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Recipes for survival – Arthur Kroeber
by Fantake via Flickr Despite its predicted 8 percent economic growth, China is still facing a crucial time, tells Arthurs Kroeber the Australian Inquisitr. “The Global Financial Crisis has accelerated the impetus for change, with different regions within China responding in different ways, Mr Kroeber said. “Sustained recovery now dependsRead More →
The US press got it wrong on Obama – Howard French
Howard French by Fantake via Flickr The prestigious Columbia Journalism Review has been publishing a two part interview with Howard French, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times in both Tokyo and Shanghai on how the US media got it wrong when they reported Barack Obama‘s recent trip toRead More →
CSB November newsletter is out
The China Speakers Bureau has published its November newsletter and you can read it here. Some of the subjects we cover: economic alarm bells keep on ringing despite high economic growth in 2009. And Kaiser Kuo by Fantake via Flickr how, despite a new European minister of foreign affairs, theRead More →
Why strengthening the Renminbi does not help – Shaun Rein
‘Wrong’ by jmtimages via Flickr Leading economists like Nobel-prize winner Paul Krugman, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and even US president Barack Obama pushed China to revalue its currency, the Renminbi. Shaun Rein explains in Forbes why strengthening the Chinese currency even more – it went already up 20 percentRead More →
Barbie misses target in Shanghai – Paul French
Barbie via Wikipedia The famous doll Barbie was received with many cheers as its groundbreaking store opened in Shanghai earlier this year. But Barbie has been missing its target as it seems to appeal more to the Americans than to the Shanghainese, a problem that sounds very familiar for moreRead More →
Tips on how to pick a great speaker (Part Ten): Chinese speakers
The questions sounds logical for a China Speakers Bureau: do you have Chinese speakers from China? The simple answer is yes. But for those who are familiar with China and its opinion leaders might know that our ‘yes’ is not unconditional. Earlier this year we got a request from aRead More →
Most-sought speakers for November 2009: China-US relations galore
Still no.1 via Wikipedia When you are reading these words, two historical events might be over. First, and you might have noticed that one, is the first visit of US president Barack Obama to China. The second one, many of you might not have noticed, but Europe might have itsRead More →
China’s rich are relatively young – Rupert Hoogewerf
Image by Fantake via Flickr Compared to the rich in the developed nations, China’s well-to-do are relatively young, tells Rupert Hoogewerf, composer of the Hurun rich list, the New York Times. Typically, a Chinese individual worth $150 million or more is about 50 years old — about 15 years youngerRead More →
Chinese support one-child policy – Shaun Rein
by Fantake via Flickr As the trip by US president Obama to China comes near, our Shaun Rein continues in Forbes to debunk common myths the outside world might have about China. Earlier he took on three business myths, today focuses on the Chinese genes that prescribe a high savingRead More →
Public tendering goes clean – Paul French
China-hand Paul French sounds a bit amazed as his discovers that efforts to cut back China’s tradition of corruption in public tenders actually seems to work out. In the Ethical Corporation: More than one foreign company has found themselves (let’s be charitable here) unwittingly involved in a dodgy deal. ButRead More →
Liabilities add pressure on future – Victor Shih
Victor Shih by Fantake via Flickr Political scientist Victor Shih is only halfway through a project finding out how huge China’s financial rescue package has actually been, but he is already worried. Not that China’s collapse is imminent, but the country has invested a far larger percentage of its GDPRead More →
The looming housing bubble of 2010 – Arthur Kroeber
Shanghai via Wikipedia Without government action, China is heading for a housing bubble by the second half of 2010, tells Arthur Kroeber Radio Australia. Many people see investment in housing property as their retirement fund. Arthur Kroeber: Housing is really the focus because there really isn’t an effective pension system inRead More →