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Why Krugman Is Wrong About the Yuan

During separate trips to China this week, President Barack Obama and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, both pushed for a stronger renminbi, the Chinese currency, whose principal unit is the yuan. Although ...

From SHAUN REIN, Seeking Alpha,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Wal-Mart,  Paul Krugman,  Dominique Strauss-Kahn,  International Monetary Fund

Two More Myths About Business In China

When President Barack Obama arrives in China for his first official visit next week, he will find a very different nation from the one President George W. Bush first went to almost a decade ago. No longer is China a net recipient of aid. On Sunday it ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Timothy F. Geithner,  Apple, Inc.

How Apple and iPhone Blew It in China

Rumor has it that only 5,000 iPhones have been sold in China since the device's Oct. 30 debut. What happened? Apple's (AAPL) partner in China, China Unicom (CHU), had predicted sales of 5 million in the first few years. Many analysts argue the iPhone's ...

From SHAUN REIN, Seeking Alpha,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Apple, Inc.,  AT&T Inc.

How Oprah Does It

Last year, Oprah Winfrey earned $275 million--more than those three Wall Street rogues Ken Lewis, Dick Fuld and John Thain combined--yet no one is calling for her head. Her TV show and O, her magazine, remain wildly popular. She moves entire industries. ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oprah Winfrey,  John A. Thain,  Twitter Inc,  Unilever PLC,  Mehmet Oz

Three Myths About Business In China

China's gross domestic product grew 8.9% in the third quarter. The country has become key to growth for even the largest multinationals. Paul Otellini, the chief executive officer of Intel, recently said, "Thank God for China. They buoyed, certainly, ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Paul Otellini,  Intel,  Yum! Brands,  World Trade Organization,  Apple, Inc.

Tap Into China's Swelling Consumer Base

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach have both been arguing that China needs to spur its domestic consumption by fixing its creaking health care and pension systems, so that older people start to spend. ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Amway,  Timothy F. Geithner,  Morgan Stanley,  Stephen Roach,  Wal-Mart

How To Deal With Piracy In China

At a recent World Media Summit in Beijing Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of News Corp., exhorted China to clamp down on copyright infringement. Murdoch is right that piracy is a huge problem in China. Pirated DVDs, fake Ralph Lauren shirts, and cracked ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Rupert Murdoch,  Time Warner Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  News Corporation Limited,  Ralph Lauren

How To Deal With Corruption In China

It happened to Coca-Cola on Sept. 14, to Rio Tinto a month before. Even the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has been hit. The Chinese government has now investigated employees at all three of those companies in high-profile corruption cases. ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Rio Tinto Plc,  Chen Liangyu

Enforce The No BlackBerry Rule!

Judging from all the responses I received to my recent column "Get Rid of Jackass Clients," far too many executives have customers who exhaust them and sap their productivity. Stress and inefficiency are everywhere. That's why you should implement the ...

From SHAUN REIN, Forbes,  28 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc

In China, Reputation Rules

Last week a drunk and deranged man stabbed two people to death and injured 14 others in Beijing. A few days later, another disturbed man stabbed a foreigner. The police response was not only to arrest both miscreants but also to ban the selling of ...

From SHAUN REIN, ETF Investor,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart

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