Briefly…Top Ten Tweets (From Rich Lists, Consumers and Hopeful Brands To Recalls, Restructurings, and Arrests)
Here is our latest round-up of news from our ChinaBlogTweets Twitter feed.
Comment: Not so much news on protectionist issues lately, but it is still an issue to watch. Also see – Rare protectionism RT @pdenlinger: China weighs ban on rare metal exports: http://bit.ly/Q4QBy
Comment: We will write more about wealth in another post to follow. See also our previous post “Poor, Wealthy & Rich in China“.
Comment: Alibaba knows a trick or two, but even they will have to take care on staff retention. See our coverage of Alibaba in “Google Could Use Some of Ma’s Alibaba Magic”
Comment: Lots of recent arrests may signal a crackdown – covering officials and business people. We will cover the latest cases in more detail later.
Comment: The Hummer deal has met some obsticles in China, and not all in government are keen. But again, IP acquisition is a key element. It will be interesting to see how far this goes.
Comment: China is no longer (and has not been for a while) the low cost base it once was. Salaries and costs are still rising, with competition for good people.
blcsfo</a>: RT <a href="http://twitter.com/China_Daily">China_Daily China’s property sales top US, UK http://bit.ly/3OEAkh Comment: It is not hard to top US and UK property markets at present (!), but China’s property scene is growing (when not falling down…). Also see – Shanghai real estate roller coaster RT @China_Daily: Boom and gloom http://bit.ly/1ac8NK
Comment: China comes top in yet another category…
Comment: Toyota is only the latest to deal with this problem. We have covered it a few times already. Are firms now being better prepared?
Comment: This time it goes all the way to the top. More on this later.



