Victor Shih by Fantake via Flickr The world is in too many cases waking up too late from a prolonged winter. China has jumped into action, after the annual meetings of the NPC and CPPCC meetings in Beijing, and also at the global offices of the China Speakers Bureau hibernationRead More →
Victor Shih by Fantake via Flickr A massive bailout of China’s major banks might be one of the options to let them recoup much of the 2.4 trillion Renminbi (255 billion euro) spend during the recent financial rescue operation, says professor Victor Shih to BusinessWeek today. “The most likely case isRead More →
Victor Shih by Fantake via Flickr China’s debts, caused by its massive rescue plan of the past few years, might trigger off a crisis as debts rise to almost 100 percent of its GDP in a worst case scenario, says professor Victor Shih in Business Week. “The worst case isRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Just in time to convey you with the best wishes for the year of the tiger, at the global offices of the China Speakers Bureau we have done our home work again and figured out who were the most popular speakers of this month.Read More →
Shanghai mall by Fantake via Flickr The world is still at best marginally recovering from a global crisis, while China is booming already. Arthur Kroeber explains in Market Oracle how it comes that for the first time the roots for economic rebounds were not found in the US, but inRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr It’s Apple with their iPhone, eBay, Motorola, Tiffany, Nautica and Brooks Brothers got it wrong in China and Shaun Rein spells out in Forbes why they got it wrong. He fortunately also tells us who got it right, at least better than the losingRead More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Kaiser Kuo by Fantake via Flickr Just like in September, our top-10 ranking of most-sought speakers sees this month a relative huge shift, including a new number one: Kaiser Kuo. Shaun Rein has been holding this place since we started the ranking last year after we started the China SpeakersRead More →