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Here's last week's round up! To have your comment included in Friday's update, be sure to comment on any (or all) article(s).

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Marketing-China and Getting it Right
China is a paradox. You need to see on one hand the differences and on the other hand the commonalities among people in order to succeed. This is the difficulty ...

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Q & A:
I am looking for high quality Tool and Die manufacturers in China that have an interest to expand their current business with North America. … Answer this question (7 respones so far) >>

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Lost in Translation
An episode of the Danwei TV series ‘Sexy Beijing’. What is your Chinese name?

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Luxury Brands in China: Part IV
Chinese companies are now beginning to build up brands that need IPR protection and, as a result, they are also demanding better enforcement. Recent counterfeit cases have...

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Latest China Sourcing Trends
Over the years the exercise has evolved from a static, per item price-driven modus operandi to more sophisticated ones. For example, many US buyers now employ a …

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Cheap or value added
China may not yet be full of artisans and fine craftsmen, but will be one day as this approach becomes more prevalent. Companies will begin to invest hugely in …

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Gio in reply to Travel Agency in Shanghai
Dear Pablo, Forget about opening a WFOE in the travel sector: it is not permitted. You have to team up with a Chinese counterpart...

Leon in reply to Chinese fibre glass material company
Hi, I have a friend in a fiber glass factory, the factory is among the top10 in its field in the world. If you are interested, pls contact me and I would like to introduce you to this factory.

KenBW2 in reply to Cheap or value added
I agree. There’s far too much emphasis on just getting the job done these days. What happened to taking a pride in the workmanship of what we do or own? Would be nice to …

Paul Murphy in reply to Cheap or value added
Definitely a different view to take on the whole situation, but I think the idea of products designed cheaply so that they’d break quickly (and for this to be considered acceptable by …

Andy in reply to Cheap or value added
I guess most of European entrepreneurs expect Chinese labour to be dirt cheap, and most Chinese manufacturers know this is what we expect and fulfill our expectations. I wonder …

Mike in reply to Travel Agency in Shanghai
Pablo, Best way is to find a local government certified agent to work with to make flight arrangements (they must be licensed anyway). You can make the EU arrangements via …

Aneta in reply to Luxury Brands in China: Part III
Thank you so much for updating me with China’s Business News, it helps me to know more about China. As everyone knows, most of luxury brands are purchased by clients all …

JP in reply to Chinese fibre glass material company
Hi, we deal with all sorts of fibre glass material, from raw material (mats, roving, BMC, SMC, Carbon) up to finished products. we ource from different companies throughout China…

Leon in reply to Chinese fibre glass material company
Hi, Jean-Philipp, Thanks for your attention and reply. Pls add me by MSN or skype so that we can discuss in details…

Richard Kaye in reply to Cheap or value added
You make a very good point. I think the reason is many years of indoctrination and obedience has led to a propensity to acquiesce to others expectations. An entrepreneurial …

Benjamin in reply to Marketing-China and Getting it Right
Mona, you have some good points. While I may disagree that Chinese managers are effective because of their thousand year history I do agree that Chinese management practices, while …

Benjamin in reply to Inside Chinese Business–Book Review
Thank you David. I greatly enjoyed

Paul Tittmann in reply to Tool and Die experts in China
I’b be interested in hearing more of your professional expertise, specific to processes, industries, and customers in North America. I’m responsible for growth of that market in sourcing …

Terri in reply to Tool and Die experts in China
I have several contacts in tool and die manufacturing in China who would likely be interested.

Terri in reply to Cheap or value added
Is there a formula you can apply to working out how much to spend on labour? Is this something that can be taught, or something that can only be learnt? Yes. Absolutely yes! There are …

Douglas Peacock in reply to Tool and Die experts in China
Martin, A manufacturing and sourcing company called Creative Resources is well established in China and might find this to be a unique opportunity. They currently do quite a bit of tooling…

Terri in reply to Marketing-China and Getting it Right
Best practices have no nationality and are not limited by race or geography. While cultural considerations must be included in any management strategy, the hubris...

Tina in reply to Cheap or value added
As a Chinese, I know the Guanxi is very important. Just for an example, you want to get a special license for exporting wood, then you...