Cavender
Working with start ups can have great benefits, but CMR-associate Ben Cavender warns also for the risks of smaller, starting companies, he tells ZDNet. The might overpromise and underdeliver.Read More →
China says, do not push us around – Shaun Rein
China’s finance minister is not going to a World Bank and IMF-meeting in Japan, as major sign to the rest of the world: do not push us around, tells business analyst Shaun Rein on Radio Australia.Read More →
The suicidal migrant worker and me – Zhang Lijia
What if you meet somebody who says he wants to end his life. Author Zhang Lijia recalls meeting a suicidal security guard at evening and writes a beautiful account of a sad love story on her weblog.Read More →
Anti-China hysteria in US “concerning” – Shaun Rein
China is under attack in the weeks ahead of US presidential elections, yesterday as the US Congress panel released its report on telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE. Business analyst Shaun Rein tells at The Takeaway is he concerned about the growing hysteria.Read More →
Hermes, best of the best for luxury buyers – Ben Cavender
Some luxury brands keep on growing, despite a recession. Hermes expects to grow, also in the upcoming five years and Ben Cavender, principal at the China Market Research Group explains on China Daily why.Read More →
China in numbers: a tough call – Arthur Kroeber
Making sense out of China’s economy by the statistics is tough, explains economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in NPR. The percentage of unemployed tells us very little, although there might be some proxies, he muses.Read More →
China’s rich now only go for top luxury brands – Rupert Hoogewerf
Previous darlings of the luxury industry like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Omega, Versace and Hugo Boss are out of grace, as the country’s really rich focus on high quality, the real stuff, in stead of those parvenu brands. Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf explains in the China Daily what has changed.Read More →
Mixed messages from the rich in real estate – Rupert Hoogewerf
China’s economy resembles a roller coaster in many ways, and especially China’s rich in real estate had a very rough year, some falling down, other still moving up, tells Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf in the Wall Street Journal.Read More →