June 2008
COVER STORY [Premium]

Energy

(FREE) Balance of power
China’s power system is torn between supply, demand and politics
(FREE) Out of thin air
Wind energy is booming in China but it is struggling to fulfill its potential
Uphill task: Foreigners target the energy sector
Unwelcome waste: Getting tough on energy
Special concessions: The price of wind
CER Events
Next-generation foreign direct investment

Corporate Treasury

Maximizing returns
A corporate treasurer must be able to handle a variety of financial and business issues
SPECIAL REPORT [Premium]

Southeast Asia

Staffing issues
Are China’s rising labor costs driving manufacturers to cheaper locations in the region?
Exit point: Low-end manufacturers up sticks
Tightening regulations are forcing some businesses out of China
REPORTS [Premium]
Feeling the heat
Booming speculative inflows of hot money may have dire repercussions for China’s economy
Access point: How hot money enters China
Serving two masters
Can Olympic sponsors please Chinese customers without alienating everyone else?
Kiwi trade coup
The New Zealand FTA is a test case for future deals between China and developed countries
Testing the bottom line
The third-party testing business is benefiting from a new focus on product safety
Change of focus
China’s leading out-of-home advertiser is diversifying into new media
QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium]

Tom Bernardin

The human touch
Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide, Tom Bernardin, thinks understanding consumer behavior in China is key to success here
SPOTLIGHT

United Kingdom

Building British
Despite heavy restrictions, UK architecture firms are putting their mark on China’s urban landscape
Car country
Avis’s Lucy Barawitzka, on China’s growing car rental industry
MARKETS

Red Dragon Fund

Events, expected and unexpected
What the cut in stamp duty and the tragic earthquake in Sichuan mean for the stock market
FOCUS

Report

Taking a toll
Logistics firms are upbeat at the prospect of a ‘super-ministry’ cutting away the industry’s red tape
Logistics jargon-buster
Logistics-speak DOA? Poka-Yoke it like a professional!
Shanghai port by numbers
Outside the box
Breakbulk shippers specialize in the awkward, odd-shaped and just plain large

News briefs

Logistics news

Q&A

The long haul
CEVA’s Charlie Jing says his pool of clients is diversifying as China moves up the value chain

Guest Word

Finding the silver lining
Changes in manufacturing mean new opportunities for logistics businesses
CO-PUBLISHED ARTICLE

Beijing United Family Hospital

Cosmetic cures
Businessmen are looking to plastic surgery to boost their careers

Guangzhou R&F

Going commercial
Portfolio diversification is the name of the game for Chinese property developers
OPINION [Premium]

Andy Rothman

The third wave break
The impact of China’s latest bout of economic restructuring will be felt the world over

Duncan Freeman

New dialogue, new divisions
Top-level talks between China and the EU won’t cure economic ills or address political ones

Philip Bowring

Senseless self-sufficiency
International trade, not subsidizing farmers, is the key to securing a food supply

Steven M. Dickinson

Play by the rules
Tougher visa restrictions are part of a wider clampdown on foreign firms that abuse the system
COMMENTARY
Cool heads in a crisis
The Sichuan earthquake represents a stiff test for China’s leaders
A wail of mourning
Micromanaging the markets
CULTURE

Travels to the West

Edible flowers
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 east of the river town Wushan in Chongqing municipality

Book Review

Chasing the dream
Handover blues
A bite-sized meal

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