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Johan Nylander
China correspondent | award-winning author | public speaker
Johan Nylander is an award-winning author and freelancing China and Asia correspondent. He’s published by CNN, Forbes, Sweden’s leading business daily Dagens Industri, etcetera.
NEW BOOK !!
"THE EPIC SPLIT – Why 'Made in China' is going out of style" - No 1 new releases Asia Politics (Kindle, Amazon)
He's the author of bestseller " Shenzhen Superstars – How China's smartest city is challenging Silicon Valley".
Mr Nylander frequently gives speeches about business and political trends in China and Asia. He’s been speaking at events for international banks and consumer brands, such as JP Morgan and Calvin Klein, as well as the European Chambers of Commerce, Asia Society, the Rotary Club, etc.
Follow on Twitter @johannylander or connect on LinkedIn.
China correspondent | award-winning author | public speaker
Johan Nylander is an award-winning author and freelancing China and Asia correspondent. He’s published by CNN, Forbes, Sweden’s leading business daily Dagens Industri, etcetera.
NEW BOOK !!
"THE EPIC SPLIT – Why 'Made in China' is going out of style" - No 1 new releases Asia Politics (Kindle, Amazon)
He's the author of bestseller " Shenzhen Superstars – How China's smartest city is challenging Silicon Valley".
Mr Nylander frequently gives speeches about business and political trends in China and Asia. He’s been speaking at events for international banks and consumer brands, such as JP Morgan and Calvin Klein, as well as the European Chambers of Commerce, Asia Society, the Rotary Club, etc.
Follow on Twitter @johannylander or connect on LinkedIn.
• CNN: Hard times for 'betel nut beauties' as Taiwan tries to kick deadly addiction (September 6, 2016) CNN: Posh pods: Inside Tokyo's swankiest capsule hotels (August 24, 2016) CNN: Could Taiwan be first in Asia with same-sex marriage? (July 4, 2016) CNN: Sex trade goes underground in China's 'sin city' (May 26, 2015) • CNN: Chinese 'ghost mall' back from the dead? (April 29, 2015) • CNN: Nightclubs for literature? Why book selling is booming in Taiwan (November 24, 2014) • Nikkei Asian Review: Smart cities seen as hotbeds for dirty deals (November 23, 2014) • CNN: Taiwan president will deal with China but not at expense of sovereignty -- Interview with President Ma Ying-jeou (November 4, 2014) • South China Morning Post, (Post Mag): Chinese professor blasts declining Swedish school system (July 2014) • CNN: Dubious shrinks, political prisoners inside China's mental health care system (May 6, 2014) • South China Morning Post, (Post Mag): A fight to the Finnish: a Chinese politician in Helsinki (May 4, 2014) • CNN: Inside China's booming used car market (April 25, 2014) • CNN: How to buy your first serious piece of Chinese art (April 10, 2014) • South China Morning Post, (Post Mag): City scope: Driven to abstraction (March 30, 2014) • CNN: The rise of alternative education in China (March 27, 2015) • The Diplomat: The Westerners Who Love North Korea (February 25, 2014) • Al Jazeera: Stubbing out Mao's smoky legacy (February 09, 2014) • Week in China: An understated approach (February 28, 2014) • CNN: China's pirates turn their backs on wearable tech (January 16, 2014) • Badischen Zeitung: Chinesische Raubkopien sind ein Qualitätsmerkmal für das Original (March 4, 2014) • Al Jazeera: China's love for copycat architecture (January, 2014) • CNN: Chinese fakes cash in on Dr. Dre's Beats headphones bonanza (October 14, 2013) • CNN: The photos North Korea didn't want you to see (October 22, 2013) • CNN: Westerners race into North Korea -- by bike (September 26, 2013) • CNN: World's biggest mall a China 'ghost town' (March 10, 2013) |
Shenzhen Superstars
- A bestseller about Chinese startups and innovation. Buy it on Amazon. “A powerful book. Johan Nylander is an insightful journalist.” - Akash Karia, Amazon bestselling author and global public speaker “An exemplary short, concise and up-to-date book about China in general and Shenzhen in particular”. - Frédéric Cho, leading China advisor and Vice Chairman of Sweden-China Trade Council "Awesome book, super helpful and well written. Enjoyed it a lot!" - Joris Lam, found of tech startup ULTRA IoT “I like the journalistic quality of the book – there are so many great anecdotes that speak louder than facts and figures could.” - Kenny Hodgart, Asia Times “Short, sharp and to the point.” - South China Morning Post 
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Dubai TV. Interview about politics and human rights in China. (November 2015)
Live stock market TV reporting
Expert commentator on North Korea for Swedish TV
Shots from Taiwanese bookstore published by the Guardian
Photos and story about copy-cat cities in China, for Al Jazeera
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Johan Nylander is a freelancing China and Asia correspondent, based in Hong Kong.
He is frequently published by CNN, Forbes and Sweden’s leading business daily Dagens Industri (DI). He's the CEO of media company One Hour Asia Media Ltd (former Swedish Wire Ltd). During the 2008 financial crisis, he was stationed as foreign correspondent for DI in London. He’s got a Masters degree in Economy, and is author of an award-winning management book. Today, he spends his time travels in China and neighbouring countries, interviewing presidents and peasants, entrepreneurs and migrant workers, triad members and government officials. Contact: johanhongkong [@] gmail [.] com johannylander.asia @johannylander |