China Economic ReviewGuangzhou lies at the heart of China’s wealthy Guangdong province, the recipient of large quantities of overseas investment. Now several projects are under way to improve the infrastructure. We profile this provincial capital and then look at Guangzhou Peugeot’s experience of working in the city.
Although information about China’s market is becoming more freely available, a growing number of foreign companies are requiring more detailed research to aid the planning of their long-term sales and marketing strategies. Market research companies are now stepping in to fill the gap.
The Tumen River Development Programme has very great ambitions. It hopes to create a sophisticated economic zone and Asian gateway for global trade, on the borders of China, Russia and North Korea. But the finances needed to propel this coming together of unlikely partners, are such that many feel that the proposal is doomed from the start.
Shanghai Volkswagen is China’s largest and most successful car manufacturer and one of the country’s top joint ventures. We talk to Dr. Bernd Farny, the company’s technical executive director.
Last month the People’s Bank of China’s new governor, Zhu Rongji, unleashed a series of reforms to rein in China’s economy. Consultant Batey Burn assesses how effective they are likely to be.