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Not bullish on AgBank – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Shaun Rein, managing director of the market research group CMR, might be in general optimistic about China’s economic development, at CNBC he cautions against too many bears on the road for China’s Agricultural Bank, also called AgBank or ABC. The bank performedRead More →
Russia tries to stop China’s fighter jets – Wendell Minnick
by ASKYZ via Flickr China’s military industry is pushing its fighter jet JF-17/FC-1 on a global market, and apparently so successful its Russian competitor is trying to block it, writes Wendell Minnick this week in Defense News.The director general Pogosyanof the Russian Aircraft Corp. (RAC) MiG has been trying to stopRead More →
Fat China – Paul French
Paul French via Flickr Today saw the long anticipated book Fat China: How Expanding Waistlines are Changing a Nation (China in the 21st Century) by Paul French, on obesity in China. “An in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity in China and its relationship to the nation’sRead More →
Most-sought speakers for July 2010
Warren Liu via Flickr Major changes this month in our line-up for the top-10 most-sought speakers in July 2010, actually half of them is new. Highest newcomer of this month is Warren Liu, author of the best-selling book “KFC in China: Secret Recipe for Success (Paperback)“, We only expectedRead More →
Should Europe follow China? – Annette Nijs
What can liberal capitalism learn from China, is the challenging question Annette Nijs, Executive Director Global Initiative of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) poses in Neurope.eu. After the start of the global crisis, it is time for a critical self-assessment says Nijs. Just like China started to change 30Read More →
September book tour in Brazil – Zhang Lijia
Image by Fantake via Flickr Our celebrity speaker Zhang Lijia is preparing for her next book tour, this time for her Portuguese translation of “Socialism Is Great!”: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China“. She will be in Brazil from August 29 till September 16, starting off in Rio deRead More →
More losers than winners on China’s luxury market – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein Fantake via Flickr Many foreign companies get it wrong when they try to enter the booming luxury market in China, explains Shaun Rein to CNBC, just focusing on the wrong age groups, regions and getting the branding wrong. Most luxury car buyers, like those from Mercedes, have an averageRead More →
Abundant capital to fuel further growth – Victor Shih
Victor Shih via Flickr China’s commercial banks are stocking up to US$ 60 bn to fuel a next round of investments, tells financial expert professor Victor Shih in BusinessWeek. Earlier professor Shih of the NorthWestern University raised concern on how the country might funds its earlier spending extravaganza, but the recentRead More →
Inflation around the corner – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Increasing labor costs and price rises for food, oil and other minerals might push up the inflation and this needs the government urgent attention, says Shaun Rein on Bloomberg TV today. While Rein sees some bears on the road to economic recovery in the shortRead More →
From famine to feast in two generations – Paul French
Paul French by Fantake via Flickr Obesity has become one of China’s most important problems, tells Paul French, author of an upcoming book on the issue to Sky News. “In the last 30 years they’ve gone from famine to feast in just two generations,” explained British economist Paul French, whoRead More →
Key lesson China billionaire: Sharing – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr China counts a growing number of billionaires and Shaun Rein summarizes three key lessons an – anonymous – billionaire friend learned him. He writes it up in Forbes.Sharing is the main lesson Shaun Rein learned from the man he baptized Mr. Chen: Mr. Chen believes inRead More →
No big shocks expected for the RMB – Arthur Kroeber
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr China’s financial authorities have created a mechanism to loosen the peg between its currency, the Renminbi, and the US dollar, the Chinese currency has actually appreciated slightly, but economic analyst Arthur Kroeber is not expecting any huge changes, he tells CSM. When the RMBRead More →