Most of the commentary on the Shanghai market depicts the average Chinese investor as unknowledgeable and following the herd. However, a recent study that we’ve (kapronasia) just completed with Amber shows that individual Shanghai A-share investors are actually much more market savvy than commonly thought.

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By Doing Business Team – Worldbank Group

This table summarizes the procedures and costs associated with setting up a business in China.

STANDARDIZED COMPANY
Legal Form: Limited Liability Company
City: Shanghai

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By Ernie Tadla

Church in the Park

We lived in a lovely, spacious apartment in a complex of four buildings a block from the PPI studios. We were the only foreigners in the area, so we stood out. The local people were friendly and the guards at the gate were always helpful. We had two bedrooms, one of which became Lovy’s office, two baths, a Chinese kitchen, dining room and living room. We lived on the fourth floor and our balcony overlooked a busy intersection that provided much entertainment. We enjoyed late night dinners on the balcony watching the evening parade of humanity below. It was always busy, always changing depending on the time of day or the season.

Just across the street from the office was Zhongshan Park, an oasis in the middle of the busy, throbbing, and noisy section of the city. It was over six square city blocks with heavy tropical foliage, pools, canals, Chinese rock gardens, bridges, fields for kite-flying, benches and lots of open areas of grass. During weekends, it was crowded with families with children and grandparents. Read the rest of “China Chapter Five: Church in the Park, Beggar on the Street” or post a comment