Patrick Horgan, Regional Director, North-East Asia, on how Rolls-Royce diversified in China. Unknown to many, China’s engagement with Rolls-Royce, the iconic British multinational company, goes back nearly a century. In 1919 the first airmail service between Beijing and Tianjin was powered by Rolls-Royce engines on a Handley Page aircraft. In 1963, Rolls-Royce sold Dart engines […]
Mobile Advertising: Tailor-Made in China
China is the world’s largest smartphone user market and, according to Techweb, by December 2012 the percentage of users in China accessing the internet from mobile platforms reached 74.9%. At 420 million users this is a huge opportunity for advertisers to access their customers constantly and more directly than ever before via mobile advertising. But […]
Can Shanghai Tang Become the definitive Chinese luxury brand?
What luxury clothing retailer Shanghai Tang’s ascent means for made-in-China luxury brands that play up their Chinese identity. Nestled in a three-storied building on Hong Kong’s hip Duddell Street is Chinese luxury clothing retailer Shanghai Tang’s 1,400 square meter flagship store, the largest it has globally. ‘Shanghai Tang Mansion’ as this store is called is, in […]
China’s Drive for Technological Innovation
What is fuelling China’s push towards homegrown tech innovation? It’s the early 8th century and the court of the Tang Dynasty is buzzing. Yi Xing, henceforth to be remembered as famous innovator (and also astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk) has just revealed his big invention: the world’s first mechanical clock. He sets the […]
The High-Growth Conundrum: Helping Companies Cross the Chasm
How can small companies grow into large companies? It’s a simple question to pose but not so easy to answer. Some of the most persuasive answers have been offered by Geoffrey Moore. The Silicon Valley consultant made his reputation with two books that offered the tech industry a strategy and perhaps more importantly, a vocabulary […]
‘Made in China’ Aims For Sophistication
It’s time to give ‘Made in China’ a makeover. Fifth October was recently designated as Thinkpad Day by the US state of North Carolina, a date which commemorates the 20th anniversary of Lenovo’s Thinkpad label. Lenovo, which recently gained the mantle of the world’s largest PC manufacturer, will also soon inaugurate its first US manufacturing plant. […]
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