Zhang Lijiaby Fons1 via FlickrAfter Jung Chang hit the world with he epic story “Wild Swans“, many female authors have been trying to copy her success without making much of an impact. Zhang Lijia, author of “Socialism is Great” is on the way to become the Jung Chang of theRead More →
Zhang Lijiaby Fons1 via FlickrThe plan is already a bit older, but thanks to more diligent colleagues in the Nordic countries, it is back on track. The China Speakers Bureau is organized in a slightly different way, compared to most speakers’ agency. The typical agency would focus for both potentialRead More →
Victor Shih Local governments and companies are trying to blackmail the central government in compensating them for paying arrear wages for their unruly citizens, writes financial expert Victor Shih on his weblog, pushing “stability” as their main card. However, since wage arrear is a “stability” issue, local governments are likelyRead More →
Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrChinese companies are preparing to buy assets abroad to make use of the global financial crisis, writes Shaun Rein in Business Week. Qingdao-based Haier was the first to move, but many others are following, his research suggests many are following: In the last few months myRead More →
Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrMarket watchers cannot gauge at this stage what China’s consumers are going to do, says Paul French, China analyst of the Access Asia research firm in the China Daily. “The problem is that we have never been in this situation before. We really are off theRead More →
Sam Flemming by Fons1 via FlickrCatching up with some interesting pieces of information left over from last week. The Wall Street Journal quoted research suggesting that compared to other countries, China’s internet users have more fun. “Web 2.0 is far more advanced in Asia, and in China, than in theRead More →
William Bao Beanby Fons1 via FlickrOnline media and media strategies will see an healthy growth in 2009, predicts (amongst others) William Bao Bean in this clip of CCTV on the AdTech conference in Shanghai last week.He and other marketing experts see in the online media for the first time aRead More →
Zhang Lijiaby Fons1 via FlickrMaking it into the famous online encyclopedia Wikipedia is a benchmark for our writers. A few have crossed the line into fame and we are happy to report that Zhang Lijia has now her own entry.Zhang Lijia is anyway on a fast track as a celebrityRead More →
Shaun Rein, most-sought speaker Today we launched the first edition of our China Speakers Bureau newsletter. You can look at it here. Theme of this month: what are our leading voices saying about the position of China in the ongoing economic crisis. As you might imagine: they have very diverseRead More →
Rupert Hoogewerfby Getty Images via DaylifeHuang Guangyu, China’s richest person and chairman of the Gome Holdings, has never been a public figure, says China-rich list compiler Rupert Hoogewerf to Bloomberg after his arrest. Huang has topped his list of richest Chinese three times in a row. Hoogewerf: “He rarely comesRead More →
Al Gore: too expensive?via WikipediaThe New York Times has a nice analysis on how the speakers’ business is faring under the now-expected economic recession. While big ticket speakers like Al Gore are hit severely by a reduction of available funding, demand remains strong in the cheaper sections. “They all say,Read More →