Celebrity author Zhang Lijia answers on her weblog the artist Ai Weiwei, who complained in the weekly Newsweek that Beijing was no longer a livable place for him and a “constant nightmare”. She disagrees and explains why she loves Beijing.Read More →

Liang Wengen, a former weapon producers, tops China’s rich list thanks to his construction firm, boosted by the country’s building spree, said Rupert Hoogewerf, founder of the Hurun China Rich list to AP. Liang pushed drinks-maker Wahaha-owner Zong Qinghou to the second place.Read More →

Shanghai-based business executive Shaun Rein gets many requests from people in the US, who are desperately looking for jobs in China. But a booming economy does not mean that jobs are easily available for foreigners coming to China, he tells in CNBC.Read More →

The famous author Zhang Lijia tells in her new weblog how she deals with questions about identity from her two daughters, while traveling in Bangladesh. “Well, if I tell people I am Chinese, people wouldn’t believe me.”Read More →

Paul French started off his book tour for “Midnight in Peking” in Australia with some raving reviews by local media. “He has discovered there is a growing audience who, like him, is fascinated by the world of the old China hands,” writes the Australian.Read More →

Poor accounting standards in China make Chinese investors very weary of stocks in any Chinese company, business analyst Shaun Rein discovered in his research. In CNBC he explains why they prefer real estate, even though the government tries to cool down the industry.Read More →

China’s IT firms like Baidu and Tencent have become some of the most valuable brands in the country, says Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf in “Thoughtful China”. Baidu has become as a brand more valuable than a much larger company like the Bank of China. Problem: hardly any China brands are able to gain traction globally.Read More →