November 2008
COVER STORY [Premium]

Technology

(FREE) E is for evolution
E-commerce in China may be poised to finally deliver on its promise
For the people, by the people
Web 2.0 in China has the potential to change the rules of the internet game
Pay the piper: Making online purchases in China
Surreal numbers: Gaming the system
Foreign laggards: Two case studies of struggle
REPORTS [Premium]
Juicy details
A competitive market bodes well for Coca-Cola's US$2.4 billion bid for Huiyuan
Teflon Meng?
A mudslide in Shanxi province cost Mong Xuenong the governorship and another of his nine lives
(FREE) Mixed messages
It's hard to tell whether China's stock market regulators are in or out
(FREE) Trust issues
Chinese consumers won't give up milk, but dairy firms must battle to restore confidence
Empire of the state
With both the law and economic policy on their side, China's state-owned firms remain dominant
Downshifting
Reduced speed for China auto sales as economy hits the brakes
QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium]

Marc van der Chijs

(FREE) Play it forward
Marc van der Chijs, CEO of Spil Games Asia, discusses the future of online gaming
SPOTLIGHT

Mediterranean

Wine tasting
For Mediterranean wine importers, educating China's middle-class drinkers is still essential
Bound for sea
Scenery, history and culture are a must for Chinese cruising the Med, says Costa Crociere's Leo Liu
FOCUS
Hangover time
Property investors are missing the good old days of 2007

Report

Cooling down
China's developers and middle-class home buyers are facing the other half of the property market cycle
Living history
Remodeled traditional homes in Beijing selling for millions
Old Shanghai: Classic French Concession
Ground breaking
Demand for serviced apartments is high among new arrivals from other Asian countries
Expat exposure
As MNCs tighter their belts, China's villa market may feel the squeeze
Bottled up
China's nouveaux riches are eager to invest in Southeast Asian property. What's the holdup?

News briefs

Residential property news

Guest Word

The legal landscape
Know what you can and can't do before investing in that Chinese apartment

Q&A

Blurred boundaries
Millennium Residences' Guy Feest on the booming supply of serviced residences
CO-PUBLISHED ARTICLE

LowendelMasaï

The cost factor
As local costs rise and global revenues fall, China-based companies must keep a close eye on where their money goes
OPINION [Premium]

The Diary

The consumption conundrum
Marks & Spencer may have arrived in Shanghai, but market watchers only have eyes for incomes

Beijing Calling

Dodging dairy
The spread of the dairy scandal is tied to systemic problems with governance, says our Beijing-based China watcher

Ken DeWoskin

Changes you can bank on
The global credit crisis may legitimize Beijing's financial management model, says Deloitte's Ken DeWoskin

Salamatu L. Turay

(FREE) Bridge builders
It's not at all soft power. Small-scale Chinese investment is helping African economies, says Sierra Leonean writer Salamatu L. Turay
COMMENTARY
(FREE) The good earth
In China, land ownership remains the ultimate hot potato
The rule of nine
Learning the right lesson: Are regulators' efforts helping or hurting the markets?
CULTURE

Travels to the West

Chinese Pool
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 near the town of Guojiagou in Chongqing municipality

Book Review

The Colonel conquers China

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