All Roads Lead to China – Business News, Analysis, and Insights from China:

1. VXI US to set up western call center in Chengdu The global one-stop call center solution provider VXI US had settled in the Tianfu Software Park, learnt the journalist on August 16th. It is introduced that the size of the Chengdu call center will exceed 1,000 seats, equivalent to the total sum of seats [...]

While down in HK a couple weeks back, I picked up Leslie Chang’s book Factory Girls.  It was one of the books that I had been waiting to find an opportunity to read, and it was worth the wait.  A book of interviews, observations, and personal history, this book did a great job of personalizing [...]

Over the last 6 months, the question “Are you optimistic about China?” has been coming up on a regular basis. For some who ask me this question it is a economic question – can china weather the current economic cycle, while for others it is a question of environmental sustainability – Will China drown in [...]

Logistics K+N secures Shanghai deal Macquarie and Everbright Plan Joint China Funds Tibet’s largest logistics center starts operation Warehouse operators expand in China Port Yantian port opens first inland depot Water New air/sea links planned between Thailand and Guangxi, China Output up 33.7% at domestic shipyards Shipping firms given break from spills Air China Eastern [...]

For those who are looking to gain some insights into China’s consumers, I highly suggest watching this clip where Jonathan Woetzel asks four senior economists to comment on the following questions: Why do Chinese consumers spend so little relative to counterparts in other nations? What can be done to change that? Is boosting private consumption [...]

- Guest Post by Jay Boyle (Founder and Managing Director of Expat CFO) In a New York Times DealBook article run earlier this week, “Tunneling to True Profit in China,” Mark Dixon, a founder of M&A consultancy the1.com, details some of the trials and tribulations he faced in arriving at usable accounting information on a [...]

Like to thank Ian for sending this Youtube clip along of the new Guangzhou train station.  Perhaps one of the busiest in the world, this new station is HUGE.  Apologies for those of you behind the firewall, but for those of you who are able to view… enjoy.

Starting next week, I will take on a new role. I will be a Visiting Professor teaching a project course on Sustainability and Responsible Leadership at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). As a required class for the 200+ MBA students, this will be a one year project based class where students will study [...]