Clearing the tabs of some article published in the last few weeks.  Thanks to Melissa for two of them. Seeking […]

Anecdotatly it is hard to say what direction luxury is heading since it is such a large segment now.  Government

Another relatively slow news week.  Big skillset mismatch with new college grads, sympathize with (unemployed) former students at the colleges

Slow news week, pretty bearish too.  There are a few bright spots.  Thanks to Larry M for sending in a

Shanghaiist recently did a must-read interview with Shaun Rein.  I had the fortune of interviewing him for my book (see

Inbound tourists who stay overnight in China: 2010: 55.7 million (source) 2011: 57.6 million (source) 2012: 58 million (source) The

Mostly China-related links from the past couple of weeks.  Thanks to those who sent them in, see Sinocism for more:

Consumer spending as a proportion of GDP: 33% in 2010.  GDP total was $6.05 trillion (Xinhua) 37.7% in 2011.  GDP

Yum! is the parent company of several large fast-food chains including KFC and Pizza Hut — both of which are

Nearly all China-related business news.  Check out Sinocism for more (still too busy to re-curate them).  Check out the first

China has been the largest vehicle market globally since it overtook the US in 2009.  GM, which has a partnership

A few links regarding China.  Read Sinocism for more (been too busy to peruse it).  Thanks to James for some

A good friend of mine, Matt Garner (the same one mentioned throughout my book), has begun broadcasting his new Chinese

A few links regarding China.  Read Sinocism for more (been too busy to peruse it).  This past week was the