Category Archives: Business and Finance

China Businesscast: Interview with Lenovo

Note from Jeremy Goldkorn: Danwei is happy to welcome Robert Ness to our stable of contributors. He is launching Danwei FM — podcasts. His show is called China Businesscast and features interviews with business professionals in China. The first episode … Continue reading

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My Hero wins ratings war

Danwei Noon Report is a daily roundup of new and old media coverage about China from Chinese and English sources. How many roads must a man walk down? Reality talent shows still work in China Sina reported yesterday that the … Continue reading

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Spoofing fights back

Danwei Noon Report is a daily roundup of new and old media coverage about China from Chinese and English sources. Can’t stop the steamed buns – image from LifeMage Fighting for the right to spoof Chinese Internet users continue to … Continue reading

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Foreign newspapers to be printed in China?

This is from a press release from Canadian company called Newspaper Direct, apparently sent out on August 4: NewspaperDirect, Inc. the world leader in digital print-on-demand newspaper distribution, announced this week that it has signed an agreement with Beijing Founder … Continue reading

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Air China’s stock loses altitude

Financial Times on air China and Xinhua on Moebius Strip.

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Youtube advertising: American Chamber of Commerce video

Youtube advertising is taking off. The American Chamber of Commerce in China has published an introductory video on Youtube:

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Bus bombs, Israel, Dell and robot chicks in China

CNOOC, John Pomfret, and other topics.

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CCTV investing in Hong Kong TV, People’s Daily editors on acid

Also, foreigners in China and liquid coal fuel.

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Springtime for China blog consultants

VW ads and BBS responses to them, from Word of Mouth blog Business Week has given a big boost to people who want to capitalize on their knowledge of China’s blog and BBS scene, with an article titled Blogging Down … Continue reading

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Snow beer expands again

SABMiller and Snow Beer.

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