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Baidu gets Tencent’s weibo in search results – Kaiser Kuo
China’s leading search engine Baidu now includes Tencent’s microblogs in its search results, tells Baidu’s communication director Kaiser Kuo on its weblog Baidu Beat. Search and social media get one step closer in China.Read More →
10 things the end of cheap China will mean for you – Shaun Rein
Your espresso and your hamburger will become more expensive. Those are two of the ten changes the end of cheap China means for you, author Shaun Rein spells out in Forbes. Those changes “are threatening the easy availability of the low-priced goods that have fueled Americans’ consumption-led lifestyle.”Read More →
Bo Xilai is not yet finished – Victor Shih
Chongqing communist party boss Bo Xilia might have been sacked from his post as provincial leader, earlier today, but that does not mean the big shot is finished, explains political and financial analyst Victor Shih in Bloomberg.Read More →
Baidu: 2011 best employer for students – Kaiser Kuo
Internet search engine Baidu is now the most-wanted employer for graduates from Beijing’s top universities, writes their director communication Kaiser Kuo on their weblog Baidu Beat. Job search engine Zhaopin listed the internet company as the 2011 Best Employer.Read More →
China has most female billionaires, but it’s not enough – Zhang Lijia
Most seven out of ten self-made female billionaires are Chinese, says the Hurun rich list, and author Zhang Lijia explains in The Guardian why despite that achievement women entrepreneurs still have a long march to go.Read More →
Five Chinese hit Hurun’s Global Rich List – Rupert Hoogewerf
The famous Hurun’ Rich List released its Global edition of 83 individuals with 10 billions US dollar or more in assets, Hurun’s founder Rupert Hoogewerf told news agency Xinhua. Five of them are Chinese.Read More →
Why Baidu is better than Google in China – Kaiser Kuo
Baidu director international communication Kaiser Kuo explains on CNN why Baidu is better than Google in China. “Google is better in English search, but – surprisingly – most Chinese speak Chinese.” Including quotes on Baidu’s global aspirations and internet censorship.Read More →
Australia’s suspect debate on China – Paul French
BHP and Rio Tinto dominate the warped debate on China in Australia, says business analyst Paul French in Adelaide Now. Paul French was ‘down under’ past weekend and gave the Aussies some food for thought on their relationship with China.Read More →
Capital flight ‘black swan scenario” for China – Victor Shih
Europe might be looking at China as its financial savior, but China is really struggling to deal with its own debts, says financial analyst Victor Shih in Money Morning Australia. Capital flight is a serious risk, but only a worst-case scenario, he adds.Read More →
Time to improve the lot of workers – Zhang Lijia
Many signs show that the lives of workers in China are improving, financially and otherwise. About time, writes former rocket-factory worker Zhang Lijia in The Guardian. Time for the former “Masters of the Nation” to gain some benefits.Read More →
Rising costs in China here to stay – Shaun Rein
Silicon Valley companies face fast rising costs when they make their products in China. Low-end production might move to other Asian countries, but for high-end products, companies should face the new China reality, says Shaun Rein, author of The End of Cheap China, in Mercury News.Read More →
Labor shortage hits white-collar jobs – Shaun Rein
China’s factories are running out of labor already for years, but now also companies looking for white-collar workers have a hard time to fill in the fast-growing number of vacancies, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in BusinessWeek. And wages go up fast.Read More →