23 Dec, 2020 Survival of the fittest (fintechs) By Alex Roberts Granted, 2020 has not been an easy year. However, global lockdowns and social distancing measures have led to a rapid quickening in the...
04 Dec, 2020 China tech goes island hopping By Alex Roberts With US-China geopolitical tensions, Covid-19 travel restrictions, etc., many “North Asia” commentators assume that big pharma, advanced...
20 Aug, 2020 Doomed if you do and doomed if you don't? (when) should platforms regulate prices? By Bernd Meyring Competition authorities like being seen to protect consumers and to keep big businesses in line. There is nothing wrong with that. In...
10 Jul, 2020 "Didital" currency – coming to China soon! By Alex Roberts When you want to pilot a new method of effecting secure payments in your fast-growing services industry, it is always useful to choose a...
23 Jun, 2020 Tech prospers in the pandemic By Niranjan Arasaratnam In this new digital-first economy, it is clear that the most tech-savvy, agile and cash-rich companies can thrive. Covid-19 has...
12 Jun, 2020 5G under scrutiny by “five eyes” but business blinks first By Alex Roberts The British Business Awards 2020 has just been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce here in China. It was great to be able to...
10 Jun, 2020 Rumours and (not so) Little Lies: Disinformation and Covid-19 By Ben Packer The Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a wave of false or misleading information about the origin of the virus, its effects and...
26 May, 2020 German researchers expect diversification of supply chains as reaction to pandemic By Bolko Ehlgen German economists believe that the Corona pandemic may lead to a higher diversification of supply chains for German companies, particular...
22 May, 2020 The Covid-19 DigiHealth kickstart By Benjamin Hagyard There have been many predictions about what the post-Covid ‘new normal’' will look like. Some seem more likely than others and there is...
19 May, 2020 State aid and other policies: who is in the driver seat? By Bernd Meyring The EU’s state aid regime is designed to be reactive. Let me explain. Member States may use subsidies to drive their domestic agendas....
11 May, 2020 Supply chain reaction to COVID-19 By Alex Roberts Loving this article on some of the measures taken by Samsung to mitigate the threats to its supply chain following the COVID-19 outbreak....