Eve Enterprises started life as a booth in Beijing’s Xidan district, now it is a leading Chinese fashion company creating luxury menswear collections, it was faced with…
This week I take a look at Chinese ties with Indo-China, I’ve spent some magical times in this part of Asia both on holiday and business. It doesn’t get much better…
China and Russia recently agreed a ground-breaking new natural gas pipeline deal, worth around US$400 billion (although significantly it will be paid for in Renminbi…
The Straits of Malacca This narrow gap separating Indonesia and the tip of the Malay Peninsula was long recognised by the British as the fulcrum of trade…
Pakistan China’s relationship with Pakistan is long and enduring, but rather than one built on trade and investment it has traditionally been a political relationship…
My review of Jonathan Fenby’s book was orginally published in the excellent LSE Review of Books: China has long provided observers in the West with…
The Bahamas: Chinese investment has poured into this Caribbean Island, most notably the enormous resort of Baha Mar, a 1000 acre development with 2,200 hotel…
If there is one thing which fascinates Emerging Market watchers, it is trying to predict which economies which will…
China and India face the biggest dependency on external energy supplies among the world’s rising powers. Having outgrown their domestic energy sources both countries are…
This week I take a snap shot look at relations between China and the countries on the west coast of South America, which have worked…