Unsurprisingly, most China-focused news outlets provide extensive coverage of the devastating earthquake that hit Sichuan province Monday, killing at least 10,000 people.The Wall Street Journal reported that Shanghai stocks fell more than 3% in the minutes after the market opened in the wake of the earthquake, before climbing again after the “initial k...

Potential problems for fast food franchises in China? There is only 20 days left for KFC, McDonalds and other fast food franchises to register with the Ministry of Commerce to comply with the new Business Franchise Operation Management Rule reports China Retail News. Wyeth decides not to open a new R&D facility in China due to regulatory issues with th...

Two interesting research reports were eleased early this week; the first, by global communications service provider WPP Group, identifies a core group of China’s prosumers – smart, active and tech-savvy consumers who gain their information from digital media or online and influence mass consumers in terms of lifestyle and brand choices. The secon...