March 2009
COVER STORY [Premium]

Property

(FREE) Vicious circle
Overcapacity will continue to plague real estate developers in 2009
At an impasse
China's property developers need cash. Foreign investors are waiting for the right moment to step in
Built to last: Shelter for the individual investor
The long view: China's urban future
Stimulus: Market boosting measures
Hot topic: Beijing's capital controls
REPORTS [Premium]
(FREE) Attempting resuscitation
Beijing is injecting US$123 billion into its health care system. Will it make a difference?
Talent spotting
Despite white-collar job losses, opportunities remain for workers and multinationals in China
Beer goggles
Government involvement in Asahi's investment in Tsingtao Brewery remains unclear
(FREE) New dealer
Beijing wants to bring lottery games under closer control without killing the golden goose
A lender unhurried
Agricultural Bank of China may take a different approach to an eventual listing
QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium]

Jerry Huang

Just a bump in the road
Demand may be slowing but InterContinental Hotels Group's point man in China believes the long-term fundamentals remain strong
SPOTLIGHT

Netherlands

That sinking feeling
Declining European demand for Chinese goods is hurting the Dutch logistics sector
Setting the standard
Simon Masters, China director of AMS Group, talks quality staff and quality control
FOCUS
Upward mobility
Better business education is what China, and the rest of the world, needs

Report

Need not apply
Demand for Western business talent wanes in China
Blurring the line
MBA hiring in China gets more complicated
National champions
A select few domestic MBA programs are becoming global competitors
Save the turtles
MBA programs abroad face challenges attracting qualified Chinese students
MBA graduate profiles
Four recent MBA grads discuss their experiences
Over-prepared
Chinese education preparation providers cater to the ambitious and the manic alike
Inside the programs
A diverse set of business programs describe what makes them special in their own words
Getting over guanxi
China's MBAs face a more meritocratic job search

Q&A

Executive summary
Farrokh Langdana, president of Rutgers EMBA program, talks about why he commutes to China to teach business

Guest Word

Casing the joint
Establishing a joint venture MBA program in China takes more than opening the door
OPINION [Premium]

Beijing Calling

The jobless masses
An educated unemployed worker is more of a concern than one whose horizons end at the farm gate, says our Beijing-based China watcher

The Diary

Number crunching
China's retail sales figures could mean anything you want them to mean

Andy Rothman

Signs of stablization
Tentative evidence suggests that China's economy can recover in the second half of the year, says CLSA's Andy Rothman

Dispatches

(FREE) Impact winter
Manufacturer uncertainty threatens even the most robust supply chains,
COMMENTARY
Hunkering down
Beijing will need a clearer plan if it hopes to avoid unrest
Editors' Journal: Monorail musings
Give and take: More global influence requires a more active role
REVIEW

Politics & Society

On message

Fat Dragon

Magic 8

Punditry

Turning around?
Renminbi appreciation, Bank lending, Exports and economic growth

News Review

Signs of change
Making an exit
With the market temporarily rising, our funds take the money and run
Looking abroad

Stock Profile 2

Buy and hold
Zijin Mining's metals diversification plan may make it an ideal long-term stock
CULTURE

Travels to the West

Rural returnees
Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him just west of Shuangtu township in Chongqing municipality

Book Review

Missing out on the inside track
Made in China: Secrets of China's Dynamic Entrepreneurs

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