20 novembre 2007 dalle storia di successo di affari della Cina
20 novembre 2007 dalle storia di successo di affari della Cina
Da Aaron Wininger e sole di Peiyu
La popolazione crescente della Cina oltre di 1.3 miliardo consumatori potenziali, accoppiata con il loro reddito disponibile velocemente crescente, sta trasformandosi in in un mercato enorme per i prodotti protetti dalle leggi della proprietą intellettuale (IP). Il reddito disponibile dei residenti urbani di Beijing ha raggiunto 17.653 yuan per capita (oltre $2.200 USD) in 2005. La Cina ha quello anche diventato delle basi principali di manufacturing del mondo per i prodotti protetti dalle leggi del IP. Pił ulteriormente, il P.I.L. della Cina ha raggiunto oltre $8 trilioni (USD) in 2005, basato su paritą del potere d'acquisto. As such, based on these numbers alone, the opportunity, occurrences, and profitability of IP infringement in China is steadily on the rise.
According to recent postings by the United States Embassy in Beijing, China is the number one source of counterfeit goods seized by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. However, targets of IP piracy and infringement are not just U.S. or foreign companies, but also Chinese companies. For example, on a recent visit to street corner in Shanghai, DVDs of movies currently playing in theaters worldwide were available for 4 yuan (about 53 cents, U.S.). With some haggling, volume purchase discounts appeared possible. Bootleg DVDs included recently released American films such as “Transformers” and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” as well as many popular, recent Hong Kong movies. Since the main market for Read the rest of “Recent Developments and Routes for Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in China” or post a comment
September 25th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
Last week we saw a great documentary on doing business in China, called ‘Brits Get Rich In China.’ The documentary features three British entrepreneurs; Tony Caldeira, Peter Williams and Vance Miller.
Tony Caldeira had a successful cushion business in Liverpool, but his company lost the battle against cheap Chinese imports. In order to save his company he decided to go to China and set up his own cushion factory. He invested millions of his own dollars to achieve this goal. Read the rest of “Documentary on doing business in China” or post a comment
July 4th, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
By Benjamin Ross
China and the US have been in the news again, and this time it’s about intellectual property rights. The US is accusing China of not taking intellectual property laws seriously. China has responded by giving the US the proverbial middle finger. Here’s my take.
From the American Perspective Read the rest of “Pirates of the Middle Kingdom” or post a comment
June 21st, 2007 by China Business Success Stories
To Jim van Drunen Littel the Netherlands were always going to be too small. Bilingually raised and working for one of the best known consumer goods companies in the world, he goes international in 1986. Successfully managing a territory stretching from India to Japan for a large tobacco company, it is then time to realise other personal ambitions. Starting his own enterprise and learning Chinese, those are his goals. Van Drunen Littel goes back to university and lives with a Chinese family for several months to get a good understanding of the Chinese culture. In the meantime he’s working on getting One2Call started: Interpretation, City Directions, Yellow Pages, Lonely Planet and lots more. All in one phone based service. In between calls he gives us a few golden tips.
“First of all it’s useful for every foreign businessman in China to have insight into Read the rest of “Advanced Golden China tips” or post a comment