Un giro semplice del tassì da Schang-Hai a Suzhou lo ha messo molto in mente dei contratti di sviluppo con il cinese - persino il più semplice dei contratti. Nel commercio faccia molto raramente il cinese si aderiscono alla lettera della legge, mentre exorcise il relativo spirito alla loro convenienza più in anticipo. E se l'accordo è verbale, quindi vigilanza fuori!

L'affare era questo: per 300RMB - compreso i tributi - il driver de Schang-Hai lo prenderebbe a Suzhou…

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Da Jocelyn Eikenburg

“Ho assunto un allievo da un'università locale per fare la mia traduzione… e si è conclusa sul danneggiare la mia reputazione.„

Ciò era la storia che mi sono sentito da un contatto di affari ho incontrato due settimane fa. Lavora per un grande fornitore chimico con una presenza in Cina ed hanno avuto bisogno del loro Web site tradotto in cinese. La sua scelta era di assumere un allievo locale dalla Cina per il lavoro. Una volta che presentasse la traduzione ai suoi soci cinesi di affari, non sono stati impressionati - gli errori realmente hanno fatto lui ed il suo sguardo dell'azienda meno professionista nei loro occhi. Read the rest of “What does your Chinese translation say about your company? You may be surprised…” or post a comment

Imagine doing jail time — or worse — just because you were related to the offending party.

If you want to understand just how far collectivism goes in China, look no further than lianzuo — or collective responsibility. Throughout China’s 2,000-year feudal history — from at least 7th-century BC all the way to the turn of the 20th century — people were guilty by association. That is, if you were …

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Huge, mythical beasts with piercing eyes and gigantic, roaring mouths stand guard at many of China’s most important buildings and ancient structures. The name of these imposing creatures is “Fu Dogs” or Rui Shi (”auspicious dog” in Mandarin), also known as Imperial Guardian Lions.

Started during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the tradition of placing two large statues of male and female lions near the entrance of an establishment was intended to …

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Tomorrow is the start of the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. This festival starts on the first day of the first lunar month (on the Chinese calendar) and it ends on the fifteenth day of this month. This period is traditionally full of celebrations, family visits, special foods and fireworks. It’s one of the more important Chinese festivals and everybody will take the time to celebrate, especially during the first three days of the festival.

This time is obviously not the best for arranging meetings and trying to make business deals. Also travelling within China is not recommended since many Chinese will go back to their hometown and every form of public transportation will be overloaded with families and bags full of presents and food. The best option is probably to stay where you are and try to see some of the local festivities such as fireworks and dragon dances. Read the rest of “Happy Chinese New Year” or post a comment