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How China’s one-child policy has hurt its aging population – Ian Johnson
The world looks with awe at China’s economic achievements, but because of its one-child policy, it not only gained fast economic growth but also an aging population that offers an equally devastating income trap for the decades to come, unless it invests more smartly into its people, says China veteran Ian Johnson at the Vietnam Brief.Read More →
What are VIE’s – Mark Schaub
China’s government is trying to control its tech sector and VIE’s (Variable Interest Entities) are high on their agenda. But outside the China business, very few people know what VIE’s are and China lawyer Mark Schaub reposted his vlog on what VIE’s actually are, even though they are a key feature in China’s tech sector.Read More →
Why foreign brands love China – Ashley Dudarenok
China is number one in e-commerce, online shopping, payment, logistics, and much more. No wonder foreign brands love the second largest economy in the world, says e-commerce expert Ashley Dudarenok on her vlog.Read More →
Managing data: key for the future of tech firms – Ben Cavender
China’s government is tightening the strings for tech companies, especially when it comes to data management, says business analyst Ben Cavender at RTHK. “I think you’re going to see companies like this that really do peddle in data come under a lot more scrutiny going forward,” he said.Read More →
Eating wild animals in China, put into perspective – Arnold Ma
Bats as a possible source for the coronavirus were de latest incident based on the Western myth all Chinese eat wild animals where possible. Cultural analyst Arnold Ma puts China’s eating habits into perspective, for his vlog.Read More →
Entering the China market is complicated and expensive – Ashley Dudarenok
As the China economy is booming, more foreign companies try to enter or expand into this market. But the China market is very complicated and certainly no longer cheap to enter, says marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok on her vlog.Read More →
What is next for foreign investors in China? – Winston Wenyan Ma
China’s authorities have been cracking down on cryptocurrencies, educations, gaming, health care, data, and platforms. Financial analyst Winston Wenyan Ma looks at how foreign investors can navigate through the bloody battlefield for Bloomberg.Read More →
Starbucks should focus on China for future expansion – Shaun Rein
Starbucks sold its stake in its South-Korean joint venture, worth in total over US$2 billion. The best they can do, is reinvest their capital in expansion in China, says business analyst Shaun Rein to Reuters. “Using the sale of its South Korean operations will equip it with more cash that it can deploy to China,” Rein said.Read More →
Beijing Winter games 2022 might save the Olympic brand – Arnold Ma
Running the Olympic games under a pandemic in Tokyo might hurt the Olympic brand, as many negative incidents have shown already. But marketing expert Arnold Ma is sure the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 will do the opposite, he tells in Campaign Asia.Read More →
Fast fashion is changing an industry – Matthew Brennan
Fashion firm Shein has been attracting quite some attention. But behind them, a new industry trend is emerging: fast fashion. E-commerce expert Matthew Brennan explains at Marketplace how the fashion industry is changing fast.Read More →
With more children allowed, how do motherhood and feminism go along? – Zhang Lijia
China’s authorities first raised the number of allowed children from two to three per family, and might now even cancel all restrictions. Journalist Zhang Lijia, author of Lotus: A Novel(January 2017) on prostitution in China, looks at the troubled relationship between feminism and motherhood in her mother country, in an interview with the Italian publication Il Manifesto.Read More →
On-shore listing: a challenge for going public – William Bao Bean
Until a few weeks ago, listing at US stock markets was a favorite way to raise capital for fast-growing Chinese companies. That venue is closed now, and VC veteran William Bao Bean sees still bears on the road for on-shore listing’s at China’s stock markets, he tells the South China Morning Post.Read More →