B-School fees skyrocket
2009-11-19 11:08:51
The supply and demand principles of economics tell us prices that go up will one day come down.
Stars shine brighter with EMBA
2009-11-19 11:00:57
Along with well-heeled executives, celebrities have also been feeding the coffers of the nation's top business schools, money that may be going to providing greater luxury and gloss rather than business knowledge.
Southern plan brings in top retailers
2009-11-17 09:47:47
Top retailers have said they will open new outlets in southern Beijing, just 10 days after the city government unveiled its ambitious development plan for the area.
Golf remains exclusive to wealthy in China
2009-11-03 09:28:24
Chen Long, president of a student golf association at University of International Business and Economics, said golf's development in China is being hindered by class issues.
Comment: Clean dishes should be free
2009-11-02 10:22:43
"One yuan," I read the price tag on a dish package and said to my friend who was on a business trip to Beijing, "Isn't the service nice in the capital city? You can have alternative dishware if you want."
Start-ups get finance, mentoring
2009-10-27 14:57:10
A seminar by a relatively unknown but established Chinese organization offering small free-interest loans and mentorship to wannabe business people was held at Renmin University last Friday.
Small loans for a new start
2009-10-27 10:18:02
Xu Jintan, 47, never wants to go back to the life she had ten years ago.
Housing prices see new gains in Beijing
2009-10-23 14:24:20
The average price in the first nine months of this year for future delivery homes located within Beijing's Fourth Ring Road was 19,109 yuan ($2798.8) per sq m.
Cooking up a survival plan
2009-10-22 12:09:12
Beijing could arguably have more restaurants than any city in the world and most start-ups come crashing down within months of their opening their doors.
What's the real value of fen?
2009-10-22 12:02:16
"Is that money?" A friend visiting from overseas recently asked, pointing to a pile of one jiao bills I had haphazardly discarded on my living room table the night before.
Comment: Surviving the rat race in our Gilded Age
2009-10-16 09:19:28
I know several lavish spenders. They've bought their second big house and made it their weekend homes.
Right online and on target
2009-09-29 09:30:09
WeLiveinBeijing.com has become a well-known online community for foreigners as well as Chinese.