On Tuesday June 23 in Shanghai there will be an environmental business forum open to the public. For readers who are interested in cleantech, environmental policy, and sustainable development in China, several speakers, including Supertrends’ co-author Jason Inch, will discuss the latest research and government plans (see below for registration and fee information).

Jason will be speaking in the opening session, talking about the latest environmental business and policy trends in China, followed by Alexander Prautzsch of Ernst & Young and Linnet Kwok from WWF China. There will also be a speaker on environmental finance in China. Overall it looks to be an interesting and informative event. It is hosted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, but is open to both members and non-members. Here are the event details:

Date: Tuesday, 2009-06-23
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: European Chamber Shanghai Office  - Unit 2204, Shui on Plaza, 333 Huaihai Zhong Road, Luwan District, Shanghai 200021 (Next to the Taipingyang - Pacific Department Store at Huangpi S. Road subway station on Line 1)
Cost: Members: RMB 150, non-members: RMB 230
RSVP: Click here to register online

For a complete event rundown and agenda, please follow this link to the EUCCC’s website.

Possibly as a result of signs that China’s economy is recovering, the co-authors of Supertrends of Future China are frequently speaking on the topic at various public and private venues. Two events in the next two weeks are open to the public (see below for registration and fee information).

Jason Inch will be speaking on Thursday, April 23, at an event hosted by the Shanghai Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This event is open to all, including non-Canadians, for an entry of 75 RMB including one drink (50 RMB if you are a member). Jason will be talking about the recent indications of China’s economic recovery and what that implies for jobs and business expansion. Here is the complete event information:

Date: Thursday, 2009-04-23
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Venue: VIP Room II, Level 3, Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Cost: CANCHAM Members: RMB50
Non-members: RMB75
RSVP: Fiona@cancham.sh.cn

On May 7, Jason will be speaking at the two-day Green Product & Business Forum in Shanghai. Chapter 9 of the Supertrends book focused on China’s environmental supertrend: The opportunities in cleantech, sustainable business, and energy efficiency in China. Jason will join a panel discussion on the first day of the event to talk about sustainable business in China. If you are with an NGO or non-profit, registration is 300 RMB, and for corporate attendees it is 1500 RMB. Given the huge opportunities in China’s environmental industries, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more.

Please let us know if you will be attending, it is great to meet blog readers in person.

Part of the fun of being an author is the chance to interact with readers. To that end, we would like to announce some upcoming events for Supertrends’ blog readers to attend in person.

In collaboration with one of China’s best foreign book specialist booksellers, Garden Books, the co-authors of Supertrends of Future China will be speaking at two events in April for readers in Shanghai and Beijing:

The first event is this weekend, Sunday April 12 from 3-5 PM at the Shanghai outlet of Garden Books (located on 325 Changle Road nearby Shanxi South Road). At this event, both James Yuann and Jason Inch will be there to share their ideas about China’s immediate economic future and how this relates to careers in China, investing, and starting a business. Further information can be found about the event at City Weekend.

The second event will be held the following weekend in Beijing on Saturday April 18 from 3-5 PM at the Sequoia Cafe (44 Guanghua Road by 2nd Ring Road East). There Jason Inch will speak on the economic crisis’ effects in China, the timeline for recovery, and how this impacts expats and foreign companies doing business here. Further information about the event is at Garden Books and on City Weekend.

By the way, the book is already on sale at Garden Books for those readers in China. The book has been available worldwide for several months now but they are the first retailer that we know of to carry our book in China.  Thanks!

Recently James Yuann, co-author of Supertrends, was invited to speak about China’s science and technology trends at Spark09.

Spark09, held in Shanghai on March 28,  was the inaugural hosting of a TED-style symposium of  interesting speakers coming together to interact with audiences in the sharing of new ideas in humanities, environment, science, business. It was an extraordinary event that I also attended along with several hundred people to see some amazing presentations.

James was honored to attend as a speaker. For those could not make it to the event but would like to see his speech, a video should become available in a few days’ time on his bio page at the Spark website.

If you would like to have James or myself speak about China’s economy and trends at your upcoming event, please get in touch with us.

The co-authors of Supertrends of Future China, James Yuann and Jason Inch, are hosting a book party in Shanghai this weekend. The book is now available around the world and has been doing well despite the ongoing financial crisis. We would like to thank all our readers for supporting the book thus far.

If you are interested in the book or if you are already a reader and you are in Shanghai this weekend, please Contact Us. We would love to see you there.

After an initial backorder situation arising from the many readers who had pre-ordered, we’re happy to announce that Supertrends is once again fully available in the US through online retailers such as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. For a complete list of places to get the book in the US, check out the Where to Buy link.

Thanks to all of our readers who have helped to make the book launch successful.

We are happy to announce that Supertrends of Future China has just been released in the UK.  You can buy online at Amazon.co.uk, Blackwell, and TSO, and the book is also sold retail at Blackwell’s original Oxford location on Broad Street, open since 1879.

For readers in Japan, the book can be ordered through Kinokuniya and Amazon.co.jp  Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!

As a service to our readers and those with an interest in the research reports, academic and statistical data, and media references used in the writing of Supertrends of Future China, the complete Endnotes section is now available online.

Each note is supplemented with a hyperlink (when available) to visit for more information.

The endnotes can be found by clicking here or at the top menu bar, “Book Notes and Excerpts.”

Just in time for the Olympics, Supertrends of Future China is on shelves now for retail sales in the following bookstores (and will be available in wide-release in the US mid-August):

Singapore

Borders Pte Ltd
Kinokuniya Book Store
Page One Bookshop
MPH Book Store
Popular Book Store
The Commercial Press
Times Newslink
Harris Book Company
Times The Bookshop

Hong Kong

NewsLink (Airport bookshop)

Malaysia

Borders Pte Ltd, Times Square
Times The Bookshop
Kinokuniya Book Store
Nation First Books
MPH Book Store

As before, the book can still be pre-ordered online for immediate delivery in your area when it becomes available, see our list of online retailers for more information or contact us.

Welcome to the new blog China Supertrends, a Chinese trend and business news website that focuses on the many exciting developments in the PRC.  

In particular, the manufacturing industry, service industry, and environmental industry will be common topics, but also what we call the supertrends, the major forces shaping the future of business in China: Value-adding and Innovating, Urbanizing and Servicing, Consuming and Aspiring, Inter-networking and e-Commercializing, and Affluencing and Greening.  The supertrends cross industry boundaries and are not just forces in business but also influence Chinese society and culture as well.

Your hosts are Jason Inch and James Yuann, co-authors of the upcoming book Supertrends of Future China, to be pulished in the summer of 2008, available now for pre-order.

We welcome any comments, questions and suggestions on topics related to business in China. 

Jason & James