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Η αλλαγή και η πρόοδος στην Κίνα είναι αστρονομικές ακόμη και σε έναν κινεζικό ντόπιο ως ο ίδιος. Κάθε φορά που επιστρέφω στην επίσκεψη, πρέπει να αναρωτηθώ εάν είμαι ακόμα στις πόλεις ότι εξοικειώθηκα με. With the goal of eventually going back to China to develop my career, I believe it is worthwhile to revisit some common business practices and underlining cultural norms in China from an outsider’s point of view. Read the rest of “Doing business in China” or post a comment

By Jacques Timmers

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. Read the rest of “Surviving dinner & the drinks” or post a comment

China is a magnet for businesses. But Chris Cooijmans, General Manager of Mol Logistics, discovered at first hand that opposites do not necessarily attract. Cooijmans travelled on a trade mission to China with a Camber of Commerce delegation. In his fact-finding tour of the export market, he learned that there is no guarantee of meeting the right partners.

Cooijmans wants Mol Logistics, part of the MOL Group, to become the gateway to Europe for the Chinese market. But success is still some way off. “The Chinese entrepreneurs that I met were mainly interested in finding investors. For the time being, they prefer to keep control over the business themselves.” Read the rest of “Logistical Highway to China” or post a comment