Chengdu's thriving commercial center. More and more of China's second-tier cities are starting to resemble Shanghai and Beijing. Photo by Maria Trombly.
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May 15, 2008 --
The Beijing Olympic Games will have a deep impact on the tourism industry's hotel sector and increase global awareness of China's cultural destinations in the west and central regions. "The…
May 15, 2008 --
Guangdong's manufacturers and exporters come under increased pressure as a result of the new labor law as well as changing economics, according to Hong Kong-based investment firm CLSA Asian Markets.…
April 15, 2008 --
With China's mainland financial market gradually opening up, foreign banks are moving fast into second-tier cities, including coastal and hinterland locations in the central and western regions for expansion."CBRC encourages…
March 14, 2008 --
Local governors are positioning Wuhan City as the automotive capital of Central China in view of brisk sales from the presence of global automotive giants in this historic industrial hub.…
February 14, 2008 --
Beijing-based ASIMCO is a foreign-invested company established in 1994 specifically to serve the Chinese automotive components market. ASIMCO has 17 factories in eight provinces around China, and has a strong…
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May 15, 2008 --
We don't normally cover politically sensitive topics -- like natural disasters or other crises -- in this publication.But this week's earthquake in Sichuan province not only has a major impact…
April 15, 2008 --
When the hijackers flew those airplanes into New York's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Americans were -- briefly -- united in their horror and outrage.That outrage led the…
March 14, 2008 --
This week, the big news for many of my company's clients has been the Eliot Spitzer scandal in New York. My company provides editorial coverage to Wall Street magazines, among…
February 11, 2008 --
This weekend, a friend asked me to tell him all I knew about consultants in China -- but to tell it quickly, since he didn't have much time.My initial thought…
February 1, 2008 --
Frivolous lawsuits are one of the banes of Western corporate life. Lawsuit artists walk through stores looking for puddles to slip in, sue restaurants for the coffee being too hot…
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January 18, 2008 --
McDonald's, like KFC, has been Sinicising its menu, offering up items designed to appeal to Chinese tastes. This would seem to be both common sense and completely unnecessary -- common…
January 11, 2008 --
Customer service is one of those elusive concepts that seems to be defined by its absence. You recognize it most when it is missing. It is also an area where…
December 27, 2007 --
Coming from the US, a country famous as a place where everyone does their own thing, the power of a central government to control people's lives can be impressive. It's…
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May 15, 2008 --
Toyota, Japan's largest car manufacturer intends to increase investment in its Changchun base.Toyota is considering building new factories in various places, Hideaki Homma, a spokesman for the company told local…
May 15, 2008 --
Foreign businesses, organizations and embassies reacted quickly after the Monday earthquake with offers of aid and support.On Wednesday, General Electric announced a US$2 million donation. Of this, 10 million yuan…
April 15, 2008 --
Chang'an International Corporation [CHANA], a Chongqing-based automobile manufacturer, plans to establish an R&D center in Japan this April."The plan on the establishment of an R&D center in Japan is still…
April 15, 2008 --
HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd. is set to open its Zhengzhou branch by August this year, according to a local spokesman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The CBRC…
April 10, 2008 --
British retail giant Tesco will open the first of a planned five stores in Hefei by the end of this year, the Hefei Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau announced…
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May 15, 2008 --
May 15, 2008--Shanghai Volkswagen opened its fourth auto plant in Jiangsu province to meet the surging requirements of Chinese clients, the company announced on April 18. The new plant is…
May 15, 2008 --
Monday's Sichuan earthquake damaged power plants and power lines, taking out a 5.5 gigawatts of power generating capacity, according to the State Grid Corp of China.State Grid, China's dominant grid…
May 15, 2008 --
The earthquake in China's Sichuan province on Monday caused 80 tones of toxic liquid ammonia to leak from two chemical plants in Shifang city, to the south-east of the picenter,…
May 15, 2008 --
May 15, 2008--The third-annual Central China Expo concluded in Wuhan yesterday with over US$40 billion in agreements signed between business people from 113 countries and six central provinces includes Shanxi,…
May 15, 2008 --
Intel and other chip makers with plants in Sichuan province have halted their operations in the earthquake-struck region, reported the state-owned Shanghai Daily newspaper reported. Intel operates a $450-million assembly and test facility in Chengdu, the…
May 15, 2008 --
Damaged reservoirs and hydroelectic dams still pose a danger in earthquake-hit regions, Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei told the state-owned Xinhua newswire on Thursday.According to the wire service, a large number of reservoirs suffered…
May 13, 2008 --
The Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges halted trading Tuesday in 45 and 21 companies, respectively, as a result of the earthquake in Sichuan province, reported the state-owned Xinhua newswire.The companies included Sichuan…
April 17, 2008 --
Jingangwan International Logistics Park, started construction in Lianyungang recently, the state-owned People's Daily newspaper reported Wednesday.The park, located in northern Jiangsu province, will take five years to complete and will cover an area of 22 square…
April 15, 2008 --
Sales at China's top 100 chain stores increased 21 percent to 1trillion yuan (US$ 143.3 billion) last year, according to state-owned Xinhua newswire citing a report released by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association.The…
April 15, 2008 --
China's regional jet, the ARJ21-700, won't make its maiden flight until September or October due to delays in the supply of key parts that are up to par with the…
April 7, 2008 --
Amsterdam-based WageIndicator Foundation and Beijing's Renmin University launched a Chinese wage data collection project this month. Minimum wage data for the provinces is already available on their website, WageIndicator.cn ( Google translation here).… |
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