Back in 2008 we already remarked on “China The Biggest: Gold Producer”. Now it has also become the biggest gold buyer too, according to a report from People’s Daily (h/t @westlawchina).
“World Gold Council (WGC) data reveals that for the first time in 21 years the world’s central banks have been net buyers of gold and [...]
Here is our review of last week’s top news from our Twitter feed, ChinaBlogTweets:
Made in China…: As suggested, not positive! RT @JoannaDodd: Consumers react to China’s attempt to rebrand “Made in China” http://snurl.com/tncij 6:08 PM Dec 11th from HootSuite
Comment: Despite gaining plaudits at home, China’s ad campaign does not seem to have gone [...]
There has been a lot of economic news recently, and many are waiting for baited breath for the year-end results. Below are some of the latest issues and indicators.
While GDP growth is on target for the (lucky??) 8%, and while there has been some positive movement on exports and retail sales, there are also real [...]
Best wishes to all our clients, partners, readers and friends for a very happy holiday season, and for a prosperous 2010!
As is our tradition, we are not mailing Christmas cards (doing our bit for the environment!), and are again sending e-cards. We hope you got one…(but if not, register here for future festivities, and for [...]
This is a great opportunity for EU companies and managers…
Opportunity for EU companies to train managers in China
(Press Release)
+++ Application period for EU-China Managers Exchange and Training Programme ends January 7, 2010 +++ Fully-funded China language and business training programme starts May 2010 +++
Companies based in the European Union have the unique opportunity to offer [...]
It is December again, and we already have a good stack of Christmas cards (and one or two very nice diaries) for which many thanks!
We will be on duty over the Christmas holidays, so do get in touch if you have any issues we can help you with.
We are also looking ahead to 2010, [...]
Here’s a little game we can play while we wait for “sign up” day on January 31, 2010. What do you think China will submit for inclusion on Appendix II of the Copenhagen Accords?
The Accord provides 1 any Annex I party who so chooses can list on Appendix I its “Quantified economy-wide emissions targets for [...]
China amended its Renewable Energy Law (Chinese version) on December 26, 2009. Chinese spokespersons have emphasized the fact that the amendments require the state grid companies to purchase all power produced by renewable energy sources, but they (and the news agencies that have run with the story) fail to point out that the prior version [...]
I will have a longer post on the Copenhagen Accord when the dust settles. It is pretty clear from the Chinese press reports that China doesn’t know what to make of the Accord or how to spin it yet. One thing is abundantly clear, however, unlike US commentators who have praised the Accord for moving [...]
I’m going to avoid posting daily comments about what’s going on in Copenhagen, since I assume most readers know how to stay informed about the events. You could have slept through the first three days, however, and not missed anything of substance. My role is to bring your attention to the underreported stories that add [...]