Business English a sound investment in China
There is little doubt that English is the international language of business. Whether your staff are serving customers, attending meetings, making sales, or simply communicating by email with someone on the other More...
Shanghai leased office space improvements
In last months article we focused on the differences between leasing office space in Shanghai and leasing in other cities. This month we discuss leasehold improvements. Q: In what condition is office space leased? A: More...
Nokia Wants To Be the Biggest in China
Nokia plans to merge its four Chinese JVs into a single corporation to produce CDMA mobile handsets. Pending approval from the Chinese authorities, the newly merged company would become one of China’s largest More...
China MBA to increase your annual income
Have you ever thought of taking a full-time MBA course? Will it allow you to say goodbye to your low salary, routine work and difficult boss? That sounds really fantastic. But, according to some employers, taking More...
China Warned of New Round of Real Estate Bubbles
The amount of unsold housing rose sharply to 14.1% during the first eight months of 2002, according to the latest estimates made by the National Bureau of Statistics on the performance of the country’s real More...
China Uses WTO Rules to Give Steelmakers a Breathing Space
China has again made clear its stance in providing transitional protection to its and steel industry. The Chinese Government announced that from November 20, 2002, it would impose so-called “final safeguard More...
Chinese Consumer credit a Fashion in China “Spending Beyond One’s Means”
The use of credit has become a mature and improving form of consumption. The current attitude of Chinese residents is shown by the results of a survey of over 462 families in four cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou More...
Making China’s Logistics & Supply Chain Market Look Ship-shape
The modern logistics sector, and the potential profits that this industry could make are heating up a network fever in China. With the Middle Kingdom’s logistics enterprises still being at an embryonic stage, More...
Should foreign companies invest in Hong Kong or Shanghai ? A question for Simon Galpin
That is a question for Simon Galpin, who is Associate Director-General of Invest Hong KongHK, the government’s inward investment promotion department. His division is responsible for attracting foreign investment More...
Edward Tai, the GM of Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Q: Could you firstly tell me a little about yourself and how you first started working with Hyatt International? A: Well I’ve been in the hotel business for quite some time. After I graduated from hotel school More...