China´s New Year celebrations are already in full swing, and in a few days the Year of the Wooden (actually the Green Wooden) Horse will arrive. The China Speakers Bureau wishes all its speakers, clients and other the best for the coming year, health and prosperity.Read More →
Xi Jinping’s ambitious reform program is answering some of the questions analyst have been asking since the new president took power, writes economist Arthur Kroeber for Brookings. Although his program might not satisfy market fundamentalists.Read More →
China’s entrepreneurs are moving from their core manufacturing to investment strategies, as the country’s economy is shifting, says China Rich List producer Rupert Hoogewerf in ECNS.CN.Read More →
In October China’s leadership has to decide about some tough economic dilemma’s. Financial expert Sara Hsu paints at Triple-Crisis some of the options to avoid a failure of the efforts to shift from an investment-driven to a consumption-driven economy.Read More →
The French L’Oreal groups bought China’s leading facial masks group Magic Holdings. A brilliant move, says retail analyst Ben Cavender in the China Daily, in a fast growing market segment.Read More →
Australia has been dropping on the list of favorite destinations for Chinese tourists, reports the Brisbane Times. China Rich list composer Rupert Hoogewerf explains why other destinations like the France, Singapore, Italy, the UK, the US and Switzerland are today doing better.Read More →
What many assumed, has this week been verified by the Hurun China Rich List, founded by Rupert Hoogewerf: Chinese travelers spend more during their trips than tourists of any other country on luxury goods. Negative: they travel less than in the past, write a range of publications.Read More →
Of all the assets Britain can provide top Chinese business people, education has the largest personal appeal, tells China’s Rich list producer Rupert Hoogewerf to The Standard.Read More →
“A chronicler of China’s seedy past,” author Paul French is called in a raving review in The Atlantic. His latest book “Midnight in Peking” became a candidate for the Edgar Award in the “Best Fact Crime” category.Read More →
The dip in China’s economic growth is caused by a more careful group of consumers, who face increased prices, tells retail analyst Paul French in the Globe and Mail. And the reduction in spending on luxury goods is here to stay for a long time, he adds.Read More →
Not deterred by the ongoing heavy smog in Beijing. author Zhang Lijia took of with her Polish friend Kaisa to explore the capital. The charm of the city cannot be buried by the smog, she argues on het weblog.Read More →
Apple’s Tim Cook might have been visiting telecom giant China Mobile, but business analyst Shaun Rein explains in Bloomberg why a deal is very unlikely. “Apple might become the Blackberry of China.”Read More →