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

A quick follow up to my post last week  China’s Raw Materials Markets Send Prices Soaring where I took a brief look at the underlying China dynamics that could be catalyzing their purchases of commodities. It is an issue that I have yet o see anything definitive in terms of what the primary drivers have [...]

Logistics Beijing will be center of 1-8 hour national transport circle by 2012 Research Report of Chinese Cold-chain Logistic Industry, 2009 Port Air Pudong Airport bonded area approved Chengdu Shuangliu Int’l Airport shut down due to power failure Alipay Partners Spring Airlines HK airport traffic decline slows Water Dangerous crates in Yangtze River still missing [...]

Wanted to alert everyone to a new Ernst and Young report on Indirect TAxin that is worth the read for everyone.  It is a subject that I have covered here at times when the policies were changing, and this is one of the best reports I have seen to date on how companies view the [...]

1. To establish corporate headquarter in Chengdu, company could be granted highest government reward of 20 million yuan To establish corporate headquarters in Chengdu, companies could be granted the highest government reward of 20 million yuan. On August 5th, the General Office of Chengdu Municipal Government forwarded the Chengdu Investment Promotion Commission about Implementation Measures [...]

While it has been 2 years since Lead Paint Barbie hit the store shelves, I have seen a flurry of related activity over the last two weeks. From books on “Made in China”, to two Posts at China Law Blog The Six (Not Five) Keys To China Quality and Six More Keys To Quality Product [...]

As an 21 year old undergraduate studying statistics back in the Great State of Missouri, I learned early on that statistics was in many was part art and science.That, while there could be a positive correlation between two sets of data in a vacuum, the inclusion of a third data set may alter or completely [...]

Logistics IBM to double consulting staff in China FedEx Expands Freight Forwarding Presence Globally China improves transportation networks Port Shanghai port data sparks rise in shipping stocks China port throughput up 12.9% in July Shanghai Port, China Shipping Container rise on exports outlook Shanghai port figures suggest box volumes have bottomed out Water Shipowner gathering [...]

A lot of discussion surrounding the recent metals/ materials pricing volatility, and China’s role in driving that volatility. Many of the recent reports I have seen seem to indicate that the purchases (and imports) of raw materials are a good sign, a sign that China’s factories are turning the light back on as a result [...]