Other Briefings
Investing in China’s Small Household Appliances Market
In the last five years, Chinese home appliance stores’ annual revenue has increased at a rate of 6.1 percent to US$176.1 billion. China’s rising middle class continues to boost sales of small household appliances, which occupies a large quantity of the country’s overall electronics market.
Outlook on Light Manufacturing in China: September 2015
With China’s recent move to devalue its currency, export-oriented manufacturers were granted a temporary cost advantage and are likely to see growth in order quantities from low-end retailers or receive requests for contract renegotiations.
China’s Cosmetics Industry: Opportunities and Challenges for Foreign Investment
In recent years, China’s cosmetics industry has experienced dramatic growth. Expanding along with China’s economic upturn, the Middle Kingdom now has the world’s second largest cosmetics consumer market after the U.S. Find out opportunities and challenges for foreign investment in China’s cosmetics industry.
Foreign Investment Bound: China’s Railways on Track for Growth
With the nation’s accelerated urbanization and intensifying environmental crisis, China has sought to increase its dependence on public transportation. China’s railway industry has significantly deregulated to provide substantial market entrance opportunities for foreign investors.
China Investment Roadmap: the Commercial Real Estate Sector – New Issue of China Briefing Magazine
The latest issue of China Briefing Magazine, titled “China Investment Roadmap: The Commercial Real Estate Sector”, is out now and available as a complimentary download in the Asia Briefing Bookstore through the months of August and September.
Exploring New Opportunities in Adaptive Learning in China
The term ‘adaptive learning’ has been misunderstood in some cases, and misused in others. A relatively new development in education technology, especially in emerging markets such as China, some consider adaptive learning to be the application of content-mapping and norm-referencing (the assessment of a performance in terms of its relationship to the larger group) to learning tools.
14 Years Later – China Fully Lifts Video Game Console Ban
Notwithstanding a few caveats, China has lifted its 14 year ban on the manufacturing and retailing of video game consoles. Alongside the announcement comes a series of requirements and procedures that will be imposed on foreign companies engaging in the video game console business.
Opening a Bar or Microbrewery in China
As the world’s largest beer market, China offers a lot of opportunities for beer aficionados and the seasoned brewer alike. Beer consumption has been steadily increasing in the country, as per-capita beer consumption has increased at an annual rate of 5.1 percent.
