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Why Chinese prefer wine over beer – Shaun Rein
Beer promotions and micro-breweries put a lot of effort in the China market, but business analyst Shaun Rein tells AFP he expects the wine market the be the winner. Unlike wine, beer fails to impress, he says.Read More →
China innovation fueled by US education – Shaun Rein
China’s universities might be churning out millions of engineers, real innovative enterprises are led by US-educated returnees, writes business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC. He disagrees with Washington Post columnist Vivek Wadhwa who fears China’s education.Read More →
Most popular stories in September 2011
Today, our first selection of most-popular stories of the past month, September 2011. Do check here what others have been reading.Read More →
The debate: The End of Cheap China – Shaun Rein
The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World is the title of Shaun Rein’s book, expected in March 2012. But the debate on the book has already started, at his linkedIn Group, The End of Cheap China.Read More →
Rich entrepreneur in Central Committee ‘largely symbolic” – Rupert Hoogewerf
When Liang Wengen, currently China’s richest entrepreneur, is voted next year into the Central Committee, that is largely a symbolic move, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between the Communist Party and private entrepreneurs, tells Rupert Hoogewerf or Hurun in CNN.Read More →
Zambians vote against China – Howard French
When the Zambians voted out their president last week, the election was also a referendum against China, writes journalist Howard French in The Atlantic. “Zambia has been at the leading edge of China’s drive to expand its relations with the continent.”Read More →
China’s right to undervalue its exchange rate – Arthur Kroeber
China is manipulating its currency to boost its export, US criticasters say. China sees an undervalued exchange rate as the right of a developing country, just like other did in the past, argues economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in the Voice of America.Read More →
Inflation undermines consumer confidence – Shaun Rein
Rising food prices are worrying China’s consumers, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC. Although he also discovered the women keep on shopping for now, although their buying habits changed dramatically.Read More →
China has more billionaires than the US – Rupert Hoogewerf
China has 270 billionaires, tells Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf in the Want China Times, more than the US, although the Hurun Rich list 2011 does not give all their names.Read More →
Apple is lagging behind Google’s Android – Shaun Rein
Apple might look like the big technology winner, gaining unprecedented access to the Chinese consumer, but it is lagging as Google’s Android moves ahead, tells business analyst Shaun Rein Bloomberg.Read More →
Why censoring the “Super Girl” show does not help – Zhang Lijia
China’s broadcast authorities cancelled recently a hugely popular Idols-like TV show called the ‘super girls’. Author Zhang Lijia explains on her weblog why those heavy handed censorship methods do not work anymore.Read More →
China’s rich defy global crisis – Rupert Hoogewerf
The US and Europe might be bracing for another global crisis, but the wealth of China rich increases undeterred, noted Hurun’ founder Rupert Hoogewerf of China’s rich list in an interview with Xinhua on Thursday. They booked another record year of growth.Read More →