Archive for the ‘Hangzhou’ Category
Friday, March 21st, 2008
I've been invited to serve as keynote speaker for what should prove an interesting conference. From the online brochure:
FORUM SYNOPSIS
Hangzhou - well known for its scenic sights and famous West Lake, is also one of the most dynamic cities in propelling China into the IT service industry. With more than ...
Posted in China BPO, China R&D, China IT Outsourcing, Services Outsourcing Trends, Hangzhou, China Development Trends | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
It’s not often Chinese government officials invite me out to eat Mexican food, replete with tasty Magaritas. But there I was, stuffing my face with chicken fajitas on a Saturday night at Suzhou Industrial Park’s (SIP) newly opened Casa Zoe Tex Mex with two officials from nearby Wujiang Economic Trade ...
Posted in China BPO, China R&D, China IT Outsourcing, Services Outsourcing Trends, Suzhou, Hangzhou, China Development Trends | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Sasha Ge, Marketing Manager over at Ascendas, the Singapore-based commercial real estate company, and her colleague Erin Li, a Senior Executive in the same department, invited me recently to their office at Ascendas Plaza in Shanghai to tell me more of what they’ve been up to in the company’s development ...
Posted in China BPO, China R&D, China IT Outsourcing, Services Outsourcing Trends, Hangzhou, China Development Trends | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
A casual lunch with an old Chinese friend at a Cantonese restaurant in Shanghai started me to thinking more deeply about China and innovation. Susan (not her real name) works for a consultancy that is concentrating on developing infrastructure for companies focusing on IT-related fields, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and ...
Posted in China Innovation, China R&D, Hangzhou, China Society, China Development Trends | 11 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
I took some numbers from the Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau representing the contribution of industry categories to the Shanghai economy and put them in a spreadsheet. The graph to the left is the result.
Primary industries involve the processing of natural resources such as iron, coal and wood. Light industry ...
Posted in China Graphs, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, China Development Trends | No 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, February 4th, 2008
Hangzhou is shaping up quickly to become the sort of IT/BPO hub that would make Central Government proud. ChinaTechNews.com had an article last week that:
The Symbio Group, a provider of outsourced software development, testing, globalization and support services out of China, has signed agreements with China's Hangzhou Municipal Government to ...
Posted in China Innovation, Hangzhou, 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 »
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
I remember about three years ago in a Suzhou bar three American guys swaggered in off the the street. Clearly, they were out-of-towners. They warmed up the locals to their brand of braggadocio by buying and then sharing a bottle of mid-shelf Scotch. Drinks all round. It wasn’t long before ...
Posted in China BPO, China IT Outsourcing, Services Outsourcing Trends, Hangzhou, China Development Trends | 6 Comments »
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
I recently had a charming visit from representatives of Ascendas, a commercial realestate developer. Ms. Ge and Mr. Fan are based out of Shanghai, and traveled into Suzhou to chat about developments of the company throughout Asia. I was already acquainted with Ms. Ge from the AMCHAM Shanghai Conference at ...
Posted in China IT Outsourcing, China BPO, China R&D, Services Outsourcing Trends, Nanjing, Suzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, China Development Trends | 2 Comments »
