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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 →
Private planes: waiting for China’s rich – Rupert Hoogewerf
Beijing today via Wikipedia The famous Hurun rich list, compiled by Rupert Hoogewerf, is offering private plane flights as awards for the wealthy entrepreneurs. China’s rich still need some encouragement to rent a private plane. Prices will be handed out during a ceremony coming weekend in Beijing, Hoogewerf told Xinhua. “We’dRead More →
Taiwan returns rockets and hurts US ties – Wendell Minnick
Wendell Minnck via Flickr The surprise move by Taiwan to defer two advanced weapon systems from the US is going to hurt its ties with its American allies, says Wendell Minnick in a comment for Reuters. “It’s going to hurt (Taiwan) in Washington to fight for these systems and thenRead More →
Can we get Madame Wu Yi as a speaker?
Zhu Rongji via Wikipedia About these and other questions posed to the China Speakers Bureau, you can read in our October newsletter here Related articles Joan Turley joins China Speakers Bureau (chinaherald.net) Taiwan rocket story ´political´ – Wendell Minnick (chinaherald.net) China needs structural changes – Arthur Kroeber (chinaherald.net) Helen WangRead More →
Baidu’s Robin Li tops IT-rich list – Rupert Hoogewerf
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr Apart from real estate and retail, China’s IT industry is becoming a major money maker, notes Hurun rich list compiler Rupert Hoogewerf in the People’s Daily. Robin Li of the largest search engine Baidu tops his IT-rich list this year. Robin Li, founder of Baidu,Read More →
Taiwan rocket story ´political´ – Wendell Minnick
Taiwan via Wikipedia Director General Tsai De-sheng of the Taiwanese National Security Bureau said this week that the number of rockets pointing at the island from China have risen to 1,400, but defense specialist Wendell Minnick is not convinced by the story, he tells Japanese media. Wendell Minnick, Asia bureau chiefRead More →