Posts tagged "culture"

ALERT! Chinese New Year here again

23

Jan 2015


Global Sourcing, International trade, Safety and Compliance
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ALERT! Chinese New Year here again

The Chinese New Year (CNY) is like Christmas, New Years Eve and your own birthday all merged into one major holiday. It’s the time of the year when the factories shut their doors and the workers go back to their hometowns to spend some quality time with their friends and relatives. They eat, drink and wish each other luck for the year ahead. Sounds great! However, for importers the Chinese New Year is not a reason to celebrate. It’s the cause of major delays, frustration and missed deadlines...

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The Chinese “Chabuduo” Attitude

23

Sep 2014


Global Sourcing, International trade, Quality Control
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The Chinese “Chabuduo” Attitude

When you are doing business with Chinese people, it is highly recommended to learn about the cultural differences in order to be successful and prevent mistakes and problems with Chinese suppliers. Sometimes Chinese words and expressions are a good guide towards some of these cultural differences. In particular, when a word or phrase is complex to translate, it often means there is a cultural difference involved.   A good example of these words is the expression Chà bu duō  (差不多...

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The Indian Breaking Coconut Ritual

07

Aug 2013


Global Sourcing
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The Indian Breaking Coconut Ritual

  JULY#53       NEWS    ECONOMY  NORMS & REGULATIONS  UPCOMING EVENTS  News Agriculture: Centre sanctions Rs 75 cr to promote horticulture in Punjab +Info Pulses output might set another record +Info Automotive: Maruti Suzuki India to enter light commercial vehicles segment  +Info India to be world’s 3rd largest automotive market by 2016: HIS +Info  Renault open to more tie-ups in India  +Info Business agreements:  Saudi-India business ...

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Mexico Woos Chinese Tourists

05

Aug 2013


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Opportunities
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Mexico Woos Chinese Tourists

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists visit the United States each year, but fewer than 50,000 went to its southern neighbour Mexico last year. But Mexico's looking to change that.   Its tourism secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu has been visiting Hong Kong and the mainland to woo Chinese investors and tourists.   She said that last year Mexico saw about 1,500 Hong Kong visitors and around 47,000 from the mainland. "We're looking to grow those flows" she added at the start ...

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Face Is Vital for Your Business in China

03

Sep 2012


Global Sourcing
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Face Is Vital for Your Business in China

You are in China for a long time travel, to finish your studies or simply to do business… Then you already encountered a phenomenon that you might have not understood quite properly: The Face phenomenon. The importance of face in China is well documented with numerous articles, studies and tracts on the importance of managing face in China.   What does face mean, how do you manage it, and what is the relevance with regards to Gen Y?   Face is considered uniquely Asian or ...

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Chinese Winners, a Cultural Trait.

03

Sep 2012


Global Sourcing, Safety and Compliance
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Chinese Winners, a Cultural Trait.

Today, I’d like to come back a little on the last Olympics which ended 3 weeks ago. Here is a British coach who moved in China to train Chinese athletes and to understand and experience the “Win culture” of the Middle Empire.   Chinese athletes train incredibly hard, harder than we could explain in words and as a coach who has placed swimmers on five different Olympic Games teams, he tells he has never seen athletes train like this anywhere in the world. They have an unrelentin...

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Why Being in China Is Compulsory?

26

Jun 2012


Global Sourcing, Quality Control, Quality Management, Supplier Assessment
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Why Being in China Is Compulsory?

If you have ever imported from China before, you know how important it is to have a presence on the ground, with your own staff or with external help. Not having one can create many headaches, frustration and can cost you thousands of dollars. Not having representatives in China can be the difference between managing a successful importing project from China or an unsuccessful one.   Setting up your own presence in China can be difficult, expensive and time consuming. Therefore, many ...

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