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2007 March
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Dear Reader,
Here it is: our first newsletter! We hope you will enjoy reading it! Please let us know if you do, and if you have any suggestions or comments, we look forward to hearing from you.
Wishing you a lot of success,
All of us at China Success Stories.
Feature article
China demands common sense
 In the quest for the essence of doing business with China, Hong Kong is historically speaking a logical port of call. In this dynamic city with a population of more than 7 million, we team up with Daniël Ben-Ezra, Media Director of Spotz Media. December 2005, he severed his ties and set out for China, armed with a pocket sized Lonely Planet. What are his findings so far? Can he confirm the prevailing prejudices about the Chinese and doing business in China? Or does he dispel any form of cultural clash?
The business appeal of China, Hong Kong in particular, is like a red rag to the energetic Daniël Ben-Ezra. This already led him into some typical Asian tours de force; from a stage-managed meeting with an intimidating majority of participants, to binge drinking competitions at business dinners. However, according to him….(click here to read the rest of the article).
Tip
Never ask to buy a horse
The Chinese language is probably one of the most difficult languages to master for non-Chinese. Not only because of all the characters, but also due to the different ways a word can be pronounced. Tricky thing is the fact that when a word is pronounced differently, its meaning might change completely.
Examples of these easy to mispronounce, though painful when you do, words are:
So be careful if you find yourself at a market asking if that horse is for sale… Our suggestion? Stick to English or resort to gesturing!
ChinaTube
Food for thought
 Once upon a time… Kentucky Fried Chicken launched a new commercial in China. This commercial showed a parody on the movie Seven Swords, which is based on historical figure and patriot Taoist Fu Qingzhu. In the commercial a Buddhist uses a hamburger as study material for his students. One important thing by KFC apparently did not realize is the fact that (most) Taoists are vegetarians… It did not take long before KFC was criticised for this commercial.
Video
Proverbial Wisdom
Huì shuō bù ru huì tīng
It is better to know how to listen than how to talk!
Facts & Figures
Expected newborns in 2007
You never know when these statistics might prove to be of value to you. So without further ado, here’s our weekly top 10.
Top 10 countries with the highest birthrate (estimated average in 2007):
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India |
24.073.392 |
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China |
17.778.908 |
| 3 |
Nigeria |
5.428.253 |
| 4 |
Indonesia |
4.960.256 |
| 5 |
Pakistan |
4.919.004 |
| 6 |
Bangladesh |
4.417.163 |
| 7 |
USA |
4.264.142 |
| 8 |
Brazil |
3.097.174 |
| 9 |
Ethiopia |
2.860.779 |
| 10 |
Congo |
2.798.765 |
(source: US Census Bureau, International Data Base)
Site of the Week
China Daily
The information about China you find surfing the web tends to be cluttered and often tainted. Notwithstanding the fact there are many excellent websites as well. In every edition we briefly credit some of those good ones out there. This week we rated the online newspaper China Daily:
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Total 4/5
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China Success Stories update
Mission to China
As we mentioned earlier on our website, China Success Stories is going to China! We have booked the tickets and the hotels: there is no way back! We will be in Beijing from April 14 till April 18, and in Shanghai from April 18 till April 21!
At this point, we are busy arranging and planning interviews with interesting people who are willing to share their success story. And we are still looking for more interviews when we are in China. If you are eager to tell China Success Stories your success story on 16-04 or 17-04 in Beijing or on 19-04 or 20-04 in Shanghai, please contact us
at info@chinasuccessstories.com!
We are looking forward to meet you and hear your personal story!
Regards, China Success Stories.
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