Alberto Forchielli

A Post-Quake Awakening

The last earthquake in Japan proved that our society is vulnerable and the economy looks fragile as well. We…

SOEs' at a Cross-Road

Open and frank, premier Wen Ja Bao gave a list of problems China has to face on its way…

Truth's Many Facets

Is truth still under the control of the Communist Party of China? Are new forms of communication eroding the…

Sailing to Luxury

With 90,000 lakes, 6,500 islands and 18,000 kilometers coastlines (almost twice of Italy and France combined) China is a…

Mongolia, More than a Gold Rush

For the first time in history, the world of international finance sees Mongolia with increasing appetite. A 3M -…

QFII Grows Adult

One can find la crème de la crème among the 103 entities identified as Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors. The…

In Soccer, Very Big is Not Enough

China has been just eliminated from the 2011 Asian Cup in the first round: the last illusion vanished…

Two Systems, Same Fraud

If competition is fierce, one may experiment different solutions: price and cost reduction, wider distribution, more targeted advertising. But,…

Foreign Talents for China

Today, travel tales about the Middle Kingdom in the 1970s seem to belong to a entirely different era. During…

Second Child

Just not long ago, Shanghainese authorities did surprise the world in terms of innovation and progress — only this…