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Hans-Paul Buerkner, global chief of Boston Consulting Group, has his own views about the post-crisis global industrial landscape and corporate management in an uncertain economic environment. Page 2

Zhu Hai is Schneider Electric's first native-born president of the company's China operations, but he believes it will be business as usual. Page 3

They are financial wizards who usually spend their days in big city offices communicating with clients, but some HSBC staff members now are also spending time communing with nature in a remote mountain area in southern China. Page 4

The city of Wuxi was not the first choice to locate Phoenix Semiconductor Telecommunication (Suzhou) Co Ltd."But it ended up as the best choice for us," says Qu Zhijun, general manager of the semiconductor company. Page 8

Computer companies ASUS and Intel sponsored about 1,500 college students to teach basic computer skills to villagers in their rural hometowns. Page 10

A thin piece of plastic is reshaping China's consumer spending habits. The pre-paid consumer smartcard industry is enjoying billions of dollars in sales each year. Page 12

(China Daily 12/05/2009 page1)