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How can Apple save iPhone in China? – Shaun Rein
Image via Wikipedia Apple‘s partner China Unicom sold since its 30 October debut only 5,000 iPhones, while some market analysts predicted a sale of millions. Shaun Rein explains in Forbes how Apple and China Unicom had it all wrong and how they can save the iPhone by changing strategies fast.WhenRead More →
Why Zong Qinghou could beat Danone – Paul French
Paul French by Fantake via Flickr Retail expert Paul French comes in Forbes with a few reasons why in the epic battle between French giant Danone and its now former China partner Wahaha, the CEO of Wahaha Zong Qinghou comes out as the winner. Just as in the case ofRead More →
Facing the chasm between Chinese and US internet users – Kaiser Kuo
Image by Fantake via Flickr A great speech by Kaiser Kuo earlier this month at the University of Nebraska, addressing the Sino-US relations and how the internet plays an growing role. Few people outside China have an idea how the largest group of internet users, the Chinese, are using theirRead More →
Debunking three China myths – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein takes the stage again in Forbes, debunking three myths about (business in) China that are no longer true and perhaps never have been.1. China’s economy is export-led2. China has a limitless supply of cheap labor.3, Connections are everythingOne the second point he argues that retaining talent has becomeRead More →
Cutting out the middle men in travel – William Bao Bean
William Bao Bean by Fantake via Flickr William Bao Bean, partner at the Softbank China-India Holdings, gives a thorough overview on how the travel industry in China is developing online. With the Beijing Olympics over and the Shanghai Worldexpo coming, infrastructure in hotels and other tourist facilities have increased dramatically,Read More →
ChiNext as new source of capital – Rupert Hoogewerf
Shenzhen via Wikipedia In Shenzhen today ChiNext, the Nasdaq-style stock exchange, was launched to provide smaller and middle size companies with capital. An excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs, Hurun publisher Rupert Hoogewerf tells Reuters. ‘The biggest challenge for (China’s) entrepreneurs … was how to raise their first capital,’ said Rupert Hoogewerf,Read More →
China’s strong consumer base – Shaun Rein
Forget China’s older generation via Wikipedia Shaun Rein is giving foreign retailers a crash course on who to target among the Chinese consumers and what the dangers are, in Forbes. They should forget about the Chinese equivalent of the baby boomers, the older generation will not start spending even whenRead More →
Economic growth not yet convincing – Arthur Kroeber
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr China’s bean counters have been reporting enthusiastic economic growth of even 8.9 percent in the third quarter, but our own analyst Arthur Kroeber of Dragonomics is not yet convinced,he tellls DNA. “The quality of the growth stinks.” The government looks set to meet and perhapsRead More →
Women rule the wallet – Shaun Rein
In charge by Praziquantel via Flickr With an economic growth of 7.9 percent in the second quarter of 2009, China is a must for global retail companies, despite its lower base. And in China, women under 35 rule the wallet, says Shaun Rein in his latest article for Forbes. ThatRead More →
China cannot lead the world – Victor Shih
Beijing, not yet ready via Wikipedia Is China going to lead the world? That questions is asked frequently, but Victor Shih is pretty sure in his piece in the Wall Street Journal that China is far from ready. But leadership does not depend on cash reserves alone. To lay credibleRead More →
My quirkiest billionaire – Rupert Hoogewerf
Image via Wikipedia Rupert Hoogewerf is interviewed by Shanghai Urbananonymy on his ten-year operation of documenting wealth in China with his Hurun or China Rich List. What are the differences between the British and the Chinese well-to-do? The entrepreneurs in China are all first generation. In Britain the Duke ofRead More →
Why the Chinese pirate – Shaun Rein
Rupert Murdoch via Wikipedia Rupert Murdoch was the lastest Western corporate tycoon in Beijing, asking the Chinese authorities to crack down on fake products and the infringement of intellectual copyrights. Shaun Rein sets him straight and explains in Forbes why fake DVD’s and Gucci bags are not dissapearing from China’sRead More →