Other Briefings
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.
Outlook on Light Manufacturing in China: August 2015
Cascade Asia reports every month on labor development in China, with August featuring increased risk of fires and employee absentee rates due to the heat, more safety inspections and minimum wage hikes in Fujian.
Understanding Brand Building in China: Lessons from the Rise of Coca-Cola
Forty years ago, it was unthinkable that Coca-Cola would ever be available in what is now one of the brand’s biggest markets: Communist China. The story of its entry into China can still provide valuable lessons to foreign brands trying to enter the world’s fastest-growing market today.
China Vamps Up Hangzhou’s E-Commerce Model
Hangzhou is an important center for e-commerce business in China, with more e-commerce transactions taking place in Hangzhou than any other city in China. It has over 470,000 online business entities and is home to e-commerce giant Alibaba. As of January 2015, there were over 1 million import transactions totaling RMB 230 million .
