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Language and cultural barriers put pressure on large and small companies alike, but I would argue the economy is the main thing that affects the Chinese business practices that foreigners find the most jarring. Read more>>
Mar 07, 2013 Comments(6)
As expats living in China, we cannot help but conjecture over many facets of life here. However, subjective claims often get broadly categorized as “biased”. One way to add a bit of objectivity to our criticisms and praise is to look at various ...... Read More>>
Feb 14, 2013 Comments(1)
China is in the midst of one of the largest building projects in human history. In regards to China’s airport boom specifically, one has to wonder why the country is investing so much towards the renewal and/or creation of state-of-the-art hubs and spokes? ... Read More>>
Feb 05, 2013 Comments(4)
Even though China has struggled greatly in the past, the country has prospered enormously during the early stages of the current era of globalization. But what will China’s economy look like in the future? Will it become the next world superpower? ... Read More>>
Jan 28, 2013 Comments(11)
As China’s economy continues to boom, the number of wealthy Chinese is rapidly increasing, with many opting to leave the country. Among the successful however, many have played dirty during their climb to the top and were later caught on the run from their ...... Read More>>
Jan 16, 2013 Comments(2)
On November 29, 2012, Yum! Brands (the parent company of KFC) warned its investors that Yum! China's Q4 earnings had fallen 4%. And in the weeks that followed, Yum! Brands’ stock price fell 11%. Clearly something other than food scandals is amiss with the ...... Read More>>
Dec 17, 2012 Comments(4)
Editor’s note: The following was translated and edited from an article that appeared in the Chinese news site Information Times. It concerns a new business venture designed to teach Chinese women how to find rich—and reportedly, Western—husbands, the ...... Read More>>
Nov 11, 2012 Comments(2)
An entrepreneur in Zhejiang has found a niche market for some extreme survival gear: a giant floating stainless steel globe to protect against all manner of natural disasters which he calls a “Chinese Noah’s Ark”. ... Read More>>
Nov 07, 2012 Comments(3)
Vietnamese media report a growing consumer preference for Thai and local goods over Chinese imports, which previously held an advantage due to their lower prices. Now, more and more Vietnamese consumers equate “Made in China” with unsafe, low-quality ...... Read More>>
Sep 10, 2012 Comments(4)
Photo: guardian.co.uk Long legs. High heels. Short skirts. One just has to look around in any major city in China to see the way businesses are using sex to sell their products. This method of advertising stands in contrast with the more traditional views ...... Read More>>
Sep 05, 2012 Comments(3)
Editor's note: The following article was translated and edited from an article that first appeared in the Chinese edition of the Wall Street Journal. It discusses the mounting evidence that China's economy is slowing down, as evidenced by a new report that ...... Read More>>
Aug 28, 2012 Comments(2)
China is in a state of perpetual change. In the 20th century alone, the country experienced communism and capitalism, isolationism and foreign occupation, dictators and presidents, war and peace, depression and prosperity. Though the turmoil of the early ...... Read More>>
Aug 27, 2012 Comments(1)
Editor's note: The following article was translated and edited from an article that appeared on takungpao.com. The article discusses the recent sentencing of Garth Peterson, a foreign executive formerly employed by a branch of Morgan Stanley in Shanghai, ...... Read More>>
Aug 06, 2012 Comments(1)
Opening and running a high-end restaurant is hard enough without having to do it in China, and yet that's exactly what owner of Steak Factory, Michael Yip, did…twice in the last decade. Michael was commissioned in 2006 to build a Western diner ...... Read More>>
Jul 26, 2012 Comments(0)
Robin Li, founder of Baidu. Photo: stephendenny.com China is the fastest developing nation, growing at an average rate of 10% a year since 1978. In 2010, it passed Japan as the world's second largest economy and currently has a GDP of more than $7.2 ...... Read More>>
Jul 15, 2012 Comments(0)
Editor's Note: The following article was translated and edited from an article that appeared on finance.chinanews.com. The article presents the 2011 annual employee salary ranking for 23 provinces and provincial cities across China. Burgeoning cities, such ...... Read More>>
Jun 05, 2012 Comments(1)
Photo: thedailyrecord.com With all the talk nowadays about how China is the next big thing, how simple it is to make your fortune over here, and how successful start up businesses can be, one might assume that pretty much all foreign industries have found ...... Read More>>
Jun 04, 2012 Comments(0)
Photo: businessinsider.com Following the recent global economic downturn, many foreign industries are increasingly looking toward China to help revitalise their global relevance. Among these, some industries stand out as particularly benefiting from all ...... Read More>>
Apr 04, 2012
Editor's note: The following article was translated and edited from several issues of the Chinese publication IT Time Weekly (IT时代周刊). The magazine features a weekly section called "figuratively speaking" (用数字说话)— a pun on its use of...... Read More>>
Mar 31, 2012
Editor's note: The following article was translated and edited from a summary of Fortune China's “50 Most Influential Business Leaders in China" for 2012 list which has been making the rounds on the Chinese web. Additional information on these ...... Read More>>
Mar 21, 2012 Comments(1)
While it's no secret that wine drinking has become vastly popular in China in recent years, were you aware that importing wine into China has also turned into one of the world's most lucrative (legal or not) business ventures as well? Case in point: the ...... Read More>>
Mar 19, 2012 Comments(1)
Photo: fashion.ifeng.com For a 2005 New Years' resolution, journalist Sara Bongiorni made a rather difficult resolution for her family: To stay away from any "Made in China" purchases for the entire year. Her experiences and difficulties of ...... Read More>>
Mar 09, 2012 Comments(2)
Meals are an important part of life in China and big meals are an especially important aspect. It only follows that business meals are also an essential ingredient in life for entrepreneurs and their colleagues. However, just knowing they’re important ...... Read More>>
Mar 08, 2012 Comments(0)
Editor's note: While stories detailing the unsavoury working conditions of factories (a la Foxconn), shoddy quality control measures, squandered foreign investment and other problems typical to foreign companies in China are all commonly discussed topics, ...... Read More>>
Feb 27, 2012 Comments(1)
It's hard enough starting a business in your own country, but imagine doing it abroad. Language barriers, differences in business practices, licensing requirements and visas all affect a small business' ability to get off the ground. Even more than at home, ...... Read More>>
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