China Business Summit 2015

Culture was the most frequently mentioned word at the 2015 China Business Summit. Not because it was the most popular word of 2014 and business people were all in the trend, but because it was consensually agreed that culture matters in cross-cultural business. Culture is a big, vague and elusive term. What exactly does the term imply? Some say culture …

By Keith Woodford – interest.co.nz Keith Woodford said changing China’s child policies would only benefit dairy briefly. Tourism & old-age products are where big changes will occur China’s recently announced change from a one-child to a two-child policy has led to considerable media comment, including from our own Prime Minister at the New Zealand China Business Summit on 9 November …

By Bill Bennett Pengxin International director Terry Lee said at the 2015 China Business Summit that revisiting the government veto of his company’s attempt to buy Lochinver was critical. Lee maintained the process was unbalanced and flawed. “We need clarity, consistency and speed. We need to reduce risks for investors. In our case we came up against tailor-made conditions.” Lee …

By Grant Bradley – NZ Herald Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says his airline’s marketing in China aims to portray this country as romantic and an ideal destination for families. He said his airline had just enjoyed its best ever performance in China in the past year, despite increased competition and an economic slowdown there. Air New Zealand …

By Grant Bradley – NZ Herald Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says his airline’s marketing in China aims to portray this country as romantic and an ideal destination for families. He said his airline had just enjoyed its best ever performance in China in the past year, despite increased competition and an economic slowdown there. Air New Zealand …

By Christopher Adams – NZ Herald Beijing-based investment advisor David Mahon delivered a sobering message to today’s China Business Summit – prepare for more bad news about the Chinese economy. The New Zealander, who has lived in China since 1984, said the world’s most populous nation was heading into a difficult couple of years. Chinese economic growth – which has …

By Christopher Adams – NZ Herald China’s Shanghai Pengxin hasn’t completely given up hope of buying Lochinver Station, despite the Central North Island property having been sold to another company. In September government ministers declined an application by Pengxin subsidiary Pure 100 Farm to buy the 13,843ha sheep and beef station near Taupo, saying the benefits to New Zealand were …

By John Boylan Fonterra looks for sales expansion in China, but CEO Theo Spierings is worried about the EU gaining market share. Theo Spierings, Fonterra CEO, told the China Business Summit in Auckland that losing Chinese market share to EU competitors is a concern for New Zealand. Christopher Adams, reporting for the Business Herald, quoted Spierings as saying: “Fonterra was …

By Bernard Hickey – interest.co.nz PM defends decision to block sale of Lochinver to Shanghai Pengxin; says decision not political; ministers made independent decisions; says public debate over foreign land sales not hurting National in polls. Prime Minister John Key has defended the decision by two of his ministers to reject the sale of the Lochinver Station near Taupo to …