Economy


Spreading Their Wings: How Millennials Turn the World of Travel Upside-down
| Sep. 19 2018
Chinese millennials promise to reshape the global tourism industry. Unlike their parents’ generation, who preferred to travel abroad on Chinese.


Selling With Selfies: How China’s Social Media Stars Get Rich?
| Jun. 4 2018
Becoming a movie star isn’t attractive anymore. For many young netizens in China, online stardom is the ultimate dream.
China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law
This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single.


| Nov. 14 2014
Robots in China: The Bot Connection
How the growing use of robots in China will impact different sectors of the economy, as well as the country.


| Nov. 11 2014
The Variable Interest Entity seems like a “Deliberate Nod and Wink”
Michael Brennan, a renowned academic in finance, on the variable interest entity structure, China’s capital markets and the internationalization.


| Oct. 29 2014
Nicholas Lardy on the Five Misconceptions About China
Do state-owned enterprises still hold sway over the Chinese economy? Economist Nicholas Lardy responds to that question, and lists.


| Oct. 14 2014
China Roundup: The race to become the largest economy in the world and the UK Treasury’s RMB Bonds
This week, there was fresh debate over whether China will overtake the US to become the largest economy in the.


| Oct. 10 2014
Business Lessons from the Football World Cup Champions
Why the Germans, winners of the 2014 football World Cup, are so good at the other game the world cares.


| Sep. 16 2014
CKGSB Business Conditions Index: Time for the Chinese Economy to Buckle Up!
For the first time since November 2012, CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index has dropped below 50 showing that China.


| Sep. 4 2014
China Roundup: China’s Economy May Need a Boost and Alibaba Triples Profits Ahead of IPO
This week, we contemplate whether China’s economy needs another stimulus given that the state of various economic indicators.


| Aug. 29 2014
Holiday Diary: Chinese Outbound Tourism Statistics
A look at Chinese outbound tourism statistics: which countries feature big on the travel plans of Chinese tourists and how.


| Aug. 18 2014
China Roundup: China Industrial Production Slows and the Alibaba-Alipay Relationship Restructured
This week, China industrial production figures revealed a slower growth from last year; Lenovo and Tencent reported profits while sportswear.


| Aug. 15 2014
China Roundup: Chinese economy grew 7.5% in Q2; Alibaba delays IPO; and another bond market default on the horizon
The week that was: the Chinese economy clocked 7.5% growth; new home prices still in a tailspin; Shanxi-based.


| Jul. 18 2014
The X-Change Factor: China’s Capital Account Liberalization
China’s capital account liberalization and the new normal. Strolling through Hong Kong Central district at the junction of Garden.


| Jul. 14 2014