Archive for December, 2008
WSJ Best of the China Blogs: December 22
WSJ China Blog/December 22, 2008
–Confused about “QQ� Here’s an explanation of several manifestations of the beloved Chinese term. [The China Observer]
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The Language and Branding of QQ in China
Last week Josh left the following comment on my post, “An Introduction to Virtual Currency in Chinaâ€:
“Speaking of QQ, I’m pretty interested in the company behind that brand. I’ve seen the QQ logo everywhere from candy to cars. Are they really that diversified or is it just various companies using that particular popular brand association?â€
This [...]
China marks 30 years of reform and opening-up
CCTV Footage via Youtube (In English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhchOvdlaMs
The China Observer Three Month Recap/Blog Awards
I am a firm believer in the importance of taking time for reflection. So let’s reflect on our progress thus far…
After its start this fall The China Observer blog has come a long way. In just a matter of months, The China Observer blog was picked up by the Wall Street Journal China blog on [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
China Law Blog, “China: It Ain’t Business, It’s The Pot Of Cashâ€
I rarely have revelations, but after being knocked over the head countless times over the years, I finally got one regarding how Chinese businesspeople view their businesses differently from how American businesspeople view theirs…
Silicon Hutong, “Advertising 2009: The Flight to Valueâ€
The other meme that [...]
Germany Is Fighting With Europe, Can China Be Far Behind?
SeekingAlpha/December 17, 2008/Michael Pettis
…What does all this have to do with China? The reasons I bring this up is because it is, I think, a foretaste of the type of nasty battles that are likely to erupt between the trade-surplus and trade-deficit countries as global demand continues to contract. The overconsuming trade-deficit countries cannot reduce [...]
Peer-to-Peer Lending In China: A College Education For Everyone
This past summer I took some time off to visit my family in Boston. Even though I was on the other side of the world, I still felt as though I had a special link to China. On one of the rare opportunities I had to watch American TV, I happened to turn on the [...]
Four Promising Names in China’s Internet Space
The following is an article I recently published on SeekingAlpha.com. It is a bit more investor oriented than most posts, but it provides a great summary of four Chinese Internet firms worth observing. To view the original article on SeekingAlpha.com please click on this link.
Last month Alibaba.com announced its Q3 figures reporting EPS up 57% [...]
An Introduction to Virtual Currency in China
After a long week of overtime with my eyes glued to the computer screen, I needed some time away from the monitor. On Saturday morning I walked from my apartment to the newspaper stand down the street and picked up a copy of the only print Chinese publication I read on a regular basis, Caijing [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Imagethief, “How Baidu can dig its way outâ€
A couple of days ago a journalist acquaintance called and asked me what I thought about the anti-trust and fraud lawsuit that may be filed against Baidu. Her timing was good because I’d spent a large chunk of last Sunday writing a long post about Baidu. If you’re [...]
