Amazon, Alibaba, and the e-commerce rush to SE Asia
iPrice, a 18 months old Malaysian startup, has just finalized a Series A round of investment of $4 million. Not bad for such a young company, trying to become a […]
Tag Archives: China
Is China still the global manufacturing hub?
[My original article on ChinaDailyMail.com] Activity in China’s manufacturing industry has been shrinking at a quick pace in the last four years, missing also the market expectations in the last […]
Ghost cities and crisis, is Chinese furniture market still interesting?
Yujiapu is one of the most impressive ghost cities in China. An almost empty agglomerate of half-finished buildings, and skyscrapers modelled on the Manhattan’s skyline. Many say it’s one of […]
Cool War: United States and China in the future of the global competition
Originally posted on China Daily Mail:
Shanghai Are we on the edge of a new Cold War era? Or, alternatively, every power struggle mindset has to be considered a lost…
Foreign Direct Investments: the Asian flurry
The Asian – Pacific region is confirmed as the leading destination of the FDI streams globally. Both the last UNCTAD World Investment Report and the FDI Report have highlighted this […]
Spring Special: Chinese startup scene, US furniture market, smart grid focused companies
The spring special features the most read and shared articles in 2015. The top three focuses on chinese startup scene, the opportunities of the US furniture market and the interview […]
Hardware startups are the future. Interviewing the founder of Haxlr8r
As the Internet of Things hype keeps leading innovation and boosting the growth of thousands of startups worldwide, hardware startups are now one of the main targets of the smartest […]
China’s emerging cities offer a land of opportunities for foreign investors
Originally posted on China Daily Mail:
Chengdu While looking at the opportunities in the Chinese markets, many companies and observers are lately focusing on the so called “second-tier cities” that…
China: Revving up for e-learning market opportunities
The e-learning market has been reshaped by the widespread of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) set up by a large range of top players globally: from the established Ivy League […]
Build Republic: cutting edge Hong Kong design!
We’ve recently been through the awesome trends displayed during the Milan Design Week 2014 and the Salone Satellite involving more than 650 young designers and 1.700 companies from all over […]
