On July 31, 2013, Dr. Li Wei, professor of economics at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), received the prestigious “Best Professor in Economics” award by the World Education Congress, CMO Asia and CMO Council at the fourth annual Asia’s Best B-School Awards event in Singapore.

The BBC interviewed CKGSB Professor of Finance Li Wei regarding Alibaba’s importance and potential, as Jack Ma officially stepped down as CEO on May 10th.

Chinese companies facing low valuations on US stock exchanges have some options left on the table When investors think a company’s market price is undervalued, they can buy the company’s shares. But when a company thinks itself to be undervalued by the market, it sometimes opts to buy out the investors. Such is the case […]

Companies need to step up their service in China to satisfy the new sophisticated customer. Lining up for a table at the Hai Di Lao Sichuan hotpot restaurant in Beijing is not such a bad experience–you get served tea and snacks and can even opt for a manicure while you wait–a welcome reprieve from other […]

The Eurozone crisis is threatening China's growth prospects. What is the prognosis for the country's economy?

What could stop growth in China and what can the country do about it?

Globalization has increased awareness of, and controversy over, corporate social responsibility (CSR) around the world. China is certainly no exception. Encouraged by the country’s economic reform in 1978, and later, by its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, multinational corporations (MNCs) flooded into the Chinese market. With them, they brought not only […]