AS headlines go, this one was a dream for a corporate PR team： ＂Swiss Re Offers RMB 31,000 to Each Employee Committing to Reduce Personal Carbon Footprint.＂ Insurance multinational Swiss Re got plenty of good pr...AS headlines go, this one was a dream for a corporate PR team： ＂Swiss Re Offers RMB 31,000 to Each Employee Committing to Reduce Personal Carbon Footprint.＂ Insurance multinational Swiss Re got plenty of good press for supporting its Chinese employees to buy energy-saving cars and appliances which in turn reduce Co2 emissions. Opinion writers around China called the ＂CO You2 reduce and gain＂ pro- gram （Swiss Re＇s response to the Clin- ton Global Initiative, an environmental campaign launched by former US presi- dent Bill Clinton） innovative and farreaching.展开更多
Juan Silvestre is the Don Juan of Tianjin’s business scene,bringing government and business together. IT was a good year to be Spanish in China.In 2007 Beijing was treated to Flamenco,Picassos and the In- stituto Cer...Juan Silvestre is the Don Juan of Tianjin’s business scene,bringing government and business together. IT was a good year to be Spanish in China.In 2007 Beijing was treated to Flamenco,Picassos and the In- stituto Cervantes Spanish cultural center.Yet the"Year of Spain"in China was as much about business as cul- ture.After losing its vaunted leather shoe sector to展开更多
DRAMATIC horsemanship and high speed made Tang Dynasty prosperity. Horsemanship has been inherited to become a fashion sport.＂ Though grammatically dubious, the slogan, written in English and Chinese, sums up the mis...DRAMATIC horsemanship and high speed made Tang Dynasty prosperity. Horsemanship has been inherited to become a fashion sport.＂ Though grammatically dubious, the slogan, written in English and Chinese, sums up the mission of the Qingdao Deray Riding Club. This flashy new equestrian club in Jimo City, an industrial hinterland of Qingdao, the prosperous sea-side metropolis of Shandong Province, consciously evokes China＇s equestrian past to solicit business from today＇s socially mobile elite, for whom riding is the epitome of class and sophistication.展开更多
Crazy bake is helping China’s mental patients help themselves, but they badly need more sales.NO bread in China tastes better than Crazy bake bread. That’s what expatriates and worldly locals are saying of the fresh...Crazy bake is helping China’s mental patients help themselves, but they badly need more sales.NO bread in China tastes better than Crazy bake bread. That’s what expatriates and worldly locals are saying of the fresh, brown-colored German farmhouse-style loaves,展开更多
HE grasped the chopsticks with all the daintiness of the oriental princesses he once tutored. Except this time, Richard D.Lewis＇ students were several hundred Western and American executives in various shades of blue...HE grasped the chopsticks with all the daintiness of the oriental princesses he once tutored. Except this time, Richard D.Lewis＇ students were several hundred Western and American executives in various shades of blue, gray and pinstripes. Guests at the Beijing meal were as attentive to manners coach Lewis as they were to the enticing mix of sushi and succulent chicken breast eaten with chopsticks by Westerners and silver cutlery by Asians at the September event.展开更多
IT was open season. Chinese housewives descended on the Bangladeshi stalls, elbowing their way to the best pieces. A chunky 50-something matron draped fabrics over a demure looking husband, then, as an after-thought, ...IT was open season. Chinese housewives descended on the Bangladeshi stalls, elbowing their way to the best pieces. A chunky 50-something matron draped fabrics over a demure looking husband, then, as an after-thought, ordered him to try on a T-shirt. Few of the colorful skirts, shirts or spreads displayed by 70 Bangladeshi textile companies of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce remained unsold at the recent annual Kunming Fair.展开更多
AN Irish restaurant chain selling sandwiches in China seems a fair, if ambitious proposition, given that Chinese takeaways do business in every Irish town from Bantry to Belfast. The Chinese appetite for bacon and let...AN Irish restaurant chain selling sandwiches in China seems a fair, if ambitious proposition, given that Chinese takeaways do business in every Irish town from Bantry to Belfast. The Chinese appetite for bacon and lettuce sandwiches is weaker, however, than the Irish appetite for toned down, sauced-up Chinese cuisine.展开更多
A unique dinner club unites foreigners and locals looking to give something back to Beijing. MIXING business with pleasure is not unusual in China,where contracts are routinely fi- nessed over banquet tables.Taking th...A unique dinner club unites foreigners and locals looking to give something back to Beijing. MIXING business with pleasure is not unusual in China,where contracts are routinely fi- nessed over banquet tables.Taking the idea a step further,a group of local and展开更多
WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine produc...WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine producers crowd into the country to cash in on a remarkable ramp-up in local wind capacity. Wind farm operators are guaranteed a market as the government compels power companies to buy their electricity. Operators also sell credits to Western corporations as carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol＇s Clean Development Mechanism （CDM）.展开更多
AN opening night at the Marella is usually a big spread. So it was recently when the Beijing gallery opened a show of young Chinese artists which mixed irreverent social commentary with ceramic breasts and other human...AN opening night at the Marella is usually a big spread. So it was recently when the Beijing gallery opened a show of young Chinese artists which mixed irreverent social commentary with ceramic breasts and other human forms. Marella usually makes the biggest splash among the dozen or so openings every Saturday at Beijing＇s redbrick 798 art colony in the city＇s northerly Dashanzi district.展开更多
Wealthy buyers–and credit–are in shorter supply in Shanghai, so real estate agency Sunrise has figured out a novel way of splitting risks with nervous developers.
RED-FACED, Gerry Whitty sprints along the astroturf playground of a local primary school, bouncing and kicking a white leather football as he runs. It＇s a little after eight on a humid .Beijing evening where the l...RED-FACED, Gerry Whitty sprints along the astroturf playground of a local primary school, bouncing and kicking a white leather football as he runs. It＇s a little after eight on a humid .Beijing evening where the lights from ubiquitous construction sites and office complexes never let the sky completely darken. A few yellow-hatted construction workers on a smoking break cock their ears to shouts and cheers in a cacophony of English and Chinese.展开更多
Irish businesses work hard and party hard to givegenerously to good causes in China.IRISH businesses toasted unprec-edented activity in China recent-ly in very Irish style,with a partyand a big cheque for charityMore ...Irish businesses work hard and party hard to givegenerously to good causes in China.IRISH businesses toasted unprec-edented activity in China recent-ly in very Irish style,with a partyand a big cheque for charityMore than RMB100,000 collect-展开更多
EVA Wong, CEO of Top Human, has a book and an ＂initial public offering＂ （IPO） to sell. The busy founder, president and head coach of Top Human has built a network of coaching centers around China, and will take he...EVA Wong, CEO of Top Human, has a book and an ＂initial public offering＂ （IPO） to sell. The busy founder, president and head coach of Top Human has built a network of coaching centers around China, and will take her company public in 2008. Her recently published book, The Power of Ren, shows executives how to ＂transform yourself and those around you,＂ and improve management quality and skills.展开更多
Yang Faxiu's kiwifruit are one of a kind. The Sichuan agri-businesswoman shows Chinese producers can use research and marketing savvy to get their food products onto European supermarket shelves. HER brochures are...Yang Faxiu's kiwifruit are one of a kind. The Sichuan agri-businesswoman shows Chinese producers can use research and marketing savvy to get their food products onto European supermarket shelves. HER brochures are as green as her smile is broad. Buzzwords like 'health,' 'green color' and 'environmental profection' (sic) pepper her glossy brochures. Bespectacled and glamorous in a schoolmistress kind of way, Yang Faxiu says her kiwifruit are a whole new taste on the brown furry fruit with the green flesh eaten for their vitamin C. Haggling with Dutch retailers at a recent trade fair in Chengdu, the boss of Jinhe Agricultural Company is all confidence and little bluster. She's got the goods.展开更多
How franchisers like Dairy Queen and KFC are sweetening their way into the hearts of China's consumers. MINNESOTA Governor Timothy Pawlenty was reminded of the lush meadows and dairy farms of home on a recent visi...How franchisers like Dairy Queen and KFC are sweetening their way into the hearts of China's consumers. MINNESOTA Governor Timothy Pawlenty was reminded of the lush meadows and dairy farms of home on a recent visit to downtown Beijing. The jowly governor of one of America's farming centers was taking down time from his China trade mission on a dusky November Sunday afternoon at the Oriental Plaza Dairy Queen, a stone's throw from Tian'anmen Square. Dairy Queen. which is headquartered in Minneapolis, capital of the governor's home state of Minnesota, had just announced a string of deals across China and the governor was toasting his subjects' success with, what else, a milkshake.展开更多
文摘AS headlines go, this one was a dream for a corporate PR team： ＂Swiss Re Offers RMB 31,000 to Each Employee Committing to Reduce Personal Carbon Footprint.＂ Insurance multinational Swiss Re got plenty of good press for supporting its Chinese employees to buy energy-saving cars and appliances which in turn reduce Co2 emissions. Opinion writers around China called the ＂CO You2 reduce and gain＂ pro- gram （Swiss Re＇s response to the Clin- ton Global Initiative, an environmental campaign launched by former US presi- dent Bill Clinton） innovative and farreaching.
文摘Juan Silvestre is the Don Juan of Tianjin’s business scene,bringing government and business together. IT was a good year to be Spanish in China.In 2007 Beijing was treated to Flamenco,Picassos and the In- stituto Cervantes Spanish cultural center.Yet the"Year of Spain"in China was as much about business as cul- ture.After losing its vaunted leather shoe sector to
文摘DRAMATIC horsemanship and high speed made Tang Dynasty prosperity. Horsemanship has been inherited to become a fashion sport.＂ Though grammatically dubious, the slogan, written in English and Chinese, sums up the mission of the Qingdao Deray Riding Club. This flashy new equestrian club in Jimo City, an industrial hinterland of Qingdao, the prosperous sea-side metropolis of Shandong Province, consciously evokes China＇s equestrian past to solicit business from today＇s socially mobile elite, for whom riding is the epitome of class and sophistication.
文摘Crazy bake is helping China’s mental patients help themselves, but they badly need more sales.NO bread in China tastes better than Crazy bake bread. That’s what expatriates and worldly locals are saying of the fresh, brown-colored German farmhouse-style loaves,
文摘HE grasped the chopsticks with all the daintiness of the oriental princesses he once tutored. Except this time, Richard D.Lewis＇ students were several hundred Western and American executives in various shades of blue, gray and pinstripes. Guests at the Beijing meal were as attentive to manners coach Lewis as they were to the enticing mix of sushi and succulent chicken breast eaten with chopsticks by Westerners and silver cutlery by Asians at the September event.
文摘IT was open season. Chinese housewives descended on the Bangladeshi stalls, elbowing their way to the best pieces. A chunky 50-something matron draped fabrics over a demure looking husband, then, as an after-thought, ordered him to try on a T-shirt. Few of the colorful skirts, shirts or spreads displayed by 70 Bangladeshi textile companies of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce remained unsold at the recent annual Kunming Fair.
文摘AN Irish restaurant chain selling sandwiches in China seems a fair, if ambitious proposition, given that Chinese takeaways do business in every Irish town from Bantry to Belfast. The Chinese appetite for bacon and lettuce sandwiches is weaker, however, than the Irish appetite for toned down, sauced-up Chinese cuisine.
文摘A unique dinner club unites foreigners and locals looking to give something back to Beijing. MIXING business with pleasure is not unusual in China,where contracts are routinely fi- nessed over banquet tables.Taking the idea a step further,a group of local and
文摘WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine producers crowd into the country to cash in on a remarkable ramp-up in local wind capacity. Wind farm operators are guaranteed a market as the government compels power companies to buy their electricity. Operators also sell credits to Western corporations as carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol＇s Clean Development Mechanism （CDM）.
文摘AN opening night at the Marella is usually a big spread. So it was recently when the Beijing gallery opened a show of young Chinese artists which mixed irreverent social commentary with ceramic breasts and other human forms. Marella usually makes the biggest splash among the dozen or so openings every Saturday at Beijing＇s redbrick 798 art colony in the city＇s northerly Dashanzi district.
文摘Wealthy buyers–and credit–are in shorter supply in Shanghai, so real estate agency Sunrise has figured out a novel way of splitting risks with nervous developers.
文摘RED-FACED, Gerry Whitty sprints along the astroturf playground of a local primary school, bouncing and kicking a white leather football as he runs. It＇s a little after eight on a humid .Beijing evening where the lights from ubiquitous construction sites and office complexes never let the sky completely darken. A few yellow-hatted construction workers on a smoking break cock their ears to shouts and cheers in a cacophony of English and Chinese.
文摘Irish businesses work hard and party hard to givegenerously to good causes in China.IRISH businesses toasted unprec-edented activity in China recent-ly in very Irish style,with a partyand a big cheque for charityMore than RMB100,000 collect-
文摘EVA Wong, CEO of Top Human, has a book and an ＂initial public offering＂ （IPO） to sell. The busy founder, president and head coach of Top Human has built a network of coaching centers around China, and will take her company public in 2008. Her recently published book, The Power of Ren, shows executives how to ＂transform yourself and those around you,＂ and improve management quality and skills.
文摘Yang Faxiu's kiwifruit are one of a kind. The Sichuan agri-businesswoman shows Chinese producers can use research and marketing savvy to get their food products onto European supermarket shelves. HER brochures are as green as her smile is broad. Buzzwords like 'health,' 'green color' and 'environmental profection' (sic) pepper her glossy brochures. Bespectacled and glamorous in a schoolmistress kind of way, Yang Faxiu says her kiwifruit are a whole new taste on the brown furry fruit with the green flesh eaten for their vitamin C. Haggling with Dutch retailers at a recent trade fair in Chengdu, the boss of Jinhe Agricultural Company is all confidence and little bluster. She's got the goods.
文摘How franchisers like Dairy Queen and KFC are sweetening their way into the hearts of China's consumers. MINNESOTA Governor Timothy Pawlenty was reminded of the lush meadows and dairy farms of home on a recent visit to downtown Beijing. The jowly governor of one of America's farming centers was taking down time from his China trade mission on a dusky November Sunday afternoon at the Oriental Plaza Dairy Queen, a stone's throw from Tian'anmen Square. Dairy Queen. which is headquartered in Minneapolis, capital of the governor's home state of Minnesota, had just announced a string of deals across China and the governor was toasting his subjects' success with, what else, a milkshake.
