Energy Security in China
Click here to view the embedded video. For readers who are interested in the topic of energy security in China, and understanding what is leading China to invest and build capacity in cleantech, energy...
View ArticleKnow Your China Water Risk
An interesting article in the FT highlighting the findings of a report put out by HSBC and China Water Risk called No Water, No Power (download here) highlighting the risk of water becoming an...
View ArticleReducing China’s Air Pollution. One Monitoring Station at a Time.
In what may be one of the lasting victories for China’s nascent NIMBY movement, a couple of articles this week highlighted the fact that the number of cities to be monitored for PM2.5 air pollution...
View ArticleWould you Sell Your Milk Powder to a Chinese Firm?
With crisis comes opportunity, and in China, where there are no shortages of crisis, many firms are beginning to see an opportunity to enter a market salivating for safety. Leading the charge are a...
View ArticleCan You Compete?
While grading papers, I came across the following quote: “We’re willing to offer some opportunities to local companies. Why not? They are cheap. But it will only be limited to those uncritical systems....
View ArticleAre China’s Rich Already Bored of Bling?
A couple of interesting articles came out in the last week that were focused on the drop off in luxury sales. It is a topic that I have had several conversations on recently with luxury brand managers...
View ArticleChiquita Sells 100 Years of Safe and Fresh Food to Chinese Consumers
In a market where consumers are on edge about what they are eating, there are going to be opportunities for firms with a brand supported by safe to enter the market. In China, this market has...
View ArticleChina Buys Smithfood. BE Afraid. Be VERY Afraid
Chinese firm, Shenghua International, has offered up nearly 5 billion USD for Smithfield Foods. The world’s largest pork producer. It is a deal that I have I have to admit I didn’t see coming, but...
View ArticleWhat’s your Favorite Baijiu Mixer
In a recent article Fiery Chinese liquor looks to sell in West To make the point that any liquor can find a market, the article tries to leverage the history of tequila with the opportunity for baijiu...
View ArticleTo Be Transparent Will Be Glorious
On of the most recent trends that I have noticed more and more over the last 2-3 years is the efforts that firms will go to in the area of transparency. Engaging consumers through campaigns that are...
View ArticleWhat Are the Aspirations of China’s Consumers
The recently released paper RE:Thinking Consumption by GlobeScan has provided an interesting chart that I felt was worth a share, particularly as for the last 10 years I have seen and heard so many...
View ArticleThe Economics of Sustainability Work in China
As I have covered (at length) in previous posts, one of the byproducts of China’s economic model has been that the negative externalities of growth are creating a tangible dialogue about what...
View ArticleFinding Success (as an entrepreneur) in China
Couple of weeks back I was speaking to a group of 50 aspiring entrepreneurs (University students and fresh grads), I was asked to speak about what it takes to succeed in China as a...
View ArticleGSK Sales off 61% Post-Scandal. Consider it a Down Payment
If history is a guide for the future, than GSK (and others) really should have paid more attention 5-6 years ago when SIEMENS was caught up in a similar scandal involving their medical equipment....
View ArticleTesla Sells First Car in China. Preparing it’s First “Ship”ment
There are few things that investors like seeing more than an announcement that a firm plans to enter China. Especially when there are customers willing to spend 410,000USD to be the first owner! So,...
View ArticleGSK “Led” Scandal Fallout Smacks Entire Industry Across the Face
There is NOTHING, and I repeat, NOTHING like having an executive open up at a conference about a crisis their industry is following. Particularly when they are attempting to make their company look...
View ArticleIs it Too Late to Enter China?
In his recent piece for the Huffington Post entitled China 2014: Too Little, Too Late for Newbies, Tom Doctroff starts off with a bang 2014 will be the year leaders of consumer goods producers realize...
View ArticleWhen a Want Turns to a Need, Foreign Companies Compete
While grading papers last year, I came across the following quote that a student of mine had mined from an interview that I thought summed up the current situation for a number of industries: “We’re...
View ArticleWhat Would be the Impact if the Chinese Economy Tanked?
One of the most interesting conversations I ever had was over drinks with a European central banker looking to learn about the reach of China. His core questions was “If China imploded, what could be...
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