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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
Saturday, August 31, 2013
01-Sep-2013 07:40
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 06:39
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 05:38
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 04:37
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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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01-Sep-2013 03:36
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 02:35
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 01:34
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
01-Sep-2013 00:33
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 23:32
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 22:31
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 21:30
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
Apple launches US iPhone trade-in program :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple on Friday began letting U.S. iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/09/01/387843/Apple-launches.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 20:29
Toyota says '15 Prius hybrid will be light, economical :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Toyota Motor Corp., which introduced most consumers to hybrid technologies with its Prius more than 15 years ago, said on Wednesday that the next generation of that popular series will offer improved fuel economy due to smaller, lighter critical parts that cost less.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 19:28
Toyota says '15 Prius hybrid will be light, economical :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Toyota Motor Corp., which introduced most consumers to hybrid technologies with its Prius more than 15 years ago, said on Wednesday that the next generation of that popular series will offer improved fuel economy due to smaller, lighter critical parts that cost less.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 18:27
Toyota says '15 Prius hybrid will be light, economical :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Toyota Motor Corp., which introduced most consumers to hybrid technologies with its Prius more than 15 years ago, said on Wednesday that the next generation of that popular series will offer improved fuel economy due to smaller, lighter critical parts that cost less.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
31-Aug-2013 17:26
Toyota says '15 Prius hybrid will be light, economical :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Toyota Motor Corp., which introduced most consumers to hybrid technologies with its Prius more than 15 years ago, said on Wednesday that the next generation of that popular series will offer improved fuel economy due to smaller, lighter critical parts that cost less.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387723/Toyota-says.htm
GM says almost-driverless cars coming by 2020 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387724/GM-says.htm
Smartphone made in United States is just as cost-effective to produce :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Motorola's new Moto -- phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in Texas, research firm IHS said Wednesday. The Moto -- is the first smartphone to carry the "Made in the U.S.A." designation. Labor costs are higher in the U.S.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387725/Smartphone-made.htm
Vodafone mulls mega sale of Verizon Wireless stake :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vodafone is in talks on a possible sale of its stake in U.S. joint-venture Verizon Wireless said to be worth more than US$100 billion, the British mobile phone giant announced on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387726/Vodafone-mulls.htm
Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console ahead of competition in fall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387727/Nintendo-cuts.htm
Carrefour reports return to profit, shares rise 3.71% to 23.63 euros :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Retailer Carrefour, a global leader in the supermarket business, reported a recovery into profit in the first half on Thursday, and the shares rose 3.71 percent to 23.63 euros.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387729/Carrefour-reports.htm
Renault's COO Tavares steps down unexpectedly to pursue personal goals :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French carmaker Renault has announced that its chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares, is unexpectedly stepping down to pursue personal projects.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387730/Renaults-COO.htm
2016 Ford Edge likely be sold in Europe, mainland China: sources :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ford Motor Co. expects to sell its Edge midsize crossover utility vehicle in global markets when the car is redesigned in early 2015, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/30/387731/2016-Ford.htm
Prices of oil finish trading under US$108 as Syria worries ease up :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil fell below US$108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/08/31/387768/Prices-of.htm
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!15
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!43
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, [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!27
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!45
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!29
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 89
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!21
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!03
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p 94
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 [...]
http://managingthedragon.com/?p!37
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