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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on January 19, 2009

Asiajin had an interesting story a couple of weeks ago about the online mall that 100 Japanese companies are setting up for shoppers in China.According to the Nikkei, major electronics retailer Yodoba...

15 Chinese Cities Key to Driving Growth in Emerging Markets Title: 15 Chinese Cities Key to Driving Growth in Emerging Markets
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on November 18, 2008

The China Law Blog pointed this out to me. Mastercard has come out with its list of the key cities "driving growth in emerging markets worldwide." Of the 65 cities that made the list, 15 a...

Beijing's Stimulus Package a Flop? Title: Beijing's Stimulus Package a Flop?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on November 11, 2008

The $586 billion stimulus package Beijing announced Sunday was a flop with the markets, at least. Seeking Alpha estimates that the effect of the stimulus package on the stock markets in China "la...

China Unveils Stimulus Package Title: China Unveils Stimulus Package
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on November 9, 2008

A number of news sources (International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg, the WSJ) are reporting that China has unveiled $586 billion stimulus package that it hopes will bolster domestic demand and help aver...

Obama on China Title: Obama on China
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on November 7, 2008

"The basic framework of U.S. policy under an Obama administration will not fundamentally change," said Cui Liru, president of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, in ...

Southern China Losing Jobs Title: Southern China Losing Jobs
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on October 30, 2008

A recent report by Asia Pacific News says that at least 2.7 million factory workers in southern China could lose their jobs as the global economic crisis hits demand for electronics, toys and clothes....

Global Economic Slowdown Hitting China Hard Title: Global Economic Slowdown Hitting China Hard
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on October 18, 2008

National Public Radio ran an interesting story this week on how the global economic slowdown is affecting China. In the words of NPR reporter Louisa Lim:The export sector - which has driven 30 years...

America's China Addiction: Time to Kick It? Title: America's China Addiction: Time to Kick It?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on October 4, 2008

Hats off to Richard Brubaker over at his blog, All Roads Lead to China, for pointing out this Financial Times article. If you enjoy understanding the big picture, the piece is insightful... The autho...

Investing in China Still Option Number One Title: Investing in China Still Option Number One
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on October 3, 2008

Money Morning's Jason Simpkins had a heartening article late last month - heartening, at least, if you're still investing in China... The article is a detailed look at the condition of China...

Milk Crisis: The World is Watching,,, Title: Milk Crisis: The World is Watching,,,
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 30, 2008

A blog called Geostrategy brought this piece from the Australian's Sunday Business section to my attention. Their point is well taken: the world is paying attention to she how China handles the mi...

If Obama Wins... Title: If Obama Wins...
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 30, 2008

BusinessWeek ran an interesting piece last week on the question of what happens to the U.S-China commercial relationship if Barack Obama wins the White House. What does happen? The answer seems to b...

The Melamine in China's Milk Title: The Melamine in China's Milk
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 28, 2008

Well, I've tried to ignore this story, but I suppose the time has come to comment on it... WaPo had a story in their Sunday paper. In China you can take your child to the hospital and have its ki...

The Difference Between Chinese Banks and American Banks Title: The Difference Between Chinese Banks and American Banks
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 18, 2008

What is the difference between a chinese bank and an American bank? A Chinese bank has money... Okay, I stole that joke from Richard Brubaker over at All Roads Lead to China. He goes on to point out ...

Lehman's Hong Kong Chaos Title: Lehman's Hong Kong Chaos
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 17, 2008

CNN Money ran a piece yesterday on the chaos that the collapse of Lehman Brothers brought to Hong Kong...Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) suspended trading, investment banking and brokerage operati...

China's Developing Bond Market Title: China's Developing Bond Market
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 17, 2008

Forex Factory made an interesting point yesterday about the up side of China stock crash: it has led to a stronger bond market in China. Since it reached wild peaks in October of last year, the Shang...

China Cuts Interest Rate Title: China Cuts Interest Rate
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 16, 2008

After five years of tight monetary policy, China's central bank announced a cut in a key interest rate Monday. According to an AP report, the bank said it was lowering the rate on one-year yuan-d...

China's Economy: Are Auto Sales an Indicator? Title: China's Economy: Are Auto Sales an Indicator?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 10, 2008

A post in Seeking Alpha pointed out today the China's auto sales are down in August - for the first time in three years. Is this the start of a post-Olympic trend? Inflation in China is at a 12 ...

Hangzhou - China's Best Business Location Title: Hangzhou - China's Best Business Location
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 10, 2008

Ever wonder where the best place to do business in China is? If you're really interested in China, you probably already know. It's Hangzhou, and it has been for years now... The China Daily r...

Etiquette in Asia: Some Basics Title: Etiquette in Asia: Some Basics
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on September 7, 2008

Today the Arizona Republican printed one of the best short round ups of basic etiquette tips for Asia that I think I've ever seen. Ten straightforward tips to remember - all of them easy to keep a...

When the Games End, The Economic Party's Over Title: When the Games End, The Economic Party's Over
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on August 21, 2008

Many pundits are predicting that China's economy will start a downward slide in a few days. Among those nay sayers are Dexter Roberts and Frederik Balfour at BusinessWeek:China spent some $43 bill...

The Price of Protest? China Sentences two Old Ladies to Hard Labor Title: The Price of Protest? China Sentences two Old Ladies to Hard Labor
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on August 20, 2008

I'll start by admitting that this has nothing to do with venture capital in China - excepted in the broadest possible sense of being about life in China.... A number of sources including the Huff...

First US-Built Chinese Vehicle Now On-Sale Title: First US-Built Chinese Vehicle Now On-Sale
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on August 14, 2008

China is now making automobiles in the U.S. - in Oklahoma, to be precise. An article in the Huffington Post earlier this month pointed out that Chongqing ChangAn Automobile Co., Ltd. has begun produ...

Fear or Anticipation: How Should We FEEL Abut China's Economic Growth? Title: Fear or Anticipation: How Should We FEEL Abut China's Economic Growth?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on August 8, 2008

In a recent commentary piece in The Independent, Stuart Simpson asks this question: Should we not celebrate China's continued rapid growth - after all not only will this mean many Chinese people w...

Wal-Mart Unionized? In China... Title: Wal-Mart Unionized? In China...
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on August 4, 2008

Interesting story in China CSR this morning on labor in China:Nineteen wal-mart China branches have signed collective contracts with Wal-mart China trade unions since the Wal-Mart Shenyang outlet sign...

The Shanghaiist on Blacking Out Beijing's Nightlife: Not True Title: The Shanghaiist on Blacking Out Beijing's Nightlife: Not True
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 21, 2008

Dedric Lam at the Shanghaiist had a post this morning on the rumor that African-Americans would be banned from Beijing's bar scene during the 2008 olympics coming up next month. Lam debunks the ru...

Beijing Olympics: Too Black (or Mongolian) to Drink? Title: Beijing Olympics: Too Black (or Mongolian) to Drink?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 20, 2008

I know this isn't really VC-related but... Talk about a faux paux (if there's any truth to it): the Huffington Post reported Saturday on a piece in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post. Se...

Starbucks Moving Jobs To China? Title: Starbucks Moving Jobs To China?
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 18, 2008

Bloomberg pointed out the irony this week: Starbucks may be shutting down stores in the U.S., but it is investing more heavily in China at the same time. Starbucks is closing 600 U.S. outlets and giv...

Tsinghua University Comes of Age Title: Tsinghua University Comes of Age
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 17, 2008

Tsinghua University drew international attention this week with the release of the 2006 Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). The report showed that the Chinese university is now the single largest sourc...

China's Business Confidence Index - Up and Down Title: China's Business Confidence Index - Up and Down
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 9, 2008

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your glass half empty, or half full? The answers to those sorts of personality questions probably shape how you think of the current business climate index (BCI)...

The Economic Impact of the Sichuan Earthquake Title: The Economic Impact of the Sichuan Earthquake
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Filed in archive News by Greg Cruey on July 8, 2008

With the earthquake of May 12 over eight weeks behind us, it has become clear that the disaster will do little if anything) to slow China's heady economic growth. A number of sources have looked ...

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