Of Interest

Hackers Find China Is Land of Opportunity (The New York Times)

Name a target anywhere in China, an official at a state-owned company boasted recently, and his crack staff will break into that person’s computer, download the contents of the hard drive, record the keystrokes and monitor cellphone communications, too. Pitches like that, from a salesman for Nanjing Xhunter Software, were not uncommon at a crowded trade show this month that brought together Chinese law enforcement officials and entrepreneurs eager to win government contracts for police equipment and services.

Posted by The 1990 Institute on May 23, 2013 at 12:58am

Helping women to start businesses to boost productivity(China Daily)

Zhou Xin, a 27-year-old woman, is expecting to double her company's annual revenue to 20 million yuan ($3.25 million) this year from 2012 after improving her marketing strategy learned from a business course.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 22, 2013 at 7:00am

Why Americans Should Worry About China’s Food Safety Problems (Wall Street Journal)

If a diner in the U.S. consumes a lunch of tilapia, mushrooms and spinach, there’s a decent chance the entire meal was imported from China. And the overwhelming odds are that none of those foods were inspected by the Food and Drug Administration when they arrived in the U.S. This week’s revelation that nearly half the rice sold in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was found to be tainted with cadmium is just the latest in a long string of eye-catching stories that illustrate the dangers of eating in China. But lost in the exhaustive media coverage of the polluted foods that find their way on to Chinese tables are serious questions about what happens — or doesn’t happen — when Chinese food products make their way into the U.S.

Posted by The 1990 Institute on May 21, 2013 at 8:51pm

China’s Entrenched Gender Gap (The New York Times)

Lately, a stream of rosy media accounts has been telling the world to look to China as a model of gender equality in the workplace. “China Dominates List of Female Billionaires” and “Women in China: the Sky’s the Limit” are some recent examples from the international press. But the cascade of optimistic portraits detracts from what is really happening to women in China’s fast-growing urban work force. They are losing ground fast.

Posted by The 1990 Institute on May 21, 2013 at 6:06pm

Ai Weiwei Courts Controversy with China Milk Map（The Wall Street Journal)

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has a big statement for new moms. His latest piece is an 80-square-meter map of China made out of 1,800 cans of baby formula.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 21, 2013 at 7:00am

[Viedo] Guangdong hit as deadly floods sweep southern China (YouTube)

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 19, 2013 at 7:00am

9 most popular USA brands sold in China (USA TODAY)

By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region, largely in China, according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at around 150 million people, the Chinese middle class is expected to reach 1 billion.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 18, 2013 at 12:00pm

China President Takes Charge of Sweeping Economic Reform Plans: Sources（CNBC)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate property prices.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 17, 2013 at 7:00am

Chinese Tech Star Jack Xu Looks To PaPa For His Next Hit (Forbes)

Chinese serial entrepreneur Jack Xu helped to craft the Facebook and Tumblr of China — Renren and Diandian – and now he’s put his tech artistry to work in developing a third startup based on a Chinese micro-innovation rather than a clone of a U.S. business model.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 16, 2013 at 7:30am

Chinese lessons for Yahoo’s boss (Financial Times)

Marissa Mayer may want to take a leaf out of the Chinese HR manual when taking on the pyjamas-wearing home-workers as boss of Yahoo.

Posted by 1990 Institute on May 15, 2013 at 7:00am

 
 
 

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