Full Contents - April 2008
COVER STORY [Premium content]
Telecom
(FREE) Caller waiting
- China looks set for a telecom industry restructuring that could (fingers crossed) herald the advent of 3G
(FREE) WCDMA, CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA? The tech behind 3G
- 3G standards explained
(FREE) Analyst calls and financials for telecom H-shares
- Where would a restructuring leave China's telecom share prices?
Brands apart
- How China’s domestic handset makers ended up playing second fiddle to the foreign competition
The Finnish invasion: Nokia’s march to No.1
- Nokia's dominance in China doesn't seem likely to end anytime soon
SPECIAL REPORT [Premium content]
Investment
Shut out
- What Huawei and Bain Capital’s failed bid for 3Com means for Chinese investment in the US
Vetting investment: America’s gatekeeper
- The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Southeast Asia
Playing the middle man
- Supply chains connecting China and Southeast Asia are changing at both the high- and low-value added ends
(FREE) Margin of error: A regional statistics problem
- Economists in Asia puzzle over a missing set of data
PERSPECTIVE [Premium content]
Philip Bowring: Caught in a trap
- Having chased a fool’s dream of strong asset growth and low inflation, central banks are now left with the worst of both worlds
(FREE) Steven M Dickinson: VAT’s all folks
- How changes in the tax system reflect an evolving approach to foreign investment
Duncan Freeman: That sinking feeling
- What it means for China if Europe catches America’s economic cold
Web Worm: Jack be nimble
- Why does Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo worry Alibaba supremo Jack Ma?
REPORTS [Premium content]
Power play
- China’s electricity pricing and delivery systems are badly in need of reform
The hole hog
- Dunkin’ Donuts is looking to push the ringed pastry to prominence in mainland China
Zone doubt
- Unified corporate income tax laws could threaten the incentives offered by China’s industrial zones
A new deal?
- Party intellectuals call for sweeping political reform to prevent an economic slowdown
COMMENTARY
Too many cooks
- China’s new super-ministries are a good move, but ultimately miss the point
After Chen: A new dawn for Taiwan?
- Welcome to the post-Chen Shui-bian era
Rhetorical flourishes
- Alternative sources of capital; China in the US Democratic primaries
REVIEW
Baring all
- The CEO of Baring Private Equity Asia on his fund’s China strategy
Fighting inflation
- Wen Jiabao takes on rising prices at the NPC
Green power
- China announces an environmental super-ministry
Burnt offerings
- IPOs in China aren't what they used to be
Fat Dragon
Risky real estate
- China's high-end real estate, once a safe bet, has become a risky play
Politics & Society
Pressure on all sides
- Changes at the NPC as China's economy faces its "hardest year"
Punditry
Inflation, foreign investment and the NPC
- Sumei Tang, Moody's; Minggao Shen, Ken Pgn, Joe Loe, Citigroup; Frank FX Gong, JPMorgan
QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium content]
Jack Perkowski: Billion dollar ambition
- Hiring – and then empowering – local talent is a wise first move for foreigners keen to make a mint in China
SPOTLIGHT
France
Guiding the way
- French firms provide technology and expertise for China’s massive infrastructure projects
Flying French
- Frank Legré of Air France says his airline’s taste of ‘haute couture’ is wooing Chinese passengers
Plane wars: Airbus vs. Boeing
- The arch-rivals come to China
CULTURE
Book Review
China’s Brave New World – And Other Tales for Global Times
History in the balance
- Place, history and culture in a globalizing China
Managing the Dragon: How I’m Building a Billion-Dollar Business in China
Taming the beast
- "Mr China" offers an on-the-ground perspective of business in China
Red Mandarin Dress
Mandarin murder
- Death on the Huangpu
Travels to the West
Into Sichuan
- 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 in the eastern-most part of Chongqing Municipality
MARKETS
Red Dragon Fund
Liquidity equals safety
- As the market continues to struggle, institutional investors are reducing their blue chip exposure
FOCUS
Guest Word
Independent advice
- A sound financial plan can help you hit your money goals, but mind the small print
Report
Whom to bank on
- Do foreign or Chinese banks offer the better place to stash your cash?
In the cards
- China’s credit card users are still few and conservative, but appetite for credit is growing
Q&A
Clearing the fog
- HSBC China’s Catherine Fok explains what you can and can’t do with your renminbi
CO-PUBLISHED ARTICLE
Frasers Hospitality
No place like home
- At the newly-opened Fraser Residence CBD East-Beijing, staff ensure consistent quality delivery to make it a serviced apartment with a difference
Guangzhou R&F
Southern star
- The demand is there for high-end office space in Guangzhou. Now suppliers are responding
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