Image by Getty Images via @daylife Is there a bubble in China waiting to burst, for example in real estate? No, says Shaun Rein to Andy Xie in a debate at CNBC. Xie argued that real estate prices in China were overvalued 100 percent. Wrong says Rein. “Our research showRead More →
Paul French by Fantake via Flickr Some remarkable changes in our monthly top-10 of most-sought speakers. While most of the listed speakers hold on to their position in the list, Paul French has entered the triumvirate of top-3 speakers at number 2, clearly a success related to his latest book FatRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Apple’s iPad has arrived today in China and, says Shaun Rein in the Wall Street Journal, that is a smart move of the US company, as customers are waiting eagerly. Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, says the iPad could give Apple a boost.Read More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr One of the root causes for corruption in China is that government officials, doctors and others get a very low pay. Shaun Rein describes in Forbes why the idea of ending up in a Chinese hospital sometimes keeps him awake at night: Why isRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Higher education in China is lagging behind, forcing 25 percent of its graduates to stay unemployed, while companies have a hard time to find qualified employees to deal with its economic growth, writes Shaun Rein today in Forbes. One of the country’s more seriousRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Many observers wrongly assume Chinese want to be middle class, like the Americans once were. They are wrong, explains Shaun Rein in the Wall Street Journal. Chinese want to be rich. While investment by global brands has traditionally been highest in Tier 1 cities,Read More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Is there a bubble in China’s real estate. Yes says independent analyst Andy Xie, but our Shaun Rein takes on that assumption. When 60 percent of the apartments in Beijing are paid for in cash, there is no bubble, he tells CNBC. Both opponentsRead More →
Changing families values Chinese women are becoming a new force in domestic consumption as they command half of the household budget, writes Newsweek, who tapped into the brains of Tom Doctoroff, Shaun Rein and Paul French, all speakers for the China Speakers Bureau. Shaun Rein on the figures: For WesternRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Chinese brands might have been competing on prices and distribution in 2005, in 2010 they are moving up in the value chain and worry Western brands, writes Shaun Rein in Forbes. Quality and image-building have entered China’s board rooms. Look at Google. Our researchRead More →
Li Lili The name Li Lili might not be a household name for a Western audience, but – explains Shaun Rein in Forbes – for the Chinese she is a mixture of Julie Roberts and Angelina Jolie. Shaun Rein: “Along with Ruan Lingyu and Butterfly Wu, she ruled China’s boxRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr The summer holidays and the summer heat forced many to lay low – we noticed from the traffic to our websites – with one exception: Shaun Rein. Almost no day passed without Shaun sharing his views on mainstream TV-stations or on Forbes and BusinessRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Shaun Rein uses the lessons business can learn from the mixed messages the government is sending on porn and sex. On the internet it is porn crackdown all along the line, while sex and prostitution are everywhere commercially available.The lesson is so obvious, manyRead More →