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11 June 2009

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To make a name, you have to be early

The Big Call

Migrant army starts to march again

Signs of an uptick in worker migration suggest firming trends in manufacturing, exports and urbanisation.

Consumer China

Sportswear makers shoot for the stars

Chinese domestic sportswear companies are benefiting from a cluster of benign trends and are set to make inroads into the international market as well.

Li Ning takes a U-turn

China's leading domestic sports brand is shying away from the international market and looking back home as a driver of growth.

Kappa supports Dongxiang success

With exclusive rights to develop and market China's leading fashion sportswear brand, Dongxiang's future looks bright.

Xtep steps up its game in fashion sportswear

Demand for fashion sports apparel more than doubled Xtep's profits last year.

Anta in race against Li Ning

Aggressive expansion into second and third-tier cities is supporting impressive revenue growth.

The Best of Chinese Commentators

Should a Chinese company buy GM’s Hummer?

Tengzhong still needs to persuade at least two Chinese government agencies that it can turn Hummer "greener" and more profitable to get approval.

A second half rebound?

Economists debate whether China is en route to achieve its 8% GDP growth target.

News In Review

29th May - 10th June

Prices fall further and tax rebates up again on exports. Meanwhile, Shanda talks of acquisitions, a little-known Chinese company bids for GM's Hummer and Chinalco fails to strike a deal with Rio.

In Depth

China goes Green (No, Really!)

New plans signal a big boost for clean energies.

Forbidden City

Rio and Chinalco – not all is lost

Michael Komesaroff, principal of Urandaline Investments, a consultancy specialising on China's capital intensive industries, assesses the damage from the collapse of Chinalco's intended part acquisition of Rio Tinto.

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