Chengdu's thriving commercial center. More and more of China's second-tier cities are starting to resemble Shanghai and Beijing. Photo by Maria Trombly.
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July 14, 2008 --
After nearly a three-year break, foreign firms resumed their China expansion plans last month. Credit Suisse won approval for a new joint venture, CLSA won approval to expand an existing…
June 24, 2008 --
A rising number of foreign banks are expanding into China's second and third-tier cities. Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan province, in southwest China, is just one of them. Fourteen foreign…
June 19, 2008 --
Wuhan, a transportation hub linking the western and northern regions of China, has become a hot spot for foreign investors. Starbucks, IKEA China, and Cartier are several of the global…
May 15, 2008 --
The Beijing Olympic Games will have a deep impact on the tourism industry's hotel sector and increase global awareness of China's cultural destinations in the west and central regions. "The…
May 15, 2008 --
Guangdong's manufacturers and exporters come under increased pressure as a result of the new labor law as well as changing economics, according to Hong Kong-based investment firm CLSA Asian Markets.…
April 15, 2008 --
With China's mainland financial market gradually opening up, foreign banks are moving fast into second-tier cities, including coastal and hinterland locations in the central and western regions for expansion."CBRC encourages…
March 14, 2008 --
Local governors are positioning Wuhan City as the automotive capital of Central China in view of brisk sales from the presence of global automotive giants in this historic industrial hub.…
February 14, 2008 --
Beijing-based ASIMCO is a foreign-invested company established in 1994 specifically to serve the Chinese automotive components market. ASIMCO has 17 factories in eight provinces around China, and has a strong…
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August 7, 2008 --
As the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are about to commence and the excitement and goodwill for China runs high, it is an interesting opportunity for reflection on how far China…
June 24, 2008 --
The last editor of Emerging China only lasted a day -- not even long enough to get on the masthead.That's either a sad, sad reflection on our publication, or a…
May 15, 2008 --
We don't normally cover politically sensitive topics -- like natural disasters or other crises -- in this publication.But this week's earthquake in Sichuan province not only has a major impact…
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July 4, 2008 --
In the chapter on China's Two Markets in my book, Managing the Dragon, I describe how every product in China has two markets: a highly visible market that resembles those…
July 4, 2008 --
A pleasant evening sipping beer on the patio of Blue Marlin 3 ended in an insightful way with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company joining our table. He had…
July 3, 2008 --
Two excellent blogs, China Law Blog and bizCult, have posted in recent days on how to lobby the Chinese Government. While both posts cover the topic well they leave out an important aspect…
June 30, 2008 --
Over the last three weeks I have said farewell to more than a dozen long-term China expatriates. Most of them weary of the old and new visa restrictions and the…
January 18, 2008 --
McDonald's, like KFC, has been Sinicising its menu, offering up items designed to appeal to Chinese tastes. This would seem to be both common sense and completely unnecessary -- common…
January 11, 2008 --
Customer service is one of those elusive concepts that seems to be defined by its absence. You recognize it most when it is missing. It is also an area where…
December 27, 2007 --
Coming from the US, a country famous as a place where everyone does their own thing, the power of a central government to control people's lives can be impressive. It's…
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July 29, 2008 --
The Kunming municipal government began to implement this month an elaborate program to transform the city's fledgling solar energy industry into a 60 billion-yuan (US$8.8 billion) industrial base in China…
June 24, 2008 --
The government will encourage the set up of financial centers in mainland China according to each city's strengths and needs, the Shanghai Daily reported last month."We understand how some cities…
June 24, 2008 --
"All Citibank Chengdu staff and their families are safe and unharmed," said Stephen Thomas, director of corporate affairs for Citibank China. "Our Chengdu branch was closed for a couple of…
June 24, 2008 --
Major foreign companies that have branches in Chengdu seem to have been relatively spared by the 12 May earthquake. No major losses of employees, no important material damages and no…
June 20, 2008 --
Wuhan officially kicked off Big East Lake Ecological Water-Net Project on March 2008. The 2.66 billion yuan (US$ 0.38 billion) is part of plans to connect 6 major lakes in…
June 19, 2008 --
The magnitude 8 Wenchuan earthquake that damaged western and northern Sichuan province, located in southwest China, on May 12 seriously impeded the local tourism industry temporarily. Experts believe that the…
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August 8, 2008 --
Harbin Wind Power Co. Ltd. has launched its own model of advanced wind power generators, the People's Daily Online reported on July l. The first units of the 1.5-megawatt magneto wind-driven generators will be installed…
July 16, 2008 --
The Asian Development Bank approved a 1.4 billion-yuan ($201.3 million) loan for district energy projects to be undertaken by Paris-based Dalkia Group in China, the ADB announced on June 19. The funding…
July 16, 2008 --
Industrial and commercial establishments in Guangdong will receive loan funding from the provincial government for retrofits of their energy-intensive facilities. The project kick-starts a massive energy efficiency drive in China…
July 14, 2008 --
The July heat wave in eastern China threatened power shortages across the region, China's state-owned Xinhua newswire reported on July 8.Shanghai's power grid maxed out during the heat wave, the newswire reported. At…
July 3, 2008 --
According to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence released last Thursday, Chinese consumers ranked fourth out of 13 Asian countries surveyed during the first half of this year.…
July 2, 2008 --
The U.N. estimates that $6 billion in damage was caused to the agricultural sector in China's Sichuan province, according to a report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on Monday. The report came following a recent…
June 24, 2008 --
Allianz China Life Insurance Co. announced its expansion into China this month with an official business launch in Beijing. The company already has operations in the Yangtze River Delta and…
June 24, 2008 --
Local authorities said that Tibet will reopen to foreign tourists on Wednesday, the state-owned Xinhua newswire reported Tuesday.According to Xinhua, Tanor, the Tibet regional tourism administration deputy director, said that two Swedish tourists…
June 24, 2008 --
Foreign banks in China say that they anticipate strong growth over the few years, reported PricewaterhouseCoopers on Monday. Nine out of 42 foreigns banks expects revenue to double in 2008, the consulting…
June 24, 2008 --
The output of PetroChina's Changqing oilfield reached a record high of 40,000 metric tons a day, reported the state-owned Xinhua newswire Monday. It only took two years for output to increase from 30,000 to 40,000…
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Here's something to chew on. The XXIX Olympiad, which kicks off mere days from now here in Beijing, will be the first Summer Games, and arguably the first grand-scale global…
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