March 2008
- COVER STORY [Premium]
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(FREE) The big deal
ICBC’s purchase of a stake in an African bank marks a growing trend toward private Chinese investment that could alter the economy of the continent -
Size doesn’t matter
Entrepreneurs are creating new rules for investment that could damage China’s image in Africa
China in Africa
- CER Events
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Engaging the workers
Employers who ignore the new labor contract law do so at their peril
China HR Challenges
- SPECIAL REPORT [Premium]
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(FREE) The odd couple
The nature of trade between Southeast Asia and China is key to the decoupling debate -
Trading places: China and Southeast Asia
A roundup of Southeast Asian trade ties with China
Southeast Asia: Macroeconomics
- REPORTS [Premium]
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Stormy weather
China’s stock market has begun 2008 in volatile fashion. Individual investors beware -
Common woes: Chinese stocks and global markets
China's global stock market disconnect appears to be at an end -
(FREE) New man, new mood
The Taiwan presidential election this month could deliver a crucial breakthrough in cross-strait relations -
Fashionably early
Specialist software gets the latest fashions into the shops – on time and at minimum cost -
Inflated concerns
Despite announcing new price controls, Beijing is unlikely to go for heavy-handed enforcement -
Keeping it real
Property price dips in Shenzhen sparked alarm, but the overall market remains strong
- QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium]
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(FREE) A new deal for labor
China’s new labor legislation has codified and strengthened the employer-employee relationship, says the man who helped develop it
Jiang Junlu
- SPOTLIGHT
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Shopping down south
Hong Kong investment financed much of China’s Pearl River Delta boom. Now the mainland is returning the favor -
Staying power: Hong Kong hotels
Hong Kong
- MARKETS
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Monkey business
Investors look set for more uncertainty as market conditions remain treacherous
Red Dragon Fund
- FOCUS
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A day in the life
EMBA graduate Patrick Yao offers some insights into his student life -
Doing their own thing
Entrepreneurship is a small but growing component of business schools across China -
Quality control
Universities like to trumpet their accreditations. But what do those acronyms really mean? -
Ranking the rankings
A look behind the big numbers of business school rankings -
School’s out
Live case studies take EMBA students out of the classroom and into the boardroom -
Getting in touch
Networking in the business world can be tough. Luckily B-schools provide the introductions -
(FREE) Shmoozing survival
Follow the “Dos” and “Don’ts” of any networking occasion -
Financing the future
Financial aid is a necessity for many B-school scholars -
(FREE) Quick links: MBA financing
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B-school news
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One school, two countries
INSEAD’s director of MBA admissions, Caroline Diarte Edwards, reveals how applicants are evaluated -
Should I stay or should I go?
As China-based MBA programs continue to rise, their lure is becoming harder to resist
Report
News briefs
Q&A
Guest Word
- OPINION [Premium]
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The spirit of ’78
Thirty years after villagers defied Beijing and introduced land reforms, protesters are pushing for the next step – rural privatization -
Perfect world
For China’s youth, going online means slipping the bonds of social constraint. Marketers must learn how to tap these needs -
A call for calm
Thanks to a robust domestic economy and a relatively small US export share, China can weather the storms of 2008
Beijing Calling
- COMMENTARY
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Political power play
Chinalco, Rio Tinto and the concerns of a commodity-hungry nation -
Keeping the lights on
- REVIEW
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Winter of discontent
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(FREE) Light at the end of the tunnel
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Inflation prescriptions
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Private eye
Several of the usual suspects are behind private equity growth in China -
Unfair advantage
The WTO rules against China in an automotive trade dispute -
Shock and ore
Chinalco buys a stake in Rio Tinto
Politics & Society
Fat Dragon
Punditry
- CULTURE
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(FREE) Winter reprise
Graham Earnshaw walks from Shanghai to Tibet when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him revisiting a stretch of the walk near Shanghai -
Putting the dragon in its place
Travels to the West
Book Review
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- THE EDITORS' JOURNAL
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