Howard Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrBarack Obama’s election has Africa still not put on the political agenda in Washington, writes former New York Times correspondent Howard French, but the continent is solidly on Beijing’s roll call.China is doing a much better job than the old colonial powers, although Beijing is notRead More →

Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrChina consultant and prolific speakers Paul French checked China for signs of crisis and did not like what he saw. “China is looking increasingly stationary,” he writes in the weekly Access Asia newsletter. So if you want to fly from Shanghai to London, it’s cheaper thanRead More →

Mark Schaub For time reasons we have delayed the planned China Speakers Bureau podcast with Shanghai-based lawyer and author Mark Schaub on the labor contract law till next week. But we are right away discussing another no less equally important subject: Chinese investments abroad.When you look at the news onRead More →

Mark Schaubby Fons1 via FlickrChina has announced in September new details for the Labor Contract Law that was introduced at the beginning of 2008. Shanghai-based lawyer Mark Schaub, partner at China’s largest law firm King&Wood, will explain the effects of the new regulation in a podcast we will record laterRead More →

Sam Flemmingby Fons1 via FlickrThe trend of individual consumers to organize themselves online for bargains got its corporate equivalent, writes Sam Flemming of CIC in his latest IWOM-update. In September, Gome, the biggest home appliance retailer in China, decided to collaborate with KDS, one of the most popular BBS groups,Read More →

David Chang David Chang, former CEO of Philips China, part of the Dutch manufacturing giant, has joined the China Speakers Bureau. Philips has developed over the past decades into a major player in China’s electronics manufacturing industry.David Chang took the helm of the company in 2002 and retired earlier thisRead More →

Victor Shih Getting a thorough insight of what is happening in China’s financial systems is becoming crucial as the financial crisis holds the global economy in its grip. Assistant professor Victor Shih of the Northwestern University is one of very few people who get beyond scratching on the surface andRead More →

Arthur Kroeberby Fons1 via FlickrUnlike popular believe China’s GDP depends only for ten percent on export, not 40 percent, says Arthur Kroeber, manager director of Beijing-based research firm Dragonomics, according to Sify. The limits the country’s exposure against failling export considerably. China’s dependence on exports is not as heavy asRead More →

Amy Sommersby Fons1 via FlickrBig ticket items like cars and apartments have a problem as Chinese consumers delay purchases, says Shanghai-based lawyer Amy Sommers in a podcast, from her car on the way to Pudong Airport in Shanghai. But the central government is adjusting its policies to avert a fullRead More →

Rowan Gibsonby Fons1 via FlickrAre you feeling the impact of the financial crisis? Leading innovator Rowan Gibson, global business strategist and bestselling author provides compelling and practical answers in his new series of keynote speeches and 2-day strategy meetings. Focusing specifically on today’s burning economic issues, Rowan shows you howRead More →

Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrDespite the financial turmoil, the Chinese consumer trust in the brand ‘America’ is still undented, says Shaun Rein, director of the China Market Research Group (CMR) in The Economic Times. While Chinese take their money out of the Citigroup banks into the Bank of China asRead More →

Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrRetail in China shows a healthy growth, suggesting the country might indeed wither the global financial crisis, writes Paul French in the weekly newsletter of Access Asia. Well, despite some slowing growth domestic consumption appears to be staying strong – pretty much everyone we’ve talked toRead More →