Understanding the Rise of High Technology in China
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
China has recently showed the world its DeepSeek technology that performs better than the U.S. AI Chat GPT and did so...
Trump’s Game, China’s Move
By Dan Steinbock
The Trump White House is likely to ignite another round of inflation in new trade and tech wars. And that could drive...
Impact of Population Changes and Economic Growth in China and India
By Dr Kalim Siddiqui
Introduction
China’s population peaked in 2022, earlier than expected. According to UN projections from 1999, China's population was expected to reach 1.5...
A Ground-Breaking Railway: Is the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway a Game-Changer for Indonesia?
By Xiangming Chen, Michael Hutahaean, and Irvin Nathaniel Tobing
With less than 25 countries owning high-speed rail services in the world, the development of the...
China’s Trade and Growing Economic Influence with East Asia
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
China is emerging as a trade and economic powerhouse, overtaking the West and drawing support from Southeast Asia. Dr Kalim Siddiqui...
Old Solutions For New Generations? The Big Four’s Struggle To Retain Young Talent In...
By Guido Gianasso
Confronted with a very high turnover of young talent, Asian companies in the financial and consulting sectors are trying to address the...
From the Middle Out and Bottom Up: The Belt and Road Initiative at 10...
By Xiangming Chen
The year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transcontinental connectivity project launched by China in...
Myths of China’s Global Inflation, Deflation Risks
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In early spring, international pundits portrayed China’s...
Superstore Closures in China: the Past, Now, and the Future
By Lisa Qixun Siebers
In the first quarter of 2022, large retail giants continue to close their superstores in China. We use the activities of...
“Mega” wind and solar clean-energy bases – a stepping stone to China’s double-carbon pledge
By Xing Zhang
At the UN General Assembly in September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping announced China’s ambition to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
