Arthur Kroeber Rumors the Chinese government might double its current four trillion renminbi stimulus package might be true, but Arthur Kroeber of the Beijing based consultancy Dragonomics does not believe it would be announced immediately, he told The Telegraph today. He expected another package was needed if China would reachRead More →

Shaun Rein Shaun Rein, one of the leading speakers at the China Speakers Bureau, is once again invited for the annual meeting of the Asia Society, this time in April at the Sheraton Hotel in Saigon, Vietnam. He joins an impressive line-up of speakers, including the prime minister of VietnamRead More →

Rupert Hoogewerf by Getty Images via Daylife The Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang has become the country’s more valuable artist, says China Rich List producer Rupert Hoogewerf in Bloomberg: Works by Zhang, known for his somber, gray-hued paintings of Chinese families, fetched a combined $44.1 million at art auctions last year,Read More →

Paul French by Fons1 via Flickr Retail sales of luxury products in Shanghai have remained strong, tells retail analyst Paul French the Financial Times in an article about the Japanese shopping mall Takashimaya, who decided to open stores in Shanghai, despite the global economic crisis.Paul French: “There are still aRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr Sixty percent of hundreds of Chinese consumers interviewed in six cities by Shaun Rein‘s CMR expect they will spend more compared to 2008. That is one of the conclusions Shaun Rein will share during the Global China Chat on consumer confidence on Monday. ThatRead More →

Image via Wikipedia Today we published the February 2009 newsletter of the China Speakers Bureau. Of course with the latest on the Global China Chat with Shaun Rein next week, the list of most-sought speakers and useful tip on how to select the best possible speaker.If you are not yetRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr Monday 2 March at 5 PM Beijing times (6 PM Tokyo time, for Europe, 10 AM CET) consumer analyst Shaun Rein of the leading research bureau CMR will participate on the first Global China Chat, this time on consumer confidence in China by theRead More →

Charles McElwee by Fons1 via Flickr The visit of secretary of state Hillary Clinton to Beijing has profoundly changed the climate on climate change, writes environmental lawyer Charles McElwee, one day after the visit on his weblog. He quotes Clinton: Now, historically, as you know, the United States had theRead More →

Arthur Kroeber by Fons1 via Flickr China will keep on buying US treasuries, even against all odds. Arthur Kroeber, managing editor of the China Economic Quarterly, tells the Financial Times: “China’s default policy is to pursue stability at all costs. They do not want to rock the boat when thingsRead More →

Andrew Leung by Fons1 via Flickr It is that time of the month again and at the global offices of the China Speakers Bureau we have been compiling the top-10 of most sought speakers. Most surprising and highest newcomer is professor Andrew Leung from London, who joined us last monthRead More →

Marc van der Chijs by Fons1 via Flickr Mike Walsh of CASBAA did a nice job in summerizing the online video industry in China, looking indepth at how China is different and how it might influence the way the outside world looks at TV. “TV, just not as you knowRead More →