China

On the Road  Today was Friday in Beijing, the final day of the working week and the last full-day of our work program until we reach Shanghai on Monday. First up was a meeting with Nicola Morris, General Manager of Fonterra’s farm operations here in China. She walked us through exactly how New Zealand’s largest company was getting on over …

On the Road  Early start today with breakfast at 6:15am, something I’m going to have to get used to! Today is the Economist’s China Summit for 2013. Taking place for the third time in as many years, the conference this year is themed around the recent leadership change that took place in China and the greater implications it could have both domestically …

On the Road  Fran and I have just returned from an amazing day with some of the leading figures in developing Beijing-Hollywood. I’ll keep my remarks brief as  I wouldn’t want to spoil the video that will go up on the site in the coming days. We began the day at the magnificent Star Lake Resort – a newly built, luxury facility …

On the Road  Today was an early start! Our driver arranged to collect Fran and I from the hotel at 7:30am to begin our program. symptoms of diabetes First up on the agenda was a meeting with Derek Low, head of Beca’s operations in China. Beca, a New Zealand engineering firm, operates a number of offices throughout Asia. Derek spoke to us …

A lack of wind is being blamed for the acrid grey smog currently blanketing Beijing with the city enduring some of the worst pollution on record. Official readings taken over the weekend showed PM2.5 readings in Beijing of 886 micrograms per cubic metre. To give that some perspective – 25 micrograms is the WHO’s cut-off level for safe emissions. The …

On the Road  “You have to remember, Beijing has the population of Australia crammed into a space the size of Sydney.” Monday morning in Beijing today brought with it the beginning of the business program here in China. First stop for the day: Mahon Investments to visit David Mahon and Charlie Gao for a briefing. Both have vast experience with …

On the Road  On the Road is a daily blog kept by Alexander Speirs documenting NZ Inc’s January 2013 research visit to China, Hong Kong and South Korea.  persuasive essays on abortion Well, we’re finally here. Following a long day on the road, Fran and I have safely made it to our hotel in Beijing. If you’ve seen the news …

A 38 percent jump in the annual number of Chinese touching down in New Zealand has seen the world’s most populous nation topple the UK as NZ’s second-biggest pool for visitors, though still well behind Australia. There were some 194,752 short-term Chinese arrivals in the 12 months ended Nov. 30, up from 141,289 a year earlier and 1200,222 in 2010, …

The New Zealand dairy industry is set to benefit by China’s decision to drastically slash the tariff on infant milk formula to bring down prices and secure supplies for its fast-growing middleclass. Buy MS Office 2010 Cheap The move comes just one day after China’s biggest dairy company Yili announced it will invest $214 million in establishing an infant milk …

college essay writer NZTE Video  Digital marketing veteran Ken Hong of Sina Weibo explains how New Zealand companies can use social media marketing to reach consumers in China, and discusses a recent campaign by Tourism New Zealand. In this extended version he also explains the challenge of getting cut-through in a crowded media landscape, and why content is still king