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Bo Xilai trial insight into Weibo and the changing face of Chinese media

help with essay writing Alexander Speirs speaks to Andrew Zhu, marketing lecturer and PhD Candidate at the University of Auckland specializing in Chinese social media, about the role of Weibo in a 21st Century Chinese Media landscape. Social media in China has had an enigmatic history, with plenty of growing pains as the Chinese Administration comes to terms with the powerful …

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Huawei – On Campus

test.wp.newzealandinc.com visits Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei at their Shenzhen HQ to learn more about the company playing a major role in New Zealand’s mobile future. Early on a cold Guangzhou morning, a smart looking man in a black Audi is waiting outside. “Mr. Speirs, Sir,” he beckons, ready to take me on the two hour journey to Huawei’s Shenzhen headquarters. …

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Doing Business in LA: Vista Entertainment

By Brierley Penn 5 years ago, 1% of Vista Entertainment’s revenues were generated in US markets. Today, that figure sits at 25%, and the growth in this integral market has assisted Vista in becoming the world’s leading company operating in the cinema exhibition business. Derek Forbes delivered his “Three Do’s and One Don’t” at the NZ Doing Business in LA …

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China’s State Grid eyes Powerco stake one year after Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing walked away from takeover bid

The world’s largest utility operation – State Grid Corporation of China – is reportedly eyeing a 42 per cent stake in NZ”s second-largest electricity and gas distribution company Powerco. The stake is said to be worth more than $450m. Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing – whose company owns Wellington Electricity Lines  – walked away from a proposed bid early …

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Cofco’s Frank Ning on China’s food supply lines (Bloomberg)

Cofco chairman Frank Ning was one of the star performers at the inaugural New Zealand China Partnership Forum in Beijing last Friday. Ning has thought long and hard about Cofco’s relationship with food-producing nations like New Zealand. I’ll be writing more about this in coming days. Meantime this Bloomberg clip gives an indication into Ning’s thinking.

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Mission Accomplished – Takeout from PM John Key’s China mission

Prime Minister John Key arrived back in New Zealand from Beijing with a strong message ringing in his ears that China Inc wants to step up the pace and take the bilateral economic partnership to the next stage. It was a good week for Key. Not only have senior Chinese accepted the essential value proposition of New Zealand to China (which …

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