Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Walmart China Strategy

Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart China: Make Every Effort to Reshape Price Leadership (via PR Newswire Asia)

BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Greg Foran, President and CEO of Walmart China visited Walmart Qinghe store in Beijing and stated that in the past 18 months, Walmart has made great strides in reducing merchandising and operation costs…

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Global and China Automotive Audio and Infotainment Industry Report, 2013

Global and China Automotive Audio and Infotainment Industry Report, 2013 (via PR Newswire)

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global and China Automotive Audio and Infotainment Industry Report, 2013 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0210901/Global-…

Monday, December 16, 2013

Economist Mouths Off: Gets Fired From Peking University

US educators: Engage China, but defend freedom (via The Christian Science Monitor)

At his home in Beijing Oct. 21, Xia Yeliang, a pro-democracy economist, points at a dismissal notice from Peking University, where he taught for more than a decade. (Kyodo) Despite their proud assertion of the "great renaissance of the Chinese nation…

Friday, December 13, 2013

China Best Employer Awards Event

Zhaopin.com CEO Presents Report on China's Job Market at China Best Employer Awards Event (via PR Newswire)

Report shows that "Workplace Maslow Effect" raises concerns for China's employers Download image Zhaopin.com Announces China's Top 10 Best Employers Awards Winners 2013. (PRNewsFoto/Zhaopin.com) BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Zhaopin.com…

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

A China corruption trial

China anti-corruption activists go on trial (via AFP)

Three Chinese anti-corruption activists who unfurled banners calling for government officials to declare their assets stood trial Tuesday for "illegal assembly", a lawyer said, despite an official campaign against graft. An anti-corruption drive championed…

Monday, December 2, 2013

Is a Canadian engineer a Chinese spy?

China dismisses Canada spy allegations (via AFP)

Beijing on Monday dismissed as "groundless" allegations that a Canadian naval engineer is a Chinese spy. Qing Quentin Huang, 53, was charged at the weekend under Canada's Security of Information Act with two counts of attempting to communicate classified…