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Son-in-law of Zhang Gaoli is a director at 17 Hong Kong firms

17 Nov 2012

Lee Shing Put, a son-in-law of the new Politburo Standing Committee member Zhang Gaoli, has his fingers in many pies.

Lee now worked for Xinyi Glass Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed glass maker...

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South Korea presidential candidates unite on chaebol reform

22 Oct 2012

As the three main candidates for South Korea's presidency cross swords on the campaign trail, they are united on one issue - the need to reform the country's giant, family-run conglomerates, or...

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Public approval at the heart of company caring awards

13 Jan 2012

When the Caring Company award was launched 10 years ago, those of us involved saw it as a way to encourage the creation of closer ties between the business sector and, via social service groups,...

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Talent thirst tops Asia agenda

5 Nov 2011

Asia's ability to maintain its robust economic growth levels despite the uncertainty brewing in the West may be a promising sign for some.

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Back-to-basic teaching on China and leadership

1 Nov 2011

A big part of Ron McEachern's role as an adjunct professor at HKUST Business School is to bring the 'real world' into the classroom.

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Property-sales levy to pay for watchdog

1 Jul 2011

A levy on property sales will be introduced to support a future watchdog to regulate building management companies.

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Asian MNCs trail global peers on health care

A recent survey has found that just 23 per cent multinational corporations (MNCs) based in Asia Pacific have a global health strategy in place. The figure fell notably shy of those from other...

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Specialisation and multilingual skills in demand

An international perspective and competency in specialised areas are the two top qualities that give young job seekers a competitive edge in today's increasingly globalised economy, human...

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Multinationals guide shreds old concepts

If Jimmy Hexter and Jonathan Woetzel were giving out report cards for multinational companies (MNCs), they would probably describe most of the overseas firms doing business on the mainland as...

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Mainland vows to lower barriers to foreign investment in service sector

Beijing will gradually scrap restrictions on geographical areas, stock ownership and business scope of foreign investment in the service sector, according to one of the country's senior economic...

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Multinationals caught in web of corruption

Practising what one preaches isn't always easy. Multinational companies in the mainland have by and large worked hard to distinguish themselves from their local counterparts by stressing...

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Plastics maker needs an expert for Shenzhen plant

A leading multinational, Nasdaq-listed, precision-engineering firm is looking for a strong leader and specialist in polymer plastics to spearhead the production plant in Shenzhen.

The...

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