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If You Think China is “Coming Out”… You’re “Coming Out” of a 3 Year Coma
This morning when I opened up the Shanghai Daily on my RSS, I found an article entitled Expo as China’s ‘coming out’ party, and had a moment of inspiration as I like Stan Abrams at China Hearsay am just a bit tired of China’s perceived “coming out party” . First, if there were going to [...]
China’s Ports to Play Fair.. with Each Other
In any developing economy, there is a feeling that one must take advantage of any opportunity. for China’s part money has flowed into nearly ever sector of the economy from domestic and foreign investors.. From a manufacturing perspective, the same mentality also exists. Manufacturers will cut to the bone to get business, and there are [...]
Top of City Relocated Citizens Hit Paydirt
To make way for all of the new shiny buildings in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities, it more often than not will involve the relocation of existing residents. There are dozens of stories in the press about citizens getting the short end of the stick in land grabs, and there have been a few famous [...]
China’s Ports to Play Fair.. with Each Other
In any developing economy, there is a feeling that one must take advantage of any opportunity. for China’s part money has flowed into nearly ever sector of the economy from domestic and foreign investors.. From a manufacturing perspective, the same mentality also exists. Manufacturers will cut to the bone to get business, and there are [...]
DHL Chooses Shanghai, and CMA CGM Chooses Xiamen
Nearly 6 months have passed since DHL announced that it was down to Shanghai and Inchon.. and today DHL announced that they will build their 6th Asian hub in Shanghai. Coming as no surprise given the importance of China to logistics providers, this new hub will certainly provide a higher level of quality to DHL’s [...]
Event: Going Global – Business Opportunities in the UK Conference 2007
We are pleased to promote the following conference, put on by our friends at Great Events. They did a great job last year, and once again are offering insight into some key current issues and opportunities: “Going Global – Business Opportunities in the UK Conference 2007″ for Chinese FDI 09.00 – 17.00. December 11th 2007 [...]
Inflation Nation
It seems a long time ago that China’s inflation got out of control in 1994, and had to be stamped out by then Premier Zhu Rongji. While it is not that bad this time, it is clear that inflationary pressures have become a big issue for the economy. The Chicago Tribune reports: “The highest inflation [...]
If You Think China is “Coming Out”… You’re “Coming Out” of a 3 Year Coma
This morning when I opened up the Shanghai Daily on my RSS, I found an article entitled Expo as China’s ‘coming out’ party, and had a moment of inspiration as I like Stan Abrams at China Hearsay am just a bit tired of China’s perceived “coming out party” . First, if there were going to [...]
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