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INSIGHT MAGAZINE  

Insight magazine, AmCham Shanghai's monthly business magazine (launched in 2005), provides articles of interest to the U.S. and foreign business community in China. Regular columns cover business news, economic indicators, political and regulatory developments, and the Chinese press. Insight also informs members of board and committee activities and upcoming events. The magazine is distributed to 4,500 top business executives in Shanghai as well as to other Chambers in the Asia-Pacific Region.


 

COVER STORY: Sustainable Solutions
Author: Justin Chan
Date: September 01, 2008
China's environmental challenges are clear. Already the world's leader in carbon emissions, it is important for China to reduce the size of its multiplying environmental footprint. As teh country tries to maintain its impressive economic expansion in a sustainable manner, green building will allow t...
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CSR FEATURE: AmCham Shanghai Members Contribute to Sichuan
Author: Justin Chan, Connie Paik, Weina Yang
Date: September 01, 2008
In the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in China, citizens around the country, and the world, united to contribute however possible, from offering supplies and shelter to financial donations. The display of solidarity was incredible and as we hear stories of generosity and goodwill th...
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POLICY INSIGHT: Currency Conundrum (Members Only)
Author: Nicholas Consonery
Date: September 01, 2008
China’s currency monitors have had a rough ride in 2008. The country’s enormous foreign currency reserves reached an estimated US$1.8 trillion in June, according to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). Meanwhile, harrowing statistics indicated that reserve growth was outpacing trade surplus numbers. ...
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EDUCATION FEATURE: Moving on Up
Author: Stephanie Wai
Date: September 01, 2008
A report published by McKinsey & Company in 2005 found that less than 10 percent of Chinese job candidates would be suitable to work in a foreign company. Substandard English was cited as the primary reason, along with communication style and cultural fit. The lack of qualified management-level tale...
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INTERVIEW: The American Way in Asia (Members Only)
Author: Edward Russell
Date: September 01, 2008
When the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded American Airlines its first route authority to China in 2006, it marked a significant milestone in the airline’s steady but strategic expansion into Asia-Pacific. The world’s largest airline had long been a heavyweight in Latin America and across ...
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FRESH IDEAS: A Green Ride (Members Only)
Author: Connie Paik
Date: September 01, 2008
The intense focus on China’s environmental challenges is creating new business opportunities all over the country. Meshing marketing and eco-friendly practices is Ibike Media, a local media research firm and the world’s largest free bike rental service provider. Last month, Ibike Media began insta...
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MANAGER'S NOTEBOOK: Speak Like a Professional (Members Only)
Author: Jeff Tan
Date: September 01, 2008
"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere." - Lee Iacocca Picture this. A deafening silence fills the conference room after a formal presentation to members of the board. The presenter appeared prepared and reasonably confident at the start...
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FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Fall Beginnnings (Members Only)
Author: J. Norwell Coquillard, AmCham Shanghai Chairman
Date: September 01, 2008
For two and a half weeks last month, the best athletes from 204 countries gathered in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. With events also taking place in six other cities across the country, China as a whole must be congratulated for hosting an extraordinary Olympics, where the world’s best ...
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Justin Chan, Editor-in-Chief
justin.chan@amcham-shanghai.org
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