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The new SAFE regulations

China Business Success Stories — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:48:00 -0600

To improve foreign exchange administration of foreign-invested enterprises and to facilitate the handling and verification of foreign currency capital, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) have recently issued a new notice. The new regulations aim to prevent hot money from flooding into China to establish foreign-funded enterprises and to allow regulators to closely monitor [...]
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Crossing Cultures

xanskinner — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:42:56 -0600

Where can you find cheese in Guangzhou and what's a Guzheng? What's seems the same, and what seems shockingly different between life in China and the USA? What are some interesting books and internet links? Find out here! Leave a comment please!

Concentrated Distribution

China Business Success Stories — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:10:00 -0600

Just like in other countries, being dependent on one relation is also not advisable in China. Whether it concerns a client or supplier, a distorted relationship will often cause pressure. This will result in a weak negotiation position which, in some situations, will cost you dearly.
Satisfaction with the current situation should not be an excuse [...]
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American Cool and British Corner Cutting

huoleifeng — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:29:00 -0600

An interesting story out of the LA Times about American "heritage" clothing brands like Red Wing and Filson and how they are back in style again. These traditional styles and the new, hipster brands that are copying them are extremely popular, but not only in the US. Japan, for whatever reason, seems obsessed with American trends, from preppy traditions like Brooks Brothers and J.
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CSRC Protest and Crackdown

huoleifeng — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:43:00 -0600

The great glass curtain walls of China. Part 5

China Business Success Stories — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:12:00 -0600

On a miserable drizzly Friday afternoon, a minibus from the Chongqing city government turned up at the university gate, blaring Michael Jackson’s Thriller over the sound system. An import/export company had arranged the bus to drive us to their offices for a price discussion. Jackson and, surprisingly enough, several familiar and unknown faces greeted me [...]
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Eerie foreshadowing of Huang Guangyu's fate

Will — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:54:00 -0600

If you follow China business news then you've probably heard or read about the arrest of Huang Guangyu, chairman of the huge Gome home appliance store chain and China's richest man. As Time's Austin Ramzy points out, being named on China's rich list is a widely known as an indicator of future misfortune.
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Douglas Menelly for AmCham Secretary - Vote Today!

deverman — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:03:00 -0600

The American Chamber of Commerce South China is having their Annual General Election and we have a candidate from Shenzhen running for the position of secretary. Please read Doug's bio below and download the ballot to vote if you are a member - Editor

For Secretary - Douglas Paul Menelly
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What will your China business look like in 18 months?

China Business Success Stories — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:47:00 -0600

We’re getting a little more visibility into the nature of this crisis, and the good news is that we are starting to understand the bad news. China isn’t going to be a safe haven – though it may not be battered as badly as the US and Europe.
But just because China will be less damaged, [...]
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Don't They Read China Law Blog?!?

huoleifeng — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:00:00 -0600

I was unsurprised by yet another story of rioting at a factory in Dongguan. For the past few months, riots seem to be erupting all over China, but factory riots and general discontent has become a common thread amongst workers in Dongguan and Shenzhen.
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