From the first issue in 1974 and well into the 2010s, the China Business Review was an indispensable resource for businesses, researchers, and policymakers who needed a first-hand account of the challenges and the tremendous opportunities posed by the China market.
Are organic products safer than other products? Are foreign imports really worth paying 2-3 times the cost of domestic items? These are some of the questions conscientious Chinese consumers may find themselves asking when they step into one of the international supermarkets that now dot the top tier cities along China’s coastline. Given the recent food scandals and the resulting wide-scale distrust towards domestic food products, many middle class Chinese consumers have shown to be willing to sh
By Natalie Polk Dalian Wanda Group, China’s largest commercial property developer, raised $805 million to finance the construction of shopping malls across China in only three days—leveraged almost entirely through Internet crowdfunding. Wanda used Internet financing app Stable Earner No.1 to allow investors to make quick transactions with online payment-service 99 Bill. Wanda used an […]
Event Starts: June 24, 2015 Event Ends: June 24, 2015 Venue: SIFMA Conference Center – 120 Broadway City: New York Country: USA Organizer: Securities Industry – Financial Markets Institute (SIFMA) Contact Person: Lisa Fues Phone: 202-962-7356 Email: [email protected] Event URL: http://www.sifma.org/chinasummit2015/
Organizer: China-US Pathway Dates: June 8-June 18, 2015 Invitation and Information: Invitation to Business Development Mission to China
By Lauren Dodillet Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc.—also known as Didi Kuaidi, China’s largest taxi and ride-sharing company—is attempting to raise enough money to value the startup app at $45 billion. Back in April, Didi Kuaidi raised $600 million from US hedge funds, valuing it at $8.75 billion; the new funding would more than double that and […]
Organizer: HNZ Media Group Location: National Center for Exhibition and Convention, Shanghai (NCEC) Date: June 10-12, 2015 Website: http://www.cmchina.org.cn/en Contact: Cassie Kim Email: [email protected] Phone: +86-21-31007291
by Natalie Polk Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s founder Jack Ma introduced his new globalization plan aimed to engage small US businesses in cross-border commerce with China on June 9 in New York. For Ma, the new strategy is “simple and clear”: to help small US businesses thrive in the Chinese market by adding 10 million […]
By Lauren Dodillet On June 3, Volkswagon Group (VW) signed a deal with China’s SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd to boost research, development, and production of electric and hybrid vehicles in China. The deal is a part of Volkswagen’s larger commitment to invest $29 billion dollars into China, its largest market, by 2019. VW and SAIC’s […]
A look at what best practices attract the best talent Jennifer Lawrence A China-based human resources (HR) director for a leading US multinational corporation (MNC) recently lamented, “We recruited for a regional sales director based in Shanghai, selected four candidates as finalists, and scheduled interviews. None of the finalists showed up to interview, because they […]
Nick Marro At the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced China’s plan to encourage mass innovation and “foster a new engine of growth” for the Chinese economy. As policymakers grapple with China’s economic slowdown, this new model will be crucial to the successful transformation to a consumption-driven, service-based economy. Foreign […]
