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Economic systems in US and China out of steam – Arthur Kroeber
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr As the world’s economic forces prepare to gather for the G20 in Seoul, the debate is not focusing on what real issues, says Arthur Kroeber in The Guardian. Lack of trust and failing economic systems are key for both China and the US. “Appreciation wouldRead More →
More education not always better – Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer by Fantake via Flickr Getting more patents and PhD’s are not the ways to improve education, writes IMD professor Bill Fischer in Business Week. Getting faculty in with business experience is more important to improve the now lagging education in China. IMD’s 2010 World Competitiveness Yearbook reports that China’sRead More →
Air Force loses between powerful military – Wendell Minnick
Image via Wikipedia China’s military leaders at the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) might belong to the most powerful, its Air Force might be rising, but is still lacking clout, learned Wendell Minnick at a conference last week in Taipei on the position of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he writesRead More →
Foreign managers increasingly hired in China – Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer by Fantake via Flickr The chances of foreign managers to get hired in China, even for Chinese firms, increases, but on the condition they speak Chinese, says IMD-professor Bill Fischer in an interview with CNN. Bill Fischer, a professor at Switzerland’s IMD Business School who has studied China’sRead More →
Taiwan’s military intelligence thorough infiltrated – Wendell Minnick
Wendell Minnickvia Flickr Two high-profile arrests in Taiwan show that China has thoroughly infiltrated Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB), writes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Col. Lo Chi-cheng of the MIB and Taiwanese businessman Lo Pin are accused of supplying Beijing with the identities of MIB agents working in China.Read More →
Low carbon economy key for private companies – Rupert Hoogewerf
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr China’s private business are starting to look overseas, says China’s rich list Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf. Key for their global success will be their management style and adaptation of a low carbon economy, he tells Beijing Review. One of the biggest challenges may come fromRead More →
Despite funding problems, Taiwan Marines want their vehicles – Wendell Minnick
Image via Wikipedia Although Taiwan’s military have problems in making ends meet, and have even deferred advanced US weapon systems, the island’s Marines want to push ahead with the purchase of new vehicles, writes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Taiwan’s Marine Corps is pushing for more money to replace itsRead More →
Cautious about any organized religion – Zhang Lijia
Image via Wikipedia Celebrity writer and non-believer Zhang Lijia explains her attitude towards Buddhism, and religion in a rather personal interview with ExpressBuzz. I’m cautious about any organized religions, she explains. Like most skeptics, she asks where God was when the most destructive earthquake in the 20th century took placeRead More →
Li Ning: a winner in sports apparel – Shaun Rein
Image by cafemama via Flickr Despite disappointing sales figures in the short term, Shaun Rein explains at CNBC why China’s sport apparel firm Li Ning is going to be a winner – together with Nike – in this industry. Li Ning is all set for a long-term success, he claims.Read More →
Trade deficit does not mean China steals your jobs – Arthur Kroeber
US trade deficit via Wikipedia Economists and China analysts all too easy link the trade deficit between China and the US with the loss of jobs in the USA. Wrong, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in the Wall Street Journal. “By the logic of their argument, any country that runsRead More →
ChiNext created more billionaires – Rupert Hoogewerf
China’s one-year old stock exchange ChiNext – comparable with Nasdaq – might not have brought many investors high returns, writes Bloomberg, but has according to Rupert Hoogewerf, composer of the Hurun rich list, increased the wealth and raised the number of billionaires. The creation of ChiNext helped sparkRead More →
Foreign brands struggle as Chinese retailers rise – Paul French
Image via Wikipedia Depending on how you look at the figures, retail grew up to 20 percent in China, retail analyst Paul French tells Forbes and compares the fate of foreign retailers like Gap force domestic competition from the Trinity Group and China Lilang. Paul French in Forbes: Take aRead More →