Archive for July, 2009
Hong Kong Is Put on Notice. Take the Back Seat to Shanghai.
Friday, July 31, 2009 8:23 4 CommentsWhen the RMB first moved from 8.28 to 8.11 per USD, it was rumored that Beijing would look to hold the RMB at the HKD/ USD peg for a while, then remove the HKD. It was one of those rumors that made some in my circle begin to wonder just how much longer Hong Kong [...]
Beware of Bubble Teas
Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:49 4 CommentsWhile the Sanlu scandal was perhaps the single largest food scandal that China has publicly faced, I have always had a healthy sense of foods that I should not consume (see my previous post Even My iPhone May Have Melamine). It is a sense that has kept me from eating all sorts of food while [...]
Where Are Chinese Brands Hiding?
Thursday, July 30, 2009 0:47 6 CommentsLast week’s Newsweek article Generic Giants: Why China Can’t Create Brands took a stab at answering the question many have been asking: Whee are China’s brands. It is one of those debates that has been ongoing throughout the duration of my time here, and is usually partnered with the equally unanswered question. When will Chinese [...]
Shanghai Retail: Booming or Busting
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:32 No CommentsLater that week, while walking from Xintiandi to Huai Hai plaza (roughly 1km) to an event, I took out my iPhone camera to capture one of those moments where I realized that all the good economic recovery news was not translating to the street. In short, over the course of my 1km journey, I captured [...]
New AMCHAM Report on Manufacturing In China.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 18:49 2 Commentsthe recently released 8 page report Manufacturing in China Opportunities in a competitive market (download here) is the first in a series of regular reports from AMCHAM, and it is well worth the read. A report that draws on AMCHAM’s large membership of firms operating in China, its Small Manufacturers Business Council, and Booz & [...]



