China

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

[Note: below is Chapter 5 from Great Wall of Numbers] Since Deng Xiaoping’s “Southern tour” in 1992, China has consistently