By Andrew 由郑家富

I have been asked many times if Credit and Debit cards can be used in China. 有人问我很多次，如果信用卡和借记卡可用于在中国。 The simple answer is YES, in most cities. 简单的答案是肯定的，在大多数城市。 Hongkong should be no problem, Shanghai and Beijing also should not pose too many problems. 香港应没有问题，上海和北京也应不会构成太多的问题。 Nanning, Guangzhou and similar cities also should be OK. 南宁，广州和类似的城市也应确定。

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. 提示…虽然您的信用卡将芯片和PIN您将在几乎所有情况下被要求“的迹象， ”不要让出来，你的视线。

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. 他们可以用在大多数规模较大的酒店，但并非所有的卡会被接受，在我的经验签证似乎是最容易认可和接受。 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. 您离开之前对中国来说，通知您的银行（借记卡）和信用卡公司，你将在中国就给予日期，然后将国旗您的帐户，并你不应该有很多问题。 You may also still find after your first attempt at using either they will still be declined with the message “refer to provider”. 您可能还找到后，您第一次尝试使用，他们仍然会拒绝与讯息“是指提供者” 。 Do not panic just phone your Bank or card company at your earliest. 不要慌张刚才的电话，您的银行或信用卡公司，请尽早。 Tips…So always carry your card and bank contact phone numbers with you and also the numbers to report lost or stolen card. 提示…所以一直进行您的信用卡和银行联系的电话号码与您也编号，以报告丢失或被盗的信用卡。 Read the rest of “Credit cards and Debit cards in Nanning China” or post a comment 阅读其余的“信用卡和借记卡在南宁中国 ” 或张贴评论

By Marco Hoekstra 由马hoekstra

In the 6 months I have been in Shanghai I have seen and heard many interesting things. 在6个月内，我一直在上海我看到和听到很多有趣的事情。 This time a short story about buying power. 这个时间很短的故事的购买力。

This week I was talking to a young guy who’s girlfriend is doing a study in the UK. 这个星期我是说一个小伙子谁的女朋友正在做一项研究，在英国。 When I asked if he would visit her in the UK he answered negative. 当我问他是否会访问，她在英国，他回答是否定的。 He has possibilities to do, but refuse to because he is supposed to use this time for himself to increase his buying power…. 他这样做的可能性，但拒绝，因为他是要利用这段时间为自己，以增加他的购买力… … 。 When his girlfriend comes back he will get engaged with her and what is a future husband without enough buying power…. 当他的女朋友回来，他将获得从事与她什么是未来的丈夫没有足够的购买力… … 。 I have seen it before where a young guy quit his job because his girlfriend and family thought the job was not good enough for him to built up a successful career and thus to support his future wife financially. 我看到它之前，凡小伙子辞去工作，因为他的女友和家人的思想工作是不够好，他建立了一个成功的职业生涯，从而支持他未来的妻子在财政上。 Read the rest of “Buying Power” or post a comment阅读其余的“购买力”或张贴评论