A look at the opportunities and challenges China’s economic transformation is creating for the development of the ICT market.

She Duanzhi presented at the EU-China Business Summit on the subject ‘Investment in Society’. He spoke to EURObiz about what this means to Philips as well as the strategic importance of China as an R&D centre. Philips’ healthcare products were being used in China more…

Despite being the most remote city from any sea in the world, Urumqi thrived as a trading hub along the Silk Road during the Tang and Ming dynasties.

Energy generation in China must become more flexible and sustainable in the long term for the sake of the environment.

A recently published book on Chinese competition law is helping foreign companies negotiate the complicated landscape of Chinese anti-trust

China’s drive towards sustainable development is inspiring some innovative urban planning solutions. Due to its relatively late industrialisation it has the opportunity to develop its new cities while learning from mistakes made in the West. Mark Harrison, Sector Director for Urban Planning and Consultancy for…

Will China’s urbanisation process result in improvements to social welfare and an eventual reform of the hukou system?

Urbanisation in China’s new era

As well the commercial opportunities created by China’s rapid urbanisation there are also many personal challenges that affect those who move to developing cities. Adam McWhirter from Maxxelli Real Estate compares two of China’s cities on the up and finds that both have undergone major…

Massimo Bagnasco graduated in Architecture from the University of Genoa in 1996. He has worked for Progetto CMR since 2004 when he set up their offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. In addition to being managing partner he also functions as client leader on many…