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Changes in China for Foreign Investment: Real Estate
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has decided to place new limits on foreign investment in a number of areas of the economy, including real estate according to the Associated Press. While limits and restrictions already existed on foreign investment in real estate, the new rules expand those restrictions. Foreign investment in resorts, luxury [...]
The Dollar, the Yuan, the President, and the Price of Oil… a Rant, I suppose
I am not an economist. I heard some sound bites recently from the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, that make it sound like being an economist is not that big a deal anyway. So maybe I'm okay. But I am not an economist. I should begin with a second piece of self-disclosure: I [...]
China’s Clean Technology Era
Clean technology has been a hot topic recently for venture capital buffs interested in China. So when I saw this article in Business Week I knew I'd have to at least mention it… “Venture Capital's Clean Dreams for China” provides a great overview of the current state of affairs. The article looks at the current [...]
China’s First PE Fund Makes Debut Investment
Bohai Industrial Investment Fund, China's first Western-styled private equity fund, made its debut investment Friday. Where did the money go? Not to the tech sector or to clean energy. Not into the booming Internet industry. And not into some other portion of the finance industry… Bohai's debut investment was in a more traditional economic sector. [...]
Six Yuan to the Dollar: Would That Be Nice?
I read a blog by Richard Brubaker, Founder and Managing Director of China Strategic Development Partners. Rich's company is based in Shanghai, and in a recent blog he talked about the falling Chinese currency, the yuan renminbi. Rich had some interesting thoughts and I decided I'd point you to them. I agree whole-heartedly with his [...]
Are Your Business Cards Bilingual
I came across a blog by Anima a couple of days ago and I felt like I just had to mention it – for two reasons. First, the blog is about an excellent idea. Anima's concept of bilingual business cards is practical and useful. And in China, where exchanging business cards carries the same sort [...]
Hundreds Arrested in Product Safety Crackdown
Remember back in August when China's Vice Premier, Wu Yi, China's most successful troubleshooter, was named as head of a cabinet level panel to address the issues of standards, product safety, and quality control in China's food industry? China just announced the arrest of 774 individuals in what the Associated Press called “a crackdown on [...]
Global Online Freedom Act Would Make Some Types of Cooperation With China Criminal
If Congressman Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and the rest of the House Foreign Affairs Committee get their way, it may soon be a violation of U.S. law for U.S. companies that operate in China to help China censor the Internet or track down political dissidents, according to PC Pro. The bill, the Global Online Freedom [...]
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