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The Chinese Property Market Conundrum

January 26, 2015 By Nicole Sy

As the Chinese property market slows and complicates the country’s economic outlook, the government faces a tricky balancing act.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Know China, Policy and Law, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Real Estate, Consumers, Economic Stimulus, Housing Prices, PBOC, Property, Property Bubble, Slider

China Roundup: Why Dalian Wanda’s Wang Jianlin is not the richest man in China

December 24, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, CEO Wang Jianlin missed the opportunity to become the richest man in China when the much awaited Dalian Wanda IPO turned out to be a damp squib and Xiaomi was valued at $45 billion, way higher than Uber.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: CSRC, IPO, Jack Ma, Property, Slider, Smartphone, Technology, Uber, Wanda, Xiaomi

CKGSB Knowledge Winter 2014 Issue: China Embraces the Sharing Economy

December 2, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

The sharing economy has threatened traditional industries in the West in the last few years. Now it’s gaining a foothold in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, ExpertSpeak, Innovation, Know China, Manufacturing, Marketing, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Amazon, CKGSB Knowledge, Digital Marketing, Gary Hamel, Innovation, Manufacturing, Property, Shanghai FTZ, Sharing Economy, Slider, Tesla

Busted! China’s Real Estate Bubble and Other China Myths

November 4, 2014 By Major Tian

Carnegie Endowment’s Yukon Huang offers a new perspective and demystifies some popular notions about China, such as fears about the real estate bubble.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Consumption, Debt, Economic Reform, GDP Growth, Housing Prices, Property, SOEs, Urbanization

China Roundup: Chinese economy grows by 7.3% (only) and Tesla turns to Tmall

October 24, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, all eyes were on the Chinese economy growth figures, the lowest since 2009; and and Tesla stunned company watchers by opening a store on Tmall.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Economics, Know China, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Chinese Consumers, Chinese Economy, Elon Musk, GDP Growth, Housing Prices, Local Debt, Slider, Tesla, Xiaomi

Chinese Outbound Investment in Real Estate: Brick by Brick

October 16, 2014 By Li Hui

Anbang Insurance’s purchase of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel stunned many, but it’s only the tip of the Chinese outbound investment iceberg. In the first of our series on Chinese outbound investment, we take a look at the biggest real estate purchases made by Chinese companies.

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Fosun, Hotel, Investment, Outbound Market, Ping An Insurance, Real Estate, Slider, Wanda

China by Numbers: The China Data You Need to Know

September 8, 2014 By CKGSB Knowledge

A look at the China data that you should care about: from net outflows of non-foreign direct investment to the marketshare of various search engines like Baidu, Sogou and Google. Also, a look at the the decline in telecom services revenue and the acquisitions done by China’s tech companies. Bonus bit: China’s skyscraper building frenzy. If there is ever […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Digital Economy, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, China by Numbers, Chinese Real Estate, Investing, Tencent

The Role of Land Sales in Local Government Financing in China

September 3, 2014 By Major Tian

Land sales contribute significantly to local government financing in China as well as provincial GDP targets. But this is both unsustainable and problematic. A look at the situation and the kind of reform that needs to kick in. Last month, China launched a national audit of the “land-transferring fees” collected by local governments in the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Conversations, Environment, Know China, Policy and Law, Q&A, Real Estate, Videos Tagged With: Farmland, GDP Growth, Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Shadow Banking, Slider, Urbanization

Air Pollution in China: What’s at Stake?

August 4, 2014 By Randy Wang

How serious is air pollution in China and how is the country addressing it at a policy level? Also, what kind of business opportunities is this creating? A comprehensive look. If you live in China, chances are the one thing you’d be most concerned about is the level of PM2.5 in the air. PM2.5, or particulate matter […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China, Environment, Know China, Real Estate Tagged With: Beijing Air, Environment, Environmental Pollution, GE, Hot Issues in China, Interviews, License Plate Restrictions, Property, Real Estate, Slider

China Roundup: China PMI index up; raids on Microsoft and Alibaba invests in Kabam

August 1, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, China PMI index (Purchasing Managers Index) showed a slight improvement as did the Shanghai Composite Index; Microsoft likely to face anti-monopoly charges; and Tesla changes its stance on charging stations.  Numbers You Should Know  Even as the world is still taking in all the economic data released by the US this week, here […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Elon Musk, GDP Growth, Housing Prices, IMF, Investment, Microsoft, Slider, Snapchat, Stockmarket, Tesla, Valuation of RMB

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