Archive for the ‘Chongqing’ Category
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
My first column has come out in Eurobiz Magazine. Eurobiz is the magazine of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
The April column is about the challenges Western companies have encountered in setting up operations in the interior of China. The column will always be focused on real-time ...
Posted in Tianjin, Chongqing, China Development Trends | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Reuters recently published an excellent article that discusses Bo Xilai's placement in Chongqing as the new Communist Party boss:
"Chongqing residents are putting a lot of hope in Bo Xilai. 'People feel the city has a new opportunity,' said Xiao Zhou, 32, who works for a cosmetics company in the heart ...
Posted in China IT Outsourcing, China R&D, Services Outsourcing Trends, Dalian, Chongqing, China Development Trends | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
November of last year the Financial Times reported the American private equity fund Chilton planned to set up an investment office in Chengdu. Chilton manages US$6.5 billion in assets from its Stamford, Connecticut headquarters. The fund manager currently manages US$450 million in investments in Asia. Though the company has a ...
Posted in China IT Outsourcing, China BPO, China R&D, Services Outsourcing Trends, Dalian, Chongqing, Chengdu, China Development Trends | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
A disclaimer for you francophones out there: the title is not mine. At least, the idea for the title is not mine. The allusion came from the lips of a Frenchman on the Hubei government’s website:
“Michel, general manager of Alstom, told reporter [sic] that he likes Wuhan and Hubei culture ...
Posted in China IT Outsourcing, China BPO, China R&D, Dalian, Qingdao, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, China Development Trends | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
While in Shanghai last week making my rounds of meetings I had a very pleasant conversation with John Huang, a Project Director over at GIC, Global Intelligence Communications. GIC hosts industry-specific conferences in Beijing and Shanghai. I had co-chaired their conference on "The China Summit for Business Development Leaders" ...
Posted in Xian, Nanjing, Services Outsourcing Trends, China IT Outsourcing, China R&D, China BPO, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Qingdao, Wuhan, China Development Trends | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Back in November 2007 The Humanaught wrote that l’il ole Suzhou is now the 20th most expensive city in Asia. ECA, a human resources association, performed the survey of worldwide cost of living rankings. Beijing and Shanghai came in at positions 7 and 8, respectively.
The report reads:
“In China, ...
Posted in Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, China Development Trends, Expat Life | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
An American friend of mine with whom I had worked on a project in Kunshan several years ago has been opening a factory in Chongqing. His new project - or rather, the local government - has been frustrating beyond words – which is unusual, since he is characteristically quite a ...
Posted in Chongqing, China Development Trends | No Comments »
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
With tightening land policies and environmental regulations, Chinese administrators of Economic Development Zones (EDZs) are getting picky about who they accept into their investment areas.
I was recently with a client in the Hangzhou High and New Technology Zone to investigate leasing factory work space in which they can set ...
Posted in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chongqing, China Development Trends | 6 Comments »
Friday, August 24th, 2007
I recently met with representatives of a business development team of a major lighting and consumer electronics manufacturer. The Board of Directors dispatched the Team to develop a projection of what would be the best Chinese cities for the company to invest in over the next five years. The Team ...
Posted in Services Outsourcing Trends, China IT Outsourcing, China BPO, Xian, Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu, China Development Trends | 1 Comment »
