Spend In China

18TH ASIAN CORPORATE CONFERENCE OF ASIA SOCIETY OPENED IN TEDAOn the afternoon of May 28, 2008, the 18th Asian Corporate Conference of Asia Society was opened in the Convention Center of the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel in TEDA, Tianjin Binhai New Area. The theme of the conference is “a new era for global business: sustainable [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tianjin Investment News: June 2008", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/07/05/tianjin-investment-news-june-2008/"});

Happy July 4th to all those celebrating the American Independence Day!  We have a long weekend here in the States, and I think everyone is happier for it.  For more information about the Holiday, check here.  Those in America, enjoy the holiday.  (I know I will be as I enjoy watching fireworks every year)  Those [...]

Most of this paper has talked about Western companies in general, and aims to provide recommendations on how Westerners should seek to market and sell themselves to Chinese businesses. It is worth, however, considering how companies from different Western nations are considered. Figure 9 summarises the main strengths and weaknesses of companies from the four largest Western [...]

Comparing Different Western CountriesBy Matthew HarrisonMost of this paper has talked about Western companies in general, and aims to provide recommendations on how Westerners should seek to market and sell themselves to Chinese businesses. It is worth, however, considering how companies from different Western nations are considered. Figure 9 summarises the main strengths and weaknesses of companies [...]

Though table tennis has its origins in England as an after-dinner amusement for upper-class Victorians in the 1880s, the last couple of decades China dominates in Ping Pong. As these exhibition players are happy to demonstrate.

I have just received the latest contingency plan from my friends at DHL.Major update includes:Traffic controlTraffic to skirt around BJAFR DG embargo regulationOFR TianjinStandby warehouseFor the previous plan, you can go to DHL’s Beijing Olympics Memo & Contingency PlanIf you would like me to send to you, please send me an email rbrubaker (at) [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "DHL China Updates Their Olympic Contingency Plan for Logistics", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/07/03/dhl-china-updates-their-olympic-contingency-plan-for-logistics/"});

Was just forwarded an article from Reuters entitled China to shut factories ahead of Olympics-sources where the lead paragraph says:Authorities in Tangshan, an industrial city in Hebei province north of Beijing, have ordered 267 firms to shut down operations by July 8 to improve air quality ahead of the Olympics, government and industry sources said [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It’s “Official” - First Round of Olympic Shutdowns are Coming", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/07/03/its-official-first-round-of-olympic-shutdowns-are-coming/"});

The push to get out of high-cost offices, factories and warehouses in city center locations, continues at a pace in China.A combination of rising real-estate prices for Grade A buildings, 18% average salary increases year-on-year, and a push for a cost-down corporate strategy, ensures that there are few other choices. The China Plus 1 strategy [...]

By Frank MulliganThe push to get out of high-cost offices, factories and warehouses in city center locations, continues at a pace in China. A combination of rising real-estate prices for Grade A buildings, 18% average salary increases year-on-year, and a push for a cost-down corporate strategy, ensures that there are few other choices. The China [...]