Blog Tag - agenda
Beijing has a tumultuous history when it comes to iPhone launches, but Apple continues to see China as a key market in the build-up to the release...
“Black taxis” (黑车) picking up passengers on Beijing streets are a familiar sight in the capital, but the side businesses that these private vehicles...
Who says being money-driven is a vice? You want to get paid, we need to grow our business – it’s as simple as that.
If you’re outgoing, goal-driven...
Things are about to get a lot more complicated for foreigners looking for employment in Beijing. KTA Legal via The World of Chinese points out new...
No, indeed. Being a Managing Editor is hard work, requiring a nose for what’s relevant, editing and writing skills, charisma, persistence and a...
You can’t get away from the smog. Literally. It’s endemic – even when I’m indoors, I can feel it in my nose, as though I’d just smoked a cigar up...
The Page One store in Sanlitun Village is now open and your intrepid Agenda editor paid a visit to be one of the first to have a look. It’s an...
For once I agree with the Global Times: their headline “New rules won’t end taxi torment” is quite right. We all know how difficult it is to flag...
ON BACKGROUND I studied Accounting and minored in Marketing at MacQuarie University in Australia. However, I soon realized that I have a greater...
Dan Ariely’s The Truth About Dishonesty is an insightful and deeply researched take on cheating, deception and willpower. With previous titles...
Over the course of 2012, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting and profiling dozens of Beijing’s finest, in fields from haute couture to finance, from...
After four years of partying hard, investors in Shenzhen-based battery-turned-auto maker BYD woke up at the end of 2012 with a terrible hangover....
When it comes to unpredictability, Sohu founder and CEO Charles Zhang tops the charts. Born to a humble family of physicians in rural Xian, Zhang’s...
Getting that China merger or acquisition done right is a difficult proposition. From choosing the right target to crunching the numbers, from due...
I live in China. The four o’clock knock came as an innocuous beep on my Android phone. I rolled over in bed, pressed the screen to show the message...