Category Archives: Business and Finance

China Businesscast: Olympics Marketing Part 2

Ambush marketing in the Beijing Olympics: how your brand can get in on the action.

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China Businesscast: Olympics Marketing

What makes the Olympics so important to the Chinese consumer?

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China Businesscast: Models for Online Video Sharing–Part 1

Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com, discusses advertising models for online video sharing sites in China.

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Air China profits rise 2,000%

No money spent on food or logo design From yesterday’s Financial Times: Air China on Wednesday said profits soared in the first half due to the strengthening Chinese currency, investment gains and a booming travel market. The carrier said its … Continue reading

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China Businesscast: Small companies investing in China

Kent Kedl Growing numbers of small- to medium-sized foreign companies are investing in China. Why do they come and how are they faring? Kent Kedl of Shanghai-based consultancy Technomic Asia has worked with more than 600 companies setting up in … Continue reading

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Winners on the new Chinese Internet

China Web 2.0 Review is a blog that tracks Web 2.0 companies in China. It is written by Tangos and Luyi, two Chinese guys who follow the Chinese Internet closely.

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Stock cheat’s blog leads to calls for Internet regulation

Wang Xiujie, known online as ‘Pioneer Eldest Brother 777’ (带头大哥 777), is suspected of having used the Internet to provide illegal investment services

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Nuclear fusion and motorbike business

Yin Mingshan Two articles in The Hindu by Pallavi Aiyar well worth a read: China’s road king A profile of Lifan Group’s founder and President Yin Mingshan: In 1992 he was able to start a small motorbike spare parts company … Continue reading

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Baidu in the music business?

A major reason for search engine Baidu’s popularity is its efficient MP3 search function, which allows Chinese music fans to easily find downloadable files of popular music. Of course most of this music is pirated, but Baidu’s responsibilities is not … Continue reading

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Price controls on Lanzhou beef noodles

Lanzhou beef noodles (牛肉面) get governmental price controls.

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