Kate Zhao

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.

Eco-Warrior Faces Jail Term in China – Saibal Dasgupta

From The Times of India: Wu Lihong, a Chinese environmentalist who shook the bureaucracy in the prosperous south China province of Jiangsu is being prosecuted for blackmailing industries. He has been accused by Yixing city administration of extorting $6,875 by threatening companies to expose their activities resulting in environmental pollution. Wu, once nominated as one […]

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China’s Taste for Luxury Comes With Risk – Adrian Michaels in Venice

From Financial Times: China’s attraction as a fast-growing market for luxury goods needs to be counterbalanced by its lack of suitable distribution channels and various economic and political threats, say industry experts at a luxury goods conference on Monday. Stephen Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley , said one of the largest threats to the […]

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Rural China’s Suicide Problem – Daniel Griffiths

China has one of the highest rates of female suicide, especially in the poor rural areas. From BBC News: In his small home, deep in the poor mountainous north of China, Sun Jiangbao slowly lifts himself from his bed into his wheelchair. A recent mining accident left him paralysed from the waist down. That alone […]

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Hitachi, Oracle Expand IC Tags to Fight Counterfeiting in China – AFP

From AFP, via Yahoo Finance: Japanese and US high-tech giants Hitachi and Oracle plan to expand their IC tag business to help China fight against rampant counterfeiting, a company official said Monday. IC tags are tiny microchips that contain special identification codes and other data, which can help track down counterfeiting in anything from tickets […]

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