Mind the Gap: How can China close its rural-urban divide?
As the second-most populous country on Earth, China faces a gargantuan task when it comes to equitable development within its borders. The last two decades in particular have seen massive GDP growth in the country…
Influence and Infrastructure: How Chinese spending is shaping global development
China’s overseas spending has, in recent years, refocused away from Western economies towards the low-…
AI Lending: Effective use of AI tools is improving lending decisions
Effective adoption of AI tools in the lending industry is already showing clear benefits, but…
Spend or Save? The slow return of China’s consumer spending
China’s post-COVID consumer spending recovery has not happened as quickly as some predicted, but there…
Case study: Alibaba Energy Expert: Helping companies aggregate and analyse emissions data
Alibaba’s Energy Expert tool helps Chinese SMEs with aggregation and…
Solace in Quantum: China’s position in the global tech race
China’s innovation targets are centrally-driven, in contrast to more market-driven…
Growing Closer: China’s rural-urban divide and its effects
A large portion of rural Chinese incomes come from remittances…
Flying High: China’s SOEs are growing in prominence in its economy
China’s SOEs dovetail with the country’s counter-cyclical economic policy strategy…
Taking the Initiative: How the last 10 years has changed the BRI
The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a number of…
Doing Business: How to win in the China market
The draw for companies to the China market has grown,…
Searching for Success: Baidu is looking for ways to expand its business
Baidu is hoping that AI success will boost the company’s…
Value Proposition: How likely is decoupling between China and the US?
Many companies are now pursuing a ‘China plus one’ strategy…
New Threads: China’s fashion industry trends are coming from closer to home
Social media is a major driver of fashion trends in…
The AI Imperative: Gregory La Blanc on Data, Strategy, and Corporate Learning
In the gold rush of artificial intelligence, companies are scrambling…
John Hagel: How Business Leaders Can Overcome Fear and Drive Innovation
In boardrooms and cubicles around the world, an insidious emotion…
Agility at Scale: How businesses can improve their response to change
In this interview Chris James, CEO of Scaled Agile, Inc.,…
Top 10 Tech Trends Business Executives in Luxury Should Know About
The luxury sector, traditionally known for its exclusivity and high-touch…
Defining Human
Wang Yijiang, Professor of Economics and Human Resource Management at…
Sustained Growth
Siyao Jiang, China Managing Partner at consultancy firm ERM, elaborates…
Case study: Banking on Data
MYBank has used the digitalization process to innovate on and…
The underlying logic of customer growth
Acquiring new customers is important, but in the long run,…
What’s on the menu?
China’s F&B industry is booming, with creative new products and…
