William Bao Bean via Flickr William Bao Bean has joined Singtel Innov8, a US$ 150 million venture capitalist firm as managing director in Shanghai. Singtel Innov8 has been established in September. Singtel Innov8 is focused on investing in and driving innovative services and technology from around the world, especially China,Read More →
Kaiser Kuo via Flickr Baidu’s Kaiser Kuo spoke recently in a debate in Hong Kong against the the argument that the internet was making us stupid. “What are we gaining by having all this near-instantaneous access to information?”, he asks in a transcript published in Adage.Kaiser Kuo: Fretting over theRead More →
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr Now real estate and the retail industry might be calling the shots, in ten years time entertainment will be leading in wealth creation, said Hurun or Rupert Hoogewerf at the presentation of the first Hurun rich list for the entertainment industry, according to the People’sRead More →
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr As the world’s economic forces prepare to gather for the G20 in Seoul, the debate is not focusing on what real issues, says Arthur Kroeber in The Guardian. Lack of trust and failing economic systems are key for both China and the US. “Appreciation wouldRead More →
Bill Fischer by Fantake via Flickr Getting more patents and PhD’s are not the ways to improve education, writes IMD professor Bill Fischer in Business Week. Getting faculty in with business experience is more important to improve the now lagging education in China. IMD’s 2010 World Competitiveness Yearbook reports that China’sRead More →
Image via Wikipedia China’s military leaders at the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) might belong to the most powerful, its Air Force might be rising, but is still lacking clout, learned Wendell Minnick at a conference last week in Taipei on the position of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he writesRead More →
Bill Fischer by Fantake via Flickr The chances of foreign managers to get hired in China, even for Chinese firms, increases, but on the condition they speak Chinese, says IMD-professor Bill Fischer in an interview with CNN. Bill Fischer, a professor at Switzerland’s IMD Business School who has studied China’sRead More →
Wendell Minnickvia Flickr Two high-profile arrests in Taiwan show that China has thoroughly infiltrated Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB), writes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Col. Lo Chi-cheng of the MIB and Taiwanese businessman Lo Pin are accused of supplying Beijing with the identities of MIB agents working in China.Read More →
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr China’s private business are starting to look overseas, says China’s rich list Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf. Key for their global success will be their management style and adaptation of a low carbon economy, he tells Beijing Review. One of the biggest challenges may come fromRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Although Taiwan’s military have problems in making ends meet, and have even deferred advanced US weapon systems, the island’s Marines want to push ahead with the purchase of new vehicles, writes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Taiwan’s Marine Corps is pushing for more money to replace itsRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Celebrity writer and non-believer Zhang Lijia explains her attitude towards Buddhism, and religion in a rather personal interview with ExpressBuzz. I’m cautious about any organized religions, she explains. Like most skeptics, she asks where God was when the most destructive earthquake in the 20th century took placeRead More →
Image by cafemama via Flickr Despite disappointing sales figures in the short term, Shaun Rein explains at CNBC why China’s sport apparel firm Li Ning is going to be a winner – together with Nike – in this industry. Li Ning is all set for a long-term success, he claims.Read More →