Archive for April, 2009

Chengdu is Building.. and Building.. and Building… and Building

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 22:25 4 Comments

While visiting Chengdu this week on some non-profit work, I took notice of the fact that the city of Chengdu has become a work zone. Reminding me of Beijing 8 years ago, the sky is absolutely filled with cranes and half built buildings are EVERYWHERE. Speaking to friends, many of these buildings are selling well, [...]

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China Logistics News Roundup: April 27, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009 5:50 No Comments

Important News: DHL sees early signs of Asia stabilising

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China’s New Postal Law Is Complete, and the News Isn’t Good

Monday, April 27, 2009 2:11 5 Comments

For the last 20 years, China Post has held the sole right to deliever China’s mail, domestic China express packages, and express letters. It is a situation a regulation that has been frustrating for many of the global express carriers (UPS, FedEx, TNT, and DHL) becasue Logistics is in its simplest form about control of [...]

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Wal-Mart’s Test of Chinese Labor Union During Restructuring

Friday, April 24, 2009 2:34 No Comments

Even before the economic recession became to take shape, the question of China’s new labor law and the All Chinese Labor Union were being asked.  the former went into effect January 1, 2008, and by September of that year there were thousands of HK firms were saying the new law was forcing costs up, and [...]

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Long Term Tourists and Their Ideas of Cultural Supremacy

Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:31 14 Comments

Yesterday, while having coffee with another member of the Shanghai halfpat community, we were discussing the fact that the bar was rising in China. That for a foreigner to land in China, hole themselves up in serviced apartments, drink at the local pub, and succeed was getting more difficult. It was ironic that we were [...]

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US Vs. China In Graphic Detail

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 17:20 No Comments

Mint.com has put together an fantastic set of graphic representations that compare the US in China on economy, geography, population, and other areas.  Definitely worth checking out the rest of the charts as well.

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Geely Releases the GE!

Monday, April 20, 2009 23:37 4 Comments

While many attendees of the Shanghai Auto Show may be looking to learn more about China’s electronic cars, the latest GEELY model release should be proof enough that one of the best methods to seeing if others are copying your IPis to take a trip to trade shows. Not to be confused with the American [...]

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UBS Raised China’s 2009 Growth Target to between 7-7.5%

Monday, April 20, 2009 10:42 No Comments

following last week’s news that China had accomplished a miraculous 6.1% growth in the first quarter of the year, UBS released their updated projection for 2009 on Thursday. With the previous change to 6.5% being brought about by a weaker than thought 2008 q4, Wang Tao and her team now see this 6.1% as a [...]

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