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BioTech and HealthTech: pipelines for upcoming unicorns – Rupert Hoogewerf
Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher, presented on Wednesday in Beijing “the Hurun Future Unicorns – Global Gazelles Index 2024, a list of the world’s start-ups founded in the 2000s but not yet listed on a public exchange and most likely to ”go unicorn”,(meaning hitting a valuation of US$1bln) within three years,” writes the ECNS. Read More →
Expect an uptick in joint ventures – Mark Schaub
China lawyer Mark Schaub expects an uptick in joint ventures in 2025, and in his latest China Chit-chat, he explains the pros and cons of this legal vehicle. “Due to geopolitics and business uncertainty,” he writes.Read More →
Expect the digital yuan back on China’s 2025 agenda – Winston Ma
The introduction of the digital yuan didn’t make much headlines in 2024, but financial expert Winston Ma, an adjunct law professor at New York University and former managing director at China’s sovereign wealth fund, expects the debate will be back in 2025, he tells the Cointelegraph.Read More →
Is later retirement a good idea for China’s economy? – Ashley Dudarenok
China will start to delay its current retirement age from the start of 2025 in monthly steps for the next 15 years. But business analyst Ashley Dudarenok wonders if changing the country’s very low retirement age is a good idea, for example now the youth unemployment rate is already very low. This and other arguments in her vlog.Read More →
What challenges BYD is facing – Arnold Ma
2024 was a bumper year for BYD, but it might face tough challenges to maintain its current lead in the automotive market, says marketing analyst Arnold Ma, founder of Qumin, in Campaign Asia. “Initiatives such as reducing carbon footprints, ensuring fair labour practices, and engaging in community development that resonate positively with stakeholders should continue to stay in focus,” he writes.Read More →
Shaun Rein meets his reader: Thai’s former foreign secretary
Shaun Rein, author of The Split: Finding the Opportunities in China’s Economy in the New World Order, uses a well-deserved holiday in Thailand for a signing session of his latest book. And to his surprise, the first buy was Thailand’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary of Thailand, Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara.Read More →
Deflation and layoffs will drag down China’s economy in the short run – Shaun Rein
While he remains optimistic about China’s economy in the long run, he foresees a rough time in most of 2025 as deflation and layoffs melt away the financial stimuli of the past months, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC’s Squawk Box. He sees a recovery only in nine to twelve months as consumer confidence is not going up in 2025.Read More →
The Yunnan community markets – Ashley Dudarenok
Most visitors to China know the larger cities, but marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok dives into Yunnan, this time the community-based agricultural markets that are so different from the cities.Read More →
The dawn of a new reality – Alvin Wang Graylin
Innovation expert Alvin Wang Graylin discusses his latest book Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse, and explains to an audience at the Future Porty why the next generation in the next two or three decades will enter a new reality. Read More →
Why Xi Jinping turned against Miao Hua – Victor Shih
China’s President Xi Jinping turned against his erstwhile handpicked ally Admiral Miao Hua, a member of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC). Political analyst Victor Shih explains at CNN this change in Xi’s long-standing struggle against corruption.Read More →
What the West gets wrong about China’s economy – Shaun Rein
In an interview with Keith Yap, shanghai-based best-seller author and business analyst Shaun Rein, recently published The Split: Finding the Opportunities in China’s Economy in the New World Order and explains what the West gets wrong about China’s economy and how the country is working.Read More →
What do you need to sell your product in China? – Ashley Dudarenok
China is a complicated market, where consumers know what they want and what they do not want, tells marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok. She says that finding the right channel is the start of a complicated process.Read More →