Category Archives: Business

Only three Chinese CEOs make Harvard’s Top 100 list

Surprising new announcement courtesy of Harvard Business Review. The publication’s list of the world’s top 100 CEOs only included three executives from China. According to the Economic Times of India: “The number was small in contrast to China’s economic influence … Continue reading

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China: Steady as she goes

Hold on to your hats! A prudent monetary policy is, apparently, on the agenda for China in 2013. This courtesy of newly-elected leader Xi Jinping, at a recent two-day conference in the country. According to state-run Xinhua, by way of … Continue reading

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Stuffed crusts invading China

Yum Brands Inc. (yes that is their real name), parent company of such artery-clogging food chains as KFC and Pizza Hut, is flying in the face of sensible business and accelerating new Pizza Hut franchise openings in China. Delicious. Fox … Continue reading

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iPhone 5 coming to China… wait… what?

We could have sworn that they were already in China, as in manufactured there, but apparently the iPhone 5 and iPad will soon be available in Chinese retail outlets. CNET reports that the diminutive tablet will be available starting December … Continue reading

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Things getting cheaper at France Telecom

The beleaguered France Telecom, which has suffered a recent spate of suicides amidst claims of poor management, has just launched a new discount mobile brand that could turn things around. The new brand Sosh has made some interesting tweaks to … Continue reading

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