Arthur Kroeberby Fons1 via FlickrUnlike popular believe China’s GDP depends only for ten percent on export, not 40 percent, says Arthur Kroeber, manager director of Beijing-based research firm Dragonomics, according to Sify. The limits the country’s exposure against failling export considerably. China’s dependence on exports is not as heavy asRead More →

Amy Sommersby Fons1 via FlickrBig ticket items like cars and apartments have a problem as Chinese consumers delay purchases, says Shanghai-based lawyer Amy Sommers in a podcast, from her car on the way to Pudong Airport in Shanghai. But the central government is adjusting its policies to avert a fullRead More →

Rowan Gibsonby Fons1 via FlickrAre you feeling the impact of the financial crisis? Leading innovator Rowan Gibson, global business strategist and bestselling author provides compelling and practical answers in his new series of keynote speeches and 2-day strategy meetings. Focusing specifically on today’s burning economic issues, Rowan shows you howRead More →

Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrDespite the financial turmoil, the Chinese consumer trust in the brand ‘America’ is still undented, says Shaun Rein, director of the China Market Research Group (CMR) in The Economic Times. While Chinese take their money out of the Citigroup banks into the Bank of China asRead More →

Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrRetail in China shows a healthy growth, suggesting the country might indeed wither the global financial crisis, writes Paul French in the weekly newsletter of Access Asia. Well, despite some slowing growth domestic consumption appears to be staying strong – pretty much everyone we’ve talked toRead More →

Kaiser Kuo Kaiser Kuo gets a nice chance from uberblogger Shel Israel to explain the basic misconceptions of Western media (including bloggers) when it comes to China. Part of a lengthy interview: The assumption that Chinese political authority speaks with a single voice. China is a continent-sized country, and itsRead More →

Paul French As everybody is still guessing how the global financial crisis and a possible recession would affect China, any glimpse of a recession would be new in China, says China consultant Paul French to Sky News. “We are off the map when that happens.” “No one here has knownRead More →

William Bao Beanby Fons1 via FlickrSocial networking can also be a language tool, says William Bao Bean, director of italki.com from Shanghai and speaker at the China Speakers Bureau, in a recent article in the South China Morning Post. “It’s a twist to the original Web 2.0 concept… Instead ofRead More →

Mark Schaub, this month’s fastest mover Surprising changes in this month “most-sought speaker”, compared to the scores in September. Some of our leading speakers have suddenly dropped off the list and we see a range of relative new-comers in our top-10.One of the reasons for that change could be thatRead More →

Arthur Kroeberby Fons1 via FlickrChina has its fair share of social problems, but none it getting out of control, says Arthur Kroeber, managing director of the Beijing research firm Dragonomics in the German edition of the Financial Times. China is not heading for a social crisis, as some assume, heRead More →

Shaun Rein Wealthy Chinese and international travelers make the hotel industry a bright spot in China, says Shaun Rein, managing director of the China Market Research Group in the Wall Street Journal, as major hotel chains announced to expand their investments despite the ongoing financial crisis. Mr. Rein said heRead More →

Rich Kuslan Where is the Letter of Credit (L/C), wonders Rich Kuslan at his weblog Asiabizblog. The freeze at the interbanking lending might bring trade with China to a standstill. Companies completely dependent upon product purchased overseas by means of letters of credit could be badly affected if L/Cs willRead More →