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How companies use corona fears to sell their products – Shaun Rein
Most of China is moving away from the coronavirus crisis, but the fears are still running deep. Companies, notably the hard-hit car industry, try to use that fear for marketing their products, says business analyst Shaun Rein to the BBC.Read More →
How the coronavirus changed retail in China – Ashley Dudarenok
China is going to be the most expensive and complicated market in the world, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok to Rethink Industries. How the new normal looks like in the retail after the coronavirus crisis.Read More →
Making sense out of the Covid-19 information explosion – Arthur Kroeber
Renowned economist Arthur Kroeber, author of the bestseller China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, dives into the information explosion after the Covid-19 virus did hit China. Much information is available, but most is of low quality, he argues, and here he does a reality check of what we can say at this stage in April, including Europe and the US.Read More →
Trump’s immigration ban will hurt US tech companies most – Shaun Rein
The plan to ban immigration by US President Donald Trump will be mostly hurt US tech companies who cannot recruit talents anymore, says business analyst Shaun Rein to the BBC. “Now, with the immigration ban, more top Chinese, Indian and other foreign talent will seek jobs in tech hubs globally like Shenzhen, Seoul and Bangalore rather than Silicon Valley,” Shaun Rein adds.Read More →
Coronavirus disrupts food deliveries in China – Sara Hsu
Logistical chains are disrupted the coronavirus crisis, and limited export of pork by corona-hit processing plants in the US hit China additionally, says financial analyst Sara Hsu to CGTN.Read More →
Retail in a post-corona market – Ashley Dudarenok
Retail in China has changed after the corona crisis and marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok explains how brands have to adjust themselves to reach those much-wanted consumers in China, she tells in Valtech.Read More →
Back to basics: Taoism – Zhang Lijia
COVID-19 or the Coronavirus has triggered off a lot of soul-searching in China, says social commentator Zhang Lijia in the South China Morning Post. “All these problems at home and abroad are proof that nature has been interfered with, as humans go against the natural order. This is a good time to revisit the philosophical aspects of Taoism, writes Zhang Lijia.Read More →
Foreign brands in need of a post-corona strategy – Ashley Dudarenok
Marketing veteran Ashley Dudarenok sees great opportunities past-corona crisis as foreign brands desperately look for new China strategies. She discusses with political economist Shirley Ze Yu and Martina Fucks, and is a bit gloomy about Hong Kong for the next six months, but optimistic about China.Read More →
Shadow banking might be on the way back – Sara Hsu
China’s government has been trying to phase out shadow banking as a risky form of lending money. But now the country’s economy is hit by a trade war, COVID-19 and other mischiefs, shadow banking might make a return, says financial analyst Sara Hsu at the East Asia Forum.Read More →
And the first post-summer requests for speakers are coming in
The situation in both Europe and the US is still very unreal. The fallout of the coronavirus is stabilizing in Europe at best, while the US is still preparing or the worst. But meanwhile, we are getting already a few requests for speakers from Asia for events after the summer.
Of course, the rest of the world is also slowly thinking about how the world will look like post-corona, we are pleasantly surprised Asia is already a step ahead. We still have to see how realistic those plans are for meetings with 1000+ people, who have to fly in from the rest of the world while renowned airlines have grounded their fleets and struggling to survive. Read More →
Rule one: don’t panic in the corona crisis – Harry Broadman
CEO’s worldwide are figuring out strategies for the future, after the corona or Covid-19 crisis started to emerge from China. Veteran advisor Harry Broadman dives into the future for CEO’s at the Chief Executive. Rule one: do not panic, he says.Read More →
In a killing stock market, China has been a relative winner – Rupert Hoogewerf
The massive drop of stock markets has wiped away unprecedented amounts of capital, says Hurun China Rich List founder Rupert Hoogewerf at the South China Morning Post. But in that bloodbath, China has been a relatief winner, he adds.Read More →