Opportunities for U.S. and Chinese Companies During Financial Crisis  (Presentation by Siva Yam, CPA, CFA, at the First International Tourism and Culture Industry Forum in China, August 15, 2009)

Together US and China accounted for over 50% of world economic growth in the first half of the decade in 21st century. However, the two countries contributed to the world very differently......
 

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?  (Interview of Siva Yam, CPA, CFA, Greg Burnard, Shanghaistar Business Journal, March 3, 2008)

Over the past 20 years, China has dispatched trade ministers beyond its borders in an attempt to lure the globe's biggest manufacturers to Shanghai and other cities across the nation. But now, much of the emphasis is on call centers, computer programming and high tech, and that could have serious negative consequences......
 

Bridging the Worldwide Business Gap (Aricka Flowers, China Daily, March 9, 2009)
(Redistributed with Permission from China Daily)

Siva Yam knows business - especially when it comes to US and Chinese relationships.
For the past 10 years, Yam has been president of the US-China Chamber of Commerce (USCCC), which focuses on fostering trade and investment activities between the two countries.
During his stint as president of the USCCC.....


Surface Transportation and the Global Economy (Siva Yam, April 16, 2008)

With a concerted effort, China began an aggressive plan of building a national network of surface transportation. In1992 they established a plan that designated 45 key centers for the....


China Auto Parts Industry Should Comprehensively Enhance Its Competitiveness
and Strengthen Its Position in the Global Supply Chain (by Shen Ningwu, CAAM)

Investigation of the current state and development of the China Auto Parts Industry, as well as the enhancement of its competitiveness....


Is China's Economy Overheated?

The report on China’s economic growth continues to be on the upbeat note. It accelerated at its fastest in more than a decade with 11.3 per cent growth in the second quarter over the same period a year earlier....

Are Chinese Cars Ready for the Prime Time?

‘There is nothing I can do with this bone,’ mumbled Cao Cao in the classic 14th century Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, while chewing on a bare bone. ‘But,’ he continued, ‘it would be a waste to throw it away!’ One could easily draw an analogy with the Chinese auto industry....

中国车准备进入黄金时代了吗？

An Update on China by Martin Waechter, Chief Marketing Officer, Shangri-la Hotels.

Consul general, ladies & gentlemen,

 Thank you very much for taking the time to join me and my colleagues for today’s leadership luncheon. I also would like to thank Siva Yam and the Chamber for enabling us to meet you....


 

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