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Professional Help for Importers of China Products

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:35:00 +0000

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Getting a Head Start on Your C-SOX Compliance Project in China (Part 3)

China Business Success Stories — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:13 +0000

Get IT involved early

Information Technology will play a critical role in a successful C-SOX implementation, so it is important that the IT organization understands how they will support this project. The Basic Standard for Enterprise Internal Control specifically mandates the use of IT to reduce risk and increase transparency in…

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Accept the China Challenge

China Business Success Stories — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:45:02 +0000

China continues to emerge on the world stage as an economic powerhouse, projected to be the world’s fourth largest economy within two years. U.S. companies, especially small to medium enterprises (SMEs), stand to benefit significantly from this growth, assuming that they are prepared to enter this highly competitive environment filled with considerable but manageable risks. Nearly 97 percent of all U.S. exports originate from SMEs—companies with…

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China Economics – The Emerging 2 Track Solution and YOU

China Business Success Stories — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:17:23 +0000

What will be the role for international entrepreneurs in China’s emerging 2-track economy?

China’s economic development is being pulled in two diverging directions as Beijing struggles to steer a course through this global recession. On one hand, collapsing international demand for Chinese exports has led policy-makers to stimulate the domestic economy with a massive state-directed infrastructure…

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Olympics STUFF for Beijing, Expo 2010 STAFF for Shanghai!

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:35:08 +0000

The Beijing Olympics have had a great impact on the city of Beijing, where a large infrastructure refurbishment initiative, fresh developments and a massive English language training campaign have been some of the elements of a drastic change and an amazing source of business opportunities for both local and foreign companies. Shanghai, with its upcoming Universal Exposition in 2010 is going through the same face-list, with the replenishment…

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Getting a Head Start on Your C-SOX Compliance Project in China (Part 2)

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:13:52 +0000

Getting started: executive sponsorship

The most important criterion for success of the C-SOX compliance project is to ensure the attention and support of the entire organization. Although responsibility for risk management and compliance ultimately sits with the CEO and Board of Directors, forward-thinking companies will push responsibility to…

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Intellectual Property Law in China – Rule of Law is Replacing Law of the Jungle

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:47:24 +0000

Within a two-minute walk from my apartment in Shenzhen, there is ample evidence that intellectual property, particularly American, is not very well-protected in China. Nighttimes, three different vendors set up their folding tables on the main street with pirate DVDs by the carton-full, including many of the latest Hollywood releases. Cost: RMB5 each, or 73 cents each.

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Tips for Working with a Chinese Interpreter

China Business Success Stories — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:09:13 +0000

A majority of western business people who have business in China or with Chinese companies have worked with an interpreter. Most often, the interpreter will be a native of China. This can be helpful or problematic depending on how you handle your communications. There are a few things you can do to avoid problems and help your interpreter.

Regional usage, grammar, and pronunciation vary…

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Risk-Taking Among Chinese Employees

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:14:22 +0000

Chinese employees are often accused of not being willing to take risks and therefore fail to be innovative. And yet, many firms in China are trying to do new things and therefore require innovation. In my view, risk-taking behaviour in China is quite similar to other countries. I believe the reason that China has the reputation of not taking risks is because of a few cultural patterns. One is the fact that Chinese employees are generally not very quick to speak up.

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Getting a Head Start on Your C-SOX Compliance Project in China (Part 1)

China Business Success Stories — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:24:59 +0000

Introduction

China’s Basic Standard for Enterprise Internal Control (“C-SOX”) comes into effect soon and many companies are therefore starting to implement this regulation. While the prospect of adopting new corporate governance and risk management standard may seem daunting, there are some simple steps that companies can take to get a head start on the…

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