Monday, December 31, 2012

01-Jan-2013 08:53

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 07:52

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 06:51

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 05:50

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 04:49

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 03:48

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 02:47

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 01:46

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

01-Jan-2013 00:45

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 23:44

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 22:43

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 21:42

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 46

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 20:41

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

European stocks mixed on year's last trading day with dim fiscal cliff hopes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European stock markets diverged on Monday, the final trading day of 2012 amid fading hopes of a deal to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/01/365897/European-stocks.htm

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 19:40

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p79

31-Dec-2012 18:39

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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31-Dec-2012 17:38

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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31-Dec-2012 16:37

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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31-Dec-2012 15:36

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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31-Dec-2012 14:35

A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 18

China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p87

Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 31

Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p93

China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p84

Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p89

Venezuela sees 2012 inflation reach 19.9%: central bank estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuelan inflation reached 19.9 percent in 2012, the central bank said in a preliminary estimate on Saturday, beating its official target thanks to strict price controls that business leaders say are unsustainable in the long term.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/31/365776/Venezuela-sees.htm

Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 09

Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p66

Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 16

International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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