economy - Is the Renminbi climbing?

Yes, says business professor Dr. Will Hickey, and China Herald reader, currently teaching at Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Renminbi is doing there currently 8.29 against the US dollar. You still need to change quite a lot to make a profit here and Will Hickey has not yet promised to take any orders.
But we would be interested to hear more about this, from other regions surrounding China too. Is the Renminbi starting to climb?