Can Hong Kong Overcome Complacency?
By Dan Steinbock
In the past, so the legend goes, Hong Kong feared nothing. Today, the city seems frozen by its obstacles. Can it...
Civilised Cities: A New Model of Sustainable Urbanisation with Chinese Characteristics
By Bao Zonghao
The title of the civilised city, which is awarded every three years since 2005, has been the highest comprehensive accolade for Chinese...
“The Still Running Red Queen” – China Since the Financial Crisis
By Michael Murphree and Dan Breznitz
In the years following the Financial Crisis, China managed to avoid recession. In this article, Michael Murphree and Dan...
The Greening of Asia: Businesses’ Role in the World’s Biggest-Ever Environmental Clean-Up
By Mark L. Clifford
The challenge of improving Asia’s environment has been translated into business opportunities. These range from providing clean, always on, tap-water and...
China and Europe: Reconnecting Across a New Silk Road
by Xiangming Chen and Julia Mardeusz
Since 2013, economic and trade relations between China and Europe have grown significantly. In this article, the authors look...
How Will China Rebalance?
By Michael Pettis
China urgently needs to rebalance its economy, but how it chooses to do so should not be constrained by undue focus on...
China and the Middle East: More Than Oil
By Abbās Varij Kāzemi & Xiangming Chen
China has spread its ties to the Middle East in ways that go beyond oil. Below, Abbās Varij Kāzemi...
Contemporary Business and Management Challenges in China
By David De Cremer and Jess Zhang
In today’s global context, Chinese companies face significant challenges in internationalising their services – not least that posed...
Shadow Bankers Fight a Losing Battle in China
By Joe Zhang
“If President Xi Jinping wants Chinese people to realise their own ‘China dream’, he must tame the credit monster. Shadow banking is...
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...
