Archive for the 'Markets' Category

China is India’s #1 Trade Partner

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

China is now India’s largest trading partner. This was revealed by the Economic Survey for 2007-08, which said that “China’s trade share during April-October 2007 is even higher than that of the United States by Rs 600 crore”.
China is running fast and has overtaken the UK, Belgium, Germany, UAE, Switzerland and now even the US. […]

Taiwan-China trade record

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Despite political rivalry, bilateral trade between Taiwan and China rose 16.1 percent in 2007 to a record $102.3 billion on the back of expanding cross-strait exchanges, the island’s authorities said Friday.
China is Taiwan’s largest trading partner. 22% of Taiwan’s trading is done with China. (via)

China will require 3,400 new airplanes

Friday, September 21st, 2007

China will require 3,400 new airplanes worth about 340 billion U.S. dollars over the next 20 years, US aircraft giant Boeing said on Tuesday.
Continued strong growth in passenger and cargo transport, China’s fleet will nearly quadruple to 4,460 airplanes by the end of 2026, making it the largest market outside of the U.S. for new […]

E-commerce soaring in China

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

BEIJING - Pan Ning is 25 and spends a lot of time at home on his computer, but his mother couldn’t be happier. After all, Pan attends to a thriving business.
Like hundreds of thousands of Chinese, Pan has become an online vendor.
E-commerce soaring in China

Develop a Pricing Strategy

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

A Chinese MD I know recently met with a potential buyer from overseas, and called me with a question. The MD had explained his product offering, and then quoted the potential buyer a price. The buyer merely nodded his head and said, “Ok, I understand”. The Chinese MD, however, had expected the prospect to come […]

RFID in China

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

The technology group of Germany, Muehlbauer has received an order for an RFID Smart Label production line in the Chinese market. It has been reported by the company that it has expanded its RFID –portfolio with the inclusion of new converting line and is also competent to offer solutions for the production of RFID smart […]

Airbus wants 50% market share in China

Monday, February 19th, 2007

“Over the next 20 years, China will become the second largest market for passenger aircraft after the US”, Airbus marketing guy John Leahy said last wednesday. So, Airbus has officially set it’s goal to catch up with Boeing in this market and to win 50% of the market share.

Tree Tips for Developers/Publishers

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Wagner James Au has written an article on GigaGamez “Gaming for China Gold: An Expert’s Advice on Breaking Into the World’s Biggest Game Market” in which he asks Lisa Cosmas Hanson, Managing Partner at Niko Partners, some questions on the topic. Read the whole article behind the link above.
What three main points of advice would […]

China in 2007

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Tom Miller, a Beijing-based deputy editor of the China Economic Quarterly wrote an interesting article on “Asia Times”: small clouds in blue skies.
China’s economy is growing quickly, but not wildly. Fears of overheating have been exaggerated. Inflation pressures are muted, and the only medium-term risk is that the US suffers a severe recession, which could […]

Chindia - China India Challenge

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Nik Gowing of BBC World is moderating the morning session on the China-India challenge. It’s tempting to say “Chindia”, as newspapers like to do, but China and India have extremely different models of development. There is a new assertiveness of their businesses, but there are different scenarios about the way they are going to develop.
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