Latest Posts
The power of mobile and innovation – William Bao Bean
Is China lagging in innovation or a force of change? For investor William Bao Bean the answer is positive, especially on mobile. In the Rensselaer in China he explains why mobile and innovation are a golden opportunity.Read More →
Taierzhuang: tourism Chinese-style – Zhang Lijia
Chinese tourists love ancient towns, and so many municipalities build them, if they do not have them or destroyed them earlier. Author Zhang Lijia visited the newly built ancient town of Taierzhuang and loved it, she tells on her weblog.Read More →
Salaries with Chinese characteristics – Shaun Rein
“How much do you earn?” That is one of the surprising questions Chinese strangers can ask you. But they might not only expect a figure, but a conversation, as a salary in China is very complicated feature, explains business analyst Shaun Rein in NPR’s Marketplace.Read More →
The war for talent – Ben Cavender
The fight for talent is heating up in China, as the pool of labor resources dries up. And Chinese companies are winning from the multinationals. A staff turnover of 20% was already considered to be normal, explains Ben Cavender in Forbes India.Read More →
Top-5 stories for August 2012
The top-5 most-read stories for August 2012. And the background of our Weekly China Hangout, starting in September. The start of a TV show with China debates.Read More →
The conspiracy against China at the London 2012 Olympics – Zhang Lijia
China’s internet has been abuzz about the unfair treatment China got at the London 2012 Olympics, in the eyes of many Chinese. Author Zhang Lijia takes at her weblog a step back and tries to figure out what was going on.Read More →
Slowing growth means more rich are leaving China – Shaun Rein
More rich Chinese are leaving China, a feature that is triggered by economic basics, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in NPR’s marketplace. Slowing economic growth mean that high-growth opportunities are elsewhere.Read More →
The two masters of China’s internet companies – Kaiser Kuo
Not only the government, but also the internet users are the masters China’s internet companies have to listen to, explains Baidu’s director for international communication Kaiser Kuo in Yale Global. On how the country’s public sphere is developing.Read More →
Expecting a soft landing, unless Eurozone collapses – Shaun Rein
Despite softening growth figures, China’s economy will see a soft landing, tells business analyst Shaun Rein the BBC. That is, unless the Eurozone collapses, then the country will face serious trouble.Read More →
Why China is not cheap anymore – Shaun Rein
Half a decade ago, cost for manufacturing in China started to go up, and keep on rising. Author Shaun Rein of “The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that Will Disrupt the World” explains in the China Post how China’s neighbor can profit.Read More →
China’s new fighter on video – Wendell Minnick
China’s social media are rife with rumors on the country’s military developments, but when in June a video showed up with what seemed pictures of its new fighter, the world took it very serious, writes military analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →
Tough times for sport apparels – Shaun Rein
The world might still be watching the exciting London 2012 Olympic games, in China sports apparels, winners four years ago have a hard time, compared to the rest of the world, explains business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC.Read More →