Category Archives: Business

Creative business in China: stop the recession blues

Danwei’s Third Plenary Session: Creative business in China.

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Beijingers in New York weather the storm

None of the more than 400 members of the Beijing Association of New York have suffered from the financial crisis, the Mirror reports.

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The Wall Street crisis in the Chinese media

Iacob Koch-Weser examines how three mainstream Chinese newspapers and magazines treated the US financial crisis.

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Time to buy shares in soy milk companies

Starbucks is serving only soy milk: could this be the start of a revival in the popularity of the traditional Chinese drink?

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Li Ning lights China’s Olympic flame

Chinese retailer Li Ning (李宁) is the biggest winner of the 2008 Beijing Olympics so far, after its founder and chairman – whose name the company bears – lit the cauldron at the final act of last night’s opening ceremony.

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Stock market Olympic lock down

The Olympics, and some problems with China’s stock markets.

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For sale: naming rights for the Bird’s Nest

Plans for Bird’s Nest business after the Games.

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Multinationals and their sins in China

Excerpts from an article by Paul French: ‘Why is China different for western brands?’

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American paranoia or prudence: Why block Chinese direct investment?

The surge of investment developing countries are pouring into more developed economies is a phenomenon that is receiving increasing attention.

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Language tips in a business report

A report on the Microsoft-Yahoo non-acquisition has Kingsoft language tips.

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