Kate Zhao graduated from the Graduate School of Communication at Zhejiang University, with a major in cross-culture communication. She has worked as both a full-time and part-time business reporter at various Chinese media such as China Business, China Marketing, New Marketing, and 21st Century Business Herald. She also worked as a public relations manager for Crest brand at P&G Greater China in Guangzhou.
Chinese products are confronting more setbacks in the US. After some toothpaste and toys imported from China were found defective, another safety issue has been raised over tires produced by a Chinese manufacturer. As usual, the Chinese company involved in the issue, according to the Wall Street Journal, has been defending itself: The Chinese tire […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: Property prices in Shanghai , Beijing and Guangzhou are too high and developers should focus on the smaller Chinese cities as they grow richer, some real estate executives believe. “First-tier cities are getting too expensive,” Justin Chiu, executive director at Cheung Kong , Hong Kong’s biggest developer, said in an interview […]
Read MoreFrom Associated Press: A 22-mile long bridge that its builders claim is the world’s longest sea-crossing structure was formally linked-up Tuesday just south of the business hub of Shanghai. The bridge links Shanghai to the industrial city of Ningbo across Hangzhou Bay, cutting the distance between them from about 250 miles to just 50 miles. […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: Chinese exporters are scrambling to beat the introduction of cuts in export tax rebates, suggesting the potential for a bumper trade surplus for June. To help reduce the surplus, the government said last week that it would slash the refund of value-added tax on about 37 percent of its export categories […]
Read MoreBeijing is tearing down billboards advertising luxury lifestyles in order to keep the display of wealth at bay, while the country’s wealth gap is in effect getting bigger. From Wall Street Journal: Until recently, the highway leading to Beijing’s Capital International Airport was known as China’s Golden Avenue. Billboards on the 12-mile stretch, prized because […]
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