Expert en matière de la Chine

Par Zennon Kapron

La majeure partie du commentaire sur le marché de Changhaï dépeint l'investisseur chinois moyen comme unknowledgeable et après le troupeau. Cependant, une étude récente que nous avons (kapronasia) juste a accompli Ambre prouve que différents investisseurs d'Un-pièce de Changhaï sont réellement beaucoup plus de marché savvy qu'a généralement pensé.

Bien que les influences comme des nombres et le conseil chanceux de famille effectuent toujours de la prise de décision, la réalité est que la plupart des décisions d'investissement aujourd'hui sont prises sur la base des indicateurs pleins comme des principes fondamentaux de compagnie et des sciences économiques straight-forward. Cependant, même avec cette connaissance, les investisseurs chinois investissent toujours sur un marché qu'ils regardent clairement comme surévalué. Lisez le reste de « pari sur le dragon : Le comportement chinois d'investisseur » ou signalent un commentaire

By Toffler Niemuth

For the non-lawyer among us, forming the legal entity for a new business can act as a small roadblock in the early stages. In China, formation can be a much larger roadblock, especially as a foreigner trying to navigate countless ministries, language barriers, develop the necessary guanxi, and just generally figure out how the system works.

Due to this, my idea was to have my business started in China in the name of a local partner who’d be responsible for all government, incorporation, and tax issues while leaving me with execution and operations side of the business. In fact, its much easier for Chinese to start a business (in China) than foreigners. Indeed, Chinese persons only need CNY1 to be able to start a business. Anyway, I thought this was the best plan, but then questions of selling, repatriation of profits, etc started to creep into my mind so I sought additional advice. Read the rest of “Starting a New Business in China (Pt 1): Legal Entity” or post a comment

Maintaining your IP Portfolio

By Maarten Roos 

To maintain the exclusive rights to IP, an organization must have the mechanisms in place to guarantee continued protection.

First of all, someone must ensure that registered IP rights maintain their validity. Trademarks are registered for 10 years at a time, thus registrations should be extended before the ending of such a validity period. Failure to do so will result in the loss of all exclusive rights to the trademark. Domain names are cheap and easy to register, but a maintenance fee must be paid. Granted patents and designs will have a non-extendable validity of 10 years (for design and utility model patents) or 20 years (for invention) from the filing date, but an annuity must be paid each year to ensure continued validity. Read the rest of “Protection vs. Enforcement: Where to start your China IPR Strategy? Part II” or post a comment

Learn lessons from some of the leading companies in China

By Russel Beron

Innovation is a word we are hearing a lot more of in China these days. The consensus is that as manufacturing costs in China continue to rise and supply chain complexity increases, so companies have to innovate both to save money and to increase efficiency.

In this story we take a deeper look into what a few companies and individuals in China, both foreign and Chinese are doing to lead the way in service, supplier management, IT implementation, as well as cost and process efficiency. These companies and individuals were all winners of awards at the November 2007 CHaINA Summit.

Advances across the supply chain in China are taking the form of new IT implementations, greater levels of service through 3PL’s, better supplier management, strategic location of operations and an increased focus on domestic R&D and development of local human and other resources. Read the rest of “China’s Supply Chain raises the bar - Part I” or post a comment

By Nannette Ripmeester

Although modern times are catching up quickly within the cities of China, understanding the roots of this ancient and complex culture is essential when doing business there. In part II of ‘doing business in China’ Nannette Ripmeester takes a closer look at some of the cultural nuances your expats in China need to be aware of.

When Dutch Jenny van Baden visited China for a holiday from her expat location in Taiwan she was struck by the fascinating developments in the country. “When you are out of Shanghai for one week, a new building or highway might have popped up in front of your window when you return,” she says.

Although modern times are catching up quickly within the cities of China, “understanding their history is essential to comprehend the Chinese and the way they respond to things.” says van Baden, who works for ASML in Shanghai. Read the rest of “Successful business in China (part II)” or post a comment