Research & Analysis

Organizer: IQPC Location: Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China Date:  May 14-15, 2014 Event Information: http://www.prefabmodconstruction.com/Default.aspx?&MAC=ISG_CBR Email: [email protected] Phone: 65 6722 9388  

JD.com, Inc.—also known as Jingdong or 360Buy—is planning to raise up to $1.7 billion in its US initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ exchange, according to a May 9 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is China’s largest e-retailer after rival Alibaba. JD.com’s chief executive officer first announced the company’s interest […]

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Asia’s largest internet company by market value, will purchase an 11.3 percent share of mapping company NavInfo Co. from China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Technology Corp. for $187 million, according to a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. If approved by regulators, the acquisition will make Tencent NavInfo’s second largest shareholder after […]

By E.J. Thomas Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. filed its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) prospectus yesterday with the US Securities & Exchange Commission. The IPO—which will sell 12 percent of China’s largest e-commerce company—could raise as much as $20 billion, according to Bloomberg. If the Alibaba offering brings in that much, it will be the […]

Organizer: Comexposium Shanghai Location: Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (SNIEC) Dates: May 6-8, 2014 Website: www.sialchina.com Contact: Mia Wang Phone: +86-021-67120505  

Should American executives be concerned about Chinese competition in the United States? By Joel Backaler How competitive are Chinese companies? Do they really have what it takes to compete with American multinational corporations both at home and in overseas markets? American executives of firms operating in China are already worried about these questions. At a […]

China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, and state-owned power group China Huadian Corp will acquire a combined 15 percent stake in a Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project from Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas. A Petronas statement did not specify how much Sinopec and Huadian paid for the stake. As part of the arrangement, Sinopec […]

Organizer: AZ China Location: Sofitel Hotel, Beijing, China Date: May 5-7, 2014 Web: http://www.conference.az-china.com/ Contact: Charissa Email: [email protected] Phone: +86 10 59070270

Organizer: GWC Location: China National Convention Center, Beijing Dates: May 5-6, 2014 Website: http://beijing.thegmic.com/  

What can students of effective communications techniques learn from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Europe? By Bill Black  US President Ronald Reagan was famously known as “the Great Communicator.” Because he was an actor for many years before going into politics, critics questioned whether he had the experience or ability to lead the […]