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See Mexico Tequila on China’s Top Shelf

09

Aug 2013


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Quality Control
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See Mexico Tequila on China’s Top Shelf

MEXICO CITY — China has finally invited Mexico to the party and is letting it bring its finest booze, ending a de facto ban on pure agave tequila.   Tequila makers are celebrating the long-awaited opening of China’s market after President Xi Jinping came here in May and, among other things, announced China would relax the restrictions that have prevented brands like Herradura, Patron, Don Julio, and José Cuervo from exporting there. The industry envisions positioning its tequila ...

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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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Eurozone industry ‘growing again’

26

Jul 2013


Global Sourcing, Opportunities
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Eurozone industry ‘growing again’

Private sector industry in the eurozone returned to growth in July, according to a closely-watched survey, boosting hopes that the single currency area will soon emerge from recession.   The Markit eurozone Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which measures business output, was 50.4 in July. A figure above 50 indicates expansion.   July's figure was up from 48.7 in June, and marks an 18-month high.   The eurozone has been in recession since the end of 2011.   "T...

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New High-speed Railway in China

10

Jul 2013


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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New High-speed Railway in China

New High-speed railway line linking Nanjing, Jiangsu Province with Ningbo, Zhejiang’s only deepwater port, and passing through Hangzhou, Zhejiang’s provincial capital put into operation this July. It means a faster connection was provided in Yangtze River Delta region, one of the richest regions in China.   This new high-speed railway will better integrate the region with Shanghai as a center to boost its neighbour cities. The exchange of regional and even international economic a...

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China’s Come Back after the Gap

03

Sep 2012


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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China’s Come Back after the Gap

China started to get scared as the beginning of year 2012 was not as good as expected or usual in exports target. The giant exporter let the world it can weakens at any time, but in the end, as usual, China takes it back and will finally meet their target. In Beijing, China's trade ministry sought to dispel worries about slowing economic growth in July by saying exports are likely to pick up in coming months and the country can meet its 10 per cent exports growth target for 2012.   S...

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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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Afghanistan’s New “Gold” Rush…

27

Jul 2012


Opportunities
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Afghanistan’s New “Gold” Rush…

Every day, the world economy observes new actors entering the game. Some of them could be ones we would never expect but anyway, there they are. Today, we are about to take a look at how Afghanistan could become a new “Saudi Arabia”.   After years of fighting on the soil of Afghanistan and even under its floor, western scientists finally discover that the country has other attractions to make people come to this country. Many years ago, in a time when you could still feel the pres...

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New Trends, Learning Mandarin

26

Jul 2012


Opportunities
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New Trends, Learning Mandarin

Are you or your company already heading to China? If not, maybe you should check at the numerous people coming from the western world who try to settle in China with their whole family, and especially young kids in order to make them able to understand and speak good mandarin. It is told, and it is probably full truth that this language might the language of future. Americans are moving to China, it could be Chengdu or it could even be Singapore, but Americans are realizing the importance of man...

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Growing Use of Composite Materials

25

Jul 2012


Opportunities, Quality Control, Quality Management
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Growing Use of Composite Materials

Have you ever thought of starting or improving your business with Chinese or just Asian products? Well, if not, maybe you should consider it again...   China has long time been the homeland of cheap and fast produced textiles, electronics or whatever is manufactured. But now, Asia is entering another golden age... Loads of industries need new materials to develop new products. It’s the case for industries such as aeronautics, wind energy, automotive or automation industry. The new t...

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