China Speakers Bureau

Shaun Rein by Fons1 via FlickrIn the midst of many failures, KFC has been one of the best American companies moving into China, argues Shaun Rein, managing director of the China Market Research Group, in the CIB-magazine. Rein supports largely the positive case made by Warren Liu, in his bookRead More →

Arthur Kroeberby Fons1 via FlickrThis is pretty major, says Arthur Kroeber of the consultancy firm Dragonomics in Reuters, about the four trillion Renminbi (euro 450 billion) investment China’s central government into its economy. ‘It reflects the official view of how serious this problem is and shows that this is aRead More →

Rowan Gibsonby Fons1 via FlickrA good intention only gets you so far, says Rowan Gibson in one of his recent key note speeches. “Intentions are not enough, you also need to get the systems in place, just as we did with quality.”As the financial crisis hits companies worldwide, innovation becomeRead More →

Kaiser Kuoby Fons1 via Flickr“All bets are off now that the credit crisis is lapping at China’s shores,” says Kaiser Kuo, group director digital strategies of Ogilvy in Beijing in an interview with Adam Schokora. With funding as tight as it’s going to be in the time frame, you specify,Read More →

Howard Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrBarack Obama’s election has Africa still not put on the political agenda in Washington, writes former New York Times correspondent Howard French, but the continent is solidly on Beijing’s roll call.China is doing a much better job than the old colonial powers, although Beijing is notRead More →

Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrChina consultant and prolific speakers Paul French checked China for signs of crisis and did not like what he saw. “China is looking increasingly stationary,” he writes in the weekly Access Asia newsletter. So if you want to fly from Shanghai to London, it’s cheaper thanRead More →

Mark Schaub For time reasons we have delayed the planned China Speakers Bureau podcast with Shanghai-based lawyer and author Mark Schaub on the labor contract law till next week. But we are right away discussing another no less equally important subject: Chinese investments abroad.When you look at the news onRead More →

Mark Schaubby Fons1 via FlickrChina has announced in September new details for the Labor Contract Law that was introduced at the beginning of 2008. Shanghai-based lawyer Mark Schaub, partner at China’s largest law firm King&Wood, will explain the effects of the new regulation in a podcast we will record laterRead More →

Sam Flemmingby Fons1 via FlickrThe trend of individual consumers to organize themselves online for bargains got its corporate equivalent, writes Sam Flemming of CIC in his latest IWOM-update. In September, Gome, the biggest home appliance retailer in China, decided to collaborate with KDS, one of the most popular BBS groups,Read More →

Victor Shih Getting a thorough insight of what is happening in China’s financial systems is becoming crucial as the financial crisis holds the global economy in its grip. Assistant professor Victor Shih of the Northwestern University is one of very few people who get beyond scratching on the surface andRead More →

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 →