Business Board Supply Chain Management Outfoxing the Fox Tackling Counterfeiting Requires an Intelligence-Led Approach IT & Web Play On Game Not over for Foreign Firms in China’s eGaming Industry HR Still a Man’s World Women are Not Yet Accepted as Equals in the Chinese Workplace Economic Analysis The Empty Nest Problem Changing Demographics Will Alter China’s Socio-Economic Landscape Investment A Complex Relationship Beijing Needs a New Strategy to Protect its African Interests Banking & Financial Sector Plastic Fantastic Credit Card Adoption in China Will Soar Environment Full Speed to Green Chinese Firms Take Pole Position in the Clean Car Race Tax & Accounting Access to Cash Denied Stringent Financial Controls in China Could Leave Your Business Short Legal Issues Uncle Sam is Watching Industry Focus Bottoms Up The World’s Largest Beer Market Can be a Tough Sell “Education is of the Essence Here” Greater China Divided They Fall Consolidation Alone Will Not Save Taiwan’s TFT-LCD Makers Expo 2010 “It was Shocking: Suddenly the Efficiency was Enormous” Health Care Sector Piling on the Pounds China’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Economic Growth 110 - 1|11 - 1|11 1|10Hatching a GiantGrand Plans for China's Fledgling Aviation Industry Up, Up, and AwayChina’s Pursuit of Aviation Will Reshape the Global Industry ForeverThe Chinese market is continuously gaining importance for the worldwide aviation industry. At the same time, China has built two domestic giants, components manufacturing holding company Aviation Industry of China (AVIC) and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), through which it plans to nurture its own industry and establish a new economic pillar. read more Interview“Competition Doesn’t Stop Us from Co-operation” An interview with Pierre Steffen of Airbus in Beijing on competing in a shifting market and the company’s trajectory in China. Steffen is Senior Vice President of Airbus China Customer Services and Internal Operations. BFC: Do you think your Chinese competitors will become a legitimate threat to Airbus in the next ten to 20 years?         read morePutting the Parts TogetherThe Door is Open for Foreign Aircraft Components ProvidersChina’s aviation industry continues to boom and Airbus projects annual industry growth rates or the industry of 7.9 per cent for the next ten years. Domestic airline fleets bolster their numbers, with up to 600 commercial aircraft in operation by 2029. 75 per cent of these purchases account for single-aisle aircraft and regional jets. In addition to these new aircraft, current fleets will begin to age, generating additional demand for spare parts and modification components to keep these assets in the air. read moreWaiting for ClearanceMaintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Shops are Expanding Fast in China “Crisis, what crisis?” was not an uncommon statement of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) managers in China until mid-2009, even as their international counterparts suffered heavy losses in the face of the economic downturn. Since last summer the tone has changed and the same managers now talk much about “stagnation”. But despite receiving less business in 2009, they remain highly optimistic about the industry’s prospects in 2010 and beyond.read moreReady for Take-offAfter Years of Stagnation, China’s Helicopter Sector is Now Moving QuicklyThe global civil helicopter sector has shown more resilience than other aviation segments, but it has still seen a worldwide reduction in both the volume and the average value of orders. After years of unprecedented growth and a general drive towards increasing capacity, the industry is once again looking towards the development of the Chinese helicopter ...read morePrivate SkiesA China Market Clearly Exists for Personal and Corporate AircraftChinese entrepreneurs have entered the global elite and joined its pursuit of material status symbols, from golf club villas to Italian sports cars to yachts. With 40 billionaires, and over one million Dollar-millionaires in the country, according to Forbes’ latest annual rich-list, they have the resources to make a big splash. But for all these trappings of wealth, something is missing: The private jet.read more