Full Contents - December 2004

As businesses, airlines have a way to go
The precedent was set with October's announcement that Cathay Pacific and Air China had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing Cathay to take 9.9% of Air China stock ahead of its scheduled initial public offering.
Four more years
It is fair to say the re-election of George Bush was not greeted with enthusiasm by China.
The China supremacy
Japan is increasingly aware of the rise of China, and both paranoid about its implications and determined to participate in and benefit from the trend.

Dangerous coal
Henan has seen two mine disasters in fairly short order, but then the province is long used to cruelly short interludes between mining tragedies.
Working together
Chinese President Hu Jintao sent his congratulations to George W. Bush on his re-election as US president,

All about values
To succeed in China, retailers must focus on what their brands stand for, not how cheap their products are.
The Yao Ming dynasty
The NBA's hottest local star comes home, raising the bar on Chinese sports marketing.
Talent hunt, talent keep
Paring costs and localizing staff begins with having a system in place.
Dragon watching
The years between 1948 and 1976 were some of the most turbulent in China's recent history - a baffling time for those living through it,
Tapping the new frontier
The Silk Road reborn, only this time it's driven by oil

Big splash in Iran
The signing of China's biggest overseas energy deal to date seals its position as Iran's most important customer.

Tough juggling act
China's economic mandarins have three balls in the air at the moment - interest rates, currency and credit.
Ground control to Major Yuan
China's space boss looks to new commercial possibilities

Risky flight path
China has turned into a key battleground for Airbus and Boeing. One has planes to sell, the other plans to make planes.

State banks come last
The central bank rates lenders on performance, then leaks its report. Will the message get through?

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