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Matthew Kowalak | November 1, 2010

Regulating a stock market is not a simple task, as we discussed in the last post, “The Chinese Stock Market, I’m all in and I make all the rules”.

There is [...]

Matthew Kowalak | October 18, 2010

According to Regulations on the Payments to the Employees, a collective negotiation system on wages is planned to be issued by the State Council in 2010. One drafter indicated that [...]

Jamon Yerger | October 14, 2010

When we buy a house or a new car, I’d like to believe that most of us “kick” the proverbial tire and take a deeper look into our possible purchase. [...]

Matt Schiavenza | April 1, 2010

As its period of reform and opening enters its fourth decade, China’s peculiar blend of market economics and political authoritarianism has emerged as an attractive template for countries wary of [...]

Matt Schiavenza | December 31, 2009

Local protectionism is also a major cause of over-capacity in the Chinese economy. However, to truly understand how this situation came to be, and how ingrained it is in the [...]

Jamon Yerger | October 23, 2009

With the current economic climate the way it is, many are starting to wonder if the world slipping back into its old tricks again.

With the European Commission again investigating anti-dumping [...]

Matthew Kowalak | October 21, 2009

The Chinese love to save their money; it’s almost the national sport.

No wonder Shenzhen has all the money in the world and won’t pay for a decent football team.

So why [...]