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Dear Reader, Those of you who visit our Web site regularly, probably noticed the large amount of guest blog articles we received last week for the China Expert Guest Blog. We would like to thank all the writers and we hope to receive as many stories next week! Also, if you know somebody who has an interesting story to tell, feel free to contact us or tell him or her to contact us at any time. Like Stephanie Lie Sam Foek did a couple of days ago. She is a student at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, currently writing her thesis on the value of Guanxi in businesses. If you have a minute to spare, you can help her out by filling in her questionnaire at: www.chinasuccessstories.com/2007/06/06/guanxi-or-guangxi By doing so, Stephanie will give us the premiere of her analysis of the actual value of guanxi in business. We hope you will enjoy this issue! Kind regards, Feature article Plenty of Space in Shanghai
A born developer, Marco has great interest in fast economic development. After the Netherlands, Germany and the UK were conquered, it was the right moment to realize a new Talent&Pro branch in the Far East. “A place where the market is developing at top speed, where the hectic pace of the improving economy requires new strategies all the time, and where young, highly qualified individuals have a passion for internationalization…” Shanghai, China. Read the rest or post a comment » China Expert Guest Blog How could SMEs get business in China? Winning big brands by product fit
GOLD RUSH TO CHINA. Some 200 companies from small Finland have already established business in China. Similarly, over 300 companies from Sweden and more than 500 from Germany. Nobody knows how many French companies are there, but restaurants and cafees in Beijing are filled with French speaking students, officers and businessmen. To boost their businesses, Spain took Cervantes Institute to Beijing and Italy reserved the whole year 2006 as their culture year in China. Year 2006 is also Year of Friendship with India and The Year of Russia. Facts & Figures Sky Scrapers 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 cities with the largest amount of sky scrapers*.
* Livable building higher than 152 m. (Source: “De top 10 van alles”, Russell Lash) China Expert Guest Blog Surviving dinner & the drinks
Before I went to China and HK the first time, a common recommendation for an "acceptable excuse" was: allergy! Not only for not having to join in the drinking thing, it also applies for those who are not sure about wanting to eat certain foods. While the advice can be useful, you may reconsider whether you want to use it. It is probably true that this will avoid your host to lose face, but… for your host, having you as a visitor may be an excuse to take you and some of his staff out for dinner, drinks and to have some fun and a good laugh. Your host may want to show off with you to the others at the table, but keep in mind: this is primarily to increase his own status. China Expert Guest blog Credit cards and Debit cards in Nanning China
I have been asked many times if Credit and Debit cards can be used in China. The simple answer is YES, in most cities. Hongkong should be no problem, Shanghai and Beijing also should not pose too many problems. Nanning, Guangzhou and similar cities also should be OK. Tips…although your card will be chip and pin you will in nearly all cases be asked to "sign for" do not let it out of your sight. They can be used in the majority of the larger hotels, but not all cards will be accepted, in my experience VISA appears to be the most readily recognised and accepted. Before you leave for China, notify your bank (for Debit card) and the credit card company that you will be in China on the given dates, they will then flag up your account and you should not have to many issues. Site of the Week China Economic Net The information about China you find surfing the web tends to be cluttered and often tainted. Notwithstanding the fact there are many excellent Web sites as well. In every edition we briefly credit some of those good ones out there. This week we rated China Economic Net:
China Expert Guest Blog Misfortune in Chinese business start-up
At the end of 2005 we decided to start a factory producing our own designed educational resources for Primary Schools. I knew it would be difficult - but how hard could it be? After 1 year of attempting to get decent stock from them and almost losing my customers in the process, the decision was made to try and go it alone. China Expert Guest Blog Important Issues in Entering China Market
1. Emphasis on research of macroeconomic environment, foreign trade development, and dynamics of market movement. As you all know the importance of knowing the market of your product before you get into it, it is especially important in case of the Chinese market. Although everyone knows that China is a huge market in terms of population and territory, yet there is a great geographic difference in terms of per capita income and per capita consumption. |
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