Entries from ASIABIZBLOG tagged with 'China'
EVENT: U.S.-China High Technology Working Group
On September 29, 2009, the U.S.-China High Technology Working Group, sponsored by NAM, MOFCOM and the Dept of Commerce, will hold a "Public-Private Sector Dialogue," described as follows: The U.S.-China High Technology Working Group (HTWG) was established to facilitate high-technology...
Guest Post: Lin Bai on China’s Generation Y Consumers
[Editor's Note: Much has been made of China's potential for a consumer, rather than export, driven economy. The potential has caused marketers to salivate in expectancy for centuries. However, estimates of 40 to 50 million Chinese consumers with sufficient disposable...
Peter Hitchens on the "Wicked Chinese Empire" in Africa
Quotes like those below make for great reading. The proclamations of friendship between China and African nations, common in the 1960s and 70s, based upon on a common penury and "revolutionary ideals," have long since vanished, replaced by mountains of...
Another Prediction of Chinese Currency Supremacy
A Columbia University economist known for his extraordinary conclusions -- some right -- evidently knows something everybody else does not. The Chinese yuan is preparing to overtake the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, economist Nouriel Roubini has warned....
Impact of the Credit Freeze on International Shipments -- Where's the L/C?
Bloomberg reports that the credit freeze is expected to reduce the number of international shipments banks commonly guarantee: ``Letters of credit and the credit lines for trade currently are frozen,'' Khalid Hashim, managing director of Precious Shipping, Thailand's second-largest shipping...
US University Researcher Convicted of Export Violations -- with a China Connection
[Editor's note: Doug Jacobson has graciously provided the text of today's post. I recommend readers visit his International Trade Law News blog, well-written, informative and worth your time. Doug Jacobson is a partner in the Washington, DC office of the...
合夥做生意最好白紙黑字 -- An Article in Chinese for the World Weekly
[Editor's Note: I continue to write for Chinese Americans about legal issues relevant to their communities. The article below -- on how desperate things can become when a business partnership dissolves -- was published in the August 31, 2008 print...
Ambassador's IPR Roundtable, Beijing -- Date Announced
From the Embassy circular comes the following announcement: SAVE THE DATE: November 6 and 7, 2008 The Ambassador's IPR Roundtable, Beijing, China. Ambassador Clark Randt’s seventh and final annual IPR Roundtable will be held in Beijing on Thursday and Friday,...
Scam on Attorneys Claims U.S. Victim
The scam I wrote about here has found success with at least three attorneys, one of whom may now be in the hole for $200,000: Atlanta securities lawyer Gregory Bartko said he is the victim of an Internet fraud scheme...
Technology Heads-up -- An Interview with Wayne Turmel
What's a webmeeting? I've been corporate and know just how tough it is to hold worthwhile meetings with participants on two or more continents. Wayne Turmel, President of greatwebmeetings.com, offers a service that makes things a lot easier....
Famous Chinese Film Director: Western Workers are Lazy -- Podcast
Chinese Film Director Zhang Yi-mou teaches Westerners a thing or two about the laziness of Western workers. A lesson about opinions commonly held by Chinese in business....
Famous Chinese Film Director Expresses Commonly Held Opinion of Western Workers: Lazy! Therein Lies a Lesson for Business Managers
Chinese, as we well know well, are supremely capable of putting in long hours. Indeed, suffering quietly is a badge of honor. Hong Kong Chinese work even while asleep (or so it seems). Well, they do often pass the evening...
Announcement: IP Rights in China Roundtable
Event: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA Date: October 23-24, 2007 October 23: Evening Reception October 24: IPR Roundtable Place: Grand Hyatt Beijing From the event website: Ambassador Clark T. Randt will host the Sixth Annual Roundtable Discussion...
Mattel Apologizes to China!
A shameful kow-tow. "Our reputation has been damaged lately by these recalls," Thomas Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice president of worldwide operations, told China's quality watchdog chief, Li Changjiang, in the Chinese capital. Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and...
Chinese-Made Condoms Fail to Stimulate Confidence
A reference in passing to the origin of these condoms suffices to make this another "Uh-oh, Made in China" story. Check your wallets, boys. [Thanks once again to the eagle-eyed Miss Johnson From London for the onpass.] The usual noises...
Beijing: Analysis of a Left Turn
You will appreciate this fine analysis of left turn in Beijing. With thanks to Emperor B for the onpass. Then watch a video of traffic patterns at an intersection in Guangzhou here. No, really, it's fascinating!...
China Law Reporter Looking for Articles
Qiang Bjornbak, editor of the ABA's China Law Reporter, is soliciting articles on two timely topics. 1. China's much anticipated anti-monopoly law: its major features and potential for influence upon unfair competition behaviors, such as price fixing. 2. Product safety...
Kiwis Say "Blow Me Down! Poison in Kids Clothing From China?"
In New Zealand, high-levels of formaldehyde have been found in children's clothing imported from China. Calls are issued for Parliamentary investigations. Just how does the formaldehyde find its way into the bloodstream? Curious, but I was unaware that Kiwis ingested...
Audio: Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead
The New York Times editorializes on the safety of Chinese imports and what should be done, in its own inimitable fashion. Rich Kuslan attempts to interpret. WARNING: This podcast may contain sarcasm....
Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead
Lead, again. The New York Times -- "everything that fits, we print" -- opines obliquely this morning on the subject of Chinese imports. Portions are intelligble. Let me endeavor to translate Times-speak to American English (I am not yet certified...
Mattel's China Toy Subcontractor Commits Suicide?
Washpost claims that Zhang Shuhong of Lee Der Industrial Co., Ltd., the leaded toy supplier to Mattel, has committed suicide. Zhang's colleagues claim, apparently over the telephone, his death by hanging in his factory. Terrible, if true. But, true? Please,...
2007 Angel Investor Conference in Beijing
2007 （第二届）中国天使投资大会 我们诚挚地要请您参加9月 22日在北京隆重举办的《2007 （第二届）中国天使投资大会》，此次大会将聚集中外著名实力天使投资人、中外顶级投资机构、门户网站创始人以及企业名人来共同探讨2007年中国投资热点，研究中国新经济的创新发展方向。 大会特别为创业项目准备了洽谈会，为欲创业、正创业、已创业的你提供融资平台。届时，你将和投资人对接洽谈。 ★主 题： 跨越资本时代 ★参会理由： 1．本次会议为创业者初期提供了一个资金支持的服务平台 2．本次会议受到国务院发展研究中心等有关部门高度重视，将天使投资纳入国家经济发展战略重点推广项目之一 3．本次会议得到中央电视台，央视国际网站、《 IT时代周刊》、《新经济导刊》等媒体的关注 4．本次会议规模将超过第一届天使投资大会，届时将有 500人左右参加会议 5．本次会议天使投资额度将达到 5000万美元 6．本次会议创业项目将超过 300余项 7．本次会议对创业者与投资者都是一次共赢的盛会 8．参加本次大会所有项目简介及联系方式将录入会刊发放到到场所有嘉宾。 论坛信息： 主 办：聚 网 新经济导刊 承 办：创业家园 支持单位：央视国际 时间：9月22日 地点：北京 规模：500人 洽谈领域：生物科技、化工能源、数字媒体、网络游戏、手机游戏、虚拟社区、WAP 服务、无线搜索、数字音乐、网络交友、广告联盟、资源下载、软件、芯片设计、连锁服务等。 议程安排： 报到：2007 年9月21 日（9： 00—17：...
Price-Fixing in China? Case-in-point: the Aluminum Industry
[Editor's Note: Price fixing and industry collusion aren't generally considered hot topics among investors and lawyers, except when the discussion turns to China. Does Chinese business culture, whatever that may be, favor monopolistic behavior, eschewing competition? Or is price fixing,...
Humble Request for a Translation
UPDATE: We have a translation. Thank you (!) to the four readers who offered to provide one. I've had a second reader request for a translation into English of the Chinese text of "Guangdong Court Applies Hong Kong Law in...
What Happens When Your Chinese Supplier Says: Sure, Go Ahead, Sue Me!
Because American states must, in most cases, enforce a judgment issued by the court of any other American state, Yanks in business tend to take for granted that fabulous feature of our legal system, known as "full faith and credit."...
Citibank and the City of Wuhan: Struggling on the Banks of the Yangtse
The smoggy, foggy and utterly disheveled metropolis of Wuhan, on the Yangtse River in Hubei Province, bears the historical distinction of locus of the river trade. [See photo I took in Wuhan that gives you an idea of the Wuhan...
The AFL-CIO and Chinese Unions
Today's post contains a few questions I'm hoping some of my readers might be able to answer. This WSJ article on American labor union officials and labor activism in China is an interesting read. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions...
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