NOLASIA - Tulane Students Blog about Business in Asia

Population Control

What’s the problem? One of the largest issues China has faced over the last 50 years is population control. It has not only affected the economy, but also family structure and the environment. As of 2017, China has the largest population in the world at 1.42 billion (Maverick). While they may have the largest population, […]

Can Freedom of Religion exist in a Communist Country?

While China is officially an atheist state, there is protected freedom of religion in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China. Recently, there has been increased government pressure to “Sinicize religion,” or to completely aline religions with Chinese government and culture[1]. This leaves questions as to what freedom of religion in China actually means […]

Will China Really Become the Next Fashion Giant?

While the answer to this question initially appears to be a matter of metrics, calculations and projected growth rates, an air of uncertainty looms over the landscape of the entire industry for a variety of reasons. Before exploring those implications, we can examine some positive traits of the Chinese fashion scene. It could happen! Industry […]

Shopping Trends In China

Online shopping in China Single’s Day or Guanggum Jie; is a shopping holiday popular among Chinese that celebrate their pride in being single. The date November 11th (11/11) represents a person who is alone. This is an annual 24-hour sale hosted by Alibaba Group. Think Cyber Monday or Black Friday. Alibaba smashed through its Singles’s […]

Luxury packaging firms see big opportunities in the domestic market

Many international luxury packaging companies are eyeing the China market as the country is fast turning into the world’s largest consumer of luxury goods. Luxury packaging or specialty packaging helps make products look appealing and desirable, prompting consumers to spend more on such products. This field has produced specialist firms that boast expertise in packaging […]

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The Space Race – Reignited In China?

On January 2, China became the third country to land on the moon and the first to land on the far side, surprising many in the scientific community. While making it to the far side of the moon – more popularly known as the “dark side” thanks to Pink Floyd – is an impressive feat, […]

China’s Economic Slowdown: Separating Facts From Fiction

The widely held view of China is that its spectacular economic success contains the seeds of its economy’s imminent collapse. This may be a kind of anchoring bias, which influences views of the Country, as well as stories in the media. China no doubt appears to have an economy unlike others. The standard rules of development haven’t […]

Income Inequality in China: Communism Meets the Free Market

China’s economy has undergone unprecedented growth in the past two decades. While many in China and elsewhere revere this growth as a path to reducing poverty in the country, this is not necessarily the case. When an economy develops with such rapid growth, it does not necessarily grow equally in all economic sectors. […]

Arranged Marriage v. Love Marriage

Marriage Then Arranged marriages were very popular in the Republic of China. Most marriages were based on a family’s wealth and social status. A wealthy man’s family would not allow him to marry a woman from a poor family or background. Marriage was not typically based on love, but instead on what is best for […]

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What kind of industries you’d better avoid if you want to invest in China

Despite the recent trade conflict between China and the USA, China has become one of the most attractive destinations for investors. However, because of its unique political system, China is still not a fully open market, especially for foreigner investors. China has many state-owned companies who are usually monopolies in their industries. In addition, some […]

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NOLASIA is a blog where students in the Tulane MBA, PMBA, and MMG classes on international strategy & marketing, and doing business in Asia share their blog posts related to the classes.