Smithfield and Shuanghui: Two Pigs in a Blanket? :: It may not be the oldest profession in the world, but pig production has to be up there in terms of history. China has been producing pigs for more than 2,000 years, well before the United States was even a gleam in the eyes of the Founding Fathers. So, how can the largest pork producer [...]
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Chinese Carmakers Go Global :: You may not see Chinese cars in showrooms in the United States, Germany or Italy anytime soon, but you're liable to see them everywhere else you travel. While emissions, safety and quality requirements in the most developed countries of the world may be too difficult for China's local car makers to overcome in the near [...]
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The Reality Of Electric Cars In China :: Everyone is excited about the potential for electric cars in China — except the companies actually making cars in China! At the Detroit Auto Show in January of this year, Tesla announced its plans to open a dealership in Beijing — its first store in China. George Blankenship, the company's vice president of worldwide sales, [...]
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Emerging Europe forecast to see next growth curve :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Emerging Europe might be breaking free of a deep five-year setback sparked by the financial crisis and even be on the verge of a new growth curve, experts say.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/07/29/385007/Emerging-Europe.htm
Post offices look far and wide for reinvention :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - There was a time when your local post office would mainly sell stamps and deliver letters. No longer.
To counteract the turmoil brought on by emails and text messages, postal services worldwide have reinvented themselves, taking on the technological revolution that once looked to cripple them.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/07/29/385008/Post-offices.htm
2% CPI rise is good for Taiwan economy: CIER :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Despite looming energy price pressure, an economic think tank expects Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) to remain flat for July and the remainder of the year but urged less price controls to allow inflation to rise to 2 percent to promote economic growth.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/07/29/385009/2-CPI.htm
Small Indian retail firm locked in legal scuffle for trademark with Gap :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - An Indian recycling company which uses junk to create accessories is fighting a legal trademark suit launched by U.S. clothing giant Gap Inc. demanding that the firm change its name.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2013/07/29/385010/Small-Indian.htm
China: Getting Serious About Air Pollution? :: Sunday looked like a pretty clear day when I woke up yesterday in Beijing, one of the best we've had in a few weeks. However, when I checked my Air Quality Index ("AQI") application, one that nearly all Beijingers have now installed on their cell phones, it stood at a decidedly "unhealthy" 145. So much [...]
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Vietnam cosmetic surgery market attractive: group :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan should try to establish a stronger presence in the growing cosmetic surgery market in Vietnam, a country with a thriving economy and great business potential, a local research group said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/07/30/385049/Vietnam-cosmetic.htm
Managing an Empowered Work Force in China ::   By now, many people have heard of Chip Starnes, the 42-year-old CEO of Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, who was held for six days against his will in the company's suburban Beijing factory. Starnes has appeared on CNBC Squawk Box, Bloomberg and countless other news shows, and the story of his "detainment" has been covered [...]
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Apple: Another Lesson on What Not to Do in China :: Sometimes, too much success in China can create its own set of challenges. Ironically, the very success that Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has had selling its products to Chinese consumers may be at least part of the reason why the Cupertino, California company found itself at odds with the powers that be in China in [...]
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Shale Gas: China's Untapped Resource :: When I met recently with a senior investment officer from China Investment Corporation ("CIC"), the country's sovereign wealth fund, I was told that CIC is very bullish on the United States. Why? In CIC's opinion, the existence of large shale gas reserves in the U.S. will provide a massive shot in the arm for the [...]
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Feeding China's Population :: Food — providing enough of it at acceptable levels of quality and at an affordable cost is shaping up to be one of China's most challenging problems. Lax quality control, production shortcuts, urbanization and rising consumer spending are all combining to turn the spotlight on China's food supply chain, creating problems, but also opportunities, for [...]
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China's Car Sales Surge — Again! :: After respectable — but low for China — growth of 7.7 percent in 2012, car sales surged by 21.6 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Even more surprising was the fact that sales of Chinese brands increased even faster than the overall market. Sales by the local car companies increased by 33.6 percent during [...]
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China Autos Speeding Ahead :: China's overall economy may be growing slower than expected, but don't tell that to China's auto makers. Unit sales for the first six months of 2013 grew by an amazing 17 percent to 7.8 million. That's more than twice the rate of overall economic growth projected for China in 2013. The World Bank's latest forecast [...]
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