Things change fast in Asia and that's our businessIf it is your business too then you will benefit from One Billion Shoppers. We wrote the book to help those familiar with the region, new to the region, or looking for a better understanding of Asia.
1998 has been a rollercoaster for all of us involved in doing business with Asia but the mood is becoming more upbeat daily. In September we promoted the book with business lunches in Hong Kong and China to an enthusiastic audience and newspapers such as the Australian, The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong magazine and the several Indian publications have excerted the book.
Paul French has written on South East Asian consumer markets for the London-based research publisher Euromonitor. He has also been the Senior Research Analyst with Virtual Business Information in London, a subsidiary of the leading international on-line information provider DIALOG (formerly M.A.I.D/Knight-Ridder). Matthew Crabbe graduated in Chinese Studies from Leeds University, UK and has also studied in both mainland China and Taiwan. He wrote the China Business column for the London-based Si Yu Chinese Times and has been a Research Analyst and Editor for Euromonitor in London specialising in Chinese consumer markets.