by Ray Ally on December 29, 2009
Car Photo: Ray Ally – Crash Photo: Xinhua News The will they or wont they story of Geely attempts to buy distressed carmaker Volvo have been dragging on since June. However it now looks like the sale will go ahead early next year. What I find ironic is that Volvo, the world’s ‘safest’ car brand [...]
by Ray Ally on December 28, 2009
Photo: Ray Ally While Obama is trying to reform the healthcare system in the US, my recent hospital stay in Beijing has given me some first hand insight into the problems facing China’s healthcare. Which will be a huge opportunity for western medical brands to benefit from. Despite having over 19,246 hospitals and more than [...]
by Ray Ally on December 15, 2009
Photo: Screen shots from Made In China ad. I just spent 10 days in a local Chinese hospital without newspapers, television or internet. So when I got home I was disappointed that one of the first things I saw was the “Made in China” ad on CNN. Although the 30 second ad was well made, [...]