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Chinese National Holidays

CHINESE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AND WHAT TO EXPECT Chinese National Holidays are approaching fast; it will be from October 1st to October 7th. This is one of the two weeks known as Golden Weeks in China. A Golden Week is when is officially a holiday for a total amount of 7 consecutive days in the country; the other one being during the Chinese New Year. These days are very important in the Asian country because they mark the creation of the People’s Republic of China. We are going to explain some i...

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2016 G20 Summit: Recap

Like every year the leaders of the exclusive group of the G20 have met to discuss important global affairs such as global warming, the economy or terrorism. This year the summit was held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province. This is the first time the group meets in China and the second they meet in an Asian country (the other one being in South Korea in 2010). This year has been marked with the Chinese comments on global trade, the Brexit and the US presidential campaign. Th...

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Tech 4 Trade at Rise 2016

From May 31st to June 2nd, Hong Kong was filled with ideas, dreams, laughs, but especially with entrepreneurs who gathered together in the second edition of the RISE conference in Hong Kong. The RISE conference is a place where entrepreneurs can show their starts ups, meet other entrepreneurs and meet possible investors who can help them make their dreams come true. Our Tech 4 Trade team also took part of this event. As you may already know, Tech 4 Trade was created a few years ago as a solut...

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CHINA’S LIGHTING INDUSTRY

Last time, we've discussed about the IP protection in China. Today, we'll discuss about the more specific issue regarding this IP protection. When China committed to restrict its IP protection, the government also paid more attention to several critical issues and one of them is related to the lighting industry.     Growth in Lighting Industry   Recently, there has been an extravagant growth in the lighting industry as improvements in the China's intellectual property en...

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CHINA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR NOW

As we know, currently China's economic condition is not really good. After periods of massive growth and development, the manufacturing sector is surely changing. Many reasons and factors define this change. Things like demographics change, hiring practices, technology, and markets are changing China's manufacturing sector. We will discuss some of them in this article and don't worry! These changes are not that negative. It will just change the way investors operate their factories and ...

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CHINESE PEOPLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS BRANDS

China may be closed to the outer world one time, but when it opened its door the the outer world, well, you can conclude yourself :) . I wrote this article to give you more insight about Chinese people attitude towards brands. It's very important, moreover for you, who want to enter the Chinese market.     Research Says... Based on research that was done by Cohn & Wolfe about the authenticity of the brands in the eyes of consumers, financial brands like the Bank of China a...

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WELCOMING SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND

It has already fixed that Shanghai Disneyland will be opened on June 16, 2016. On the other hand, China's pollution is still kinda a serious problem. Sometimes, you can't see that clear blue sky. What will China do to make Shanghai Disneyland become "children's happiest and most beautiful place"? What will they do to maintain the clear blue sky above Shanghai Disneyland? Stay with me till the end of this article and you'll find out how creative China is.   Old factories: It's time to say ...

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STEEL PRODUCTION RESTRICTION

China is the world's biggest steel producer, accounting for around 822 million tonnes a year. There was a call from the US, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey to restraint the world's steel production. The call was raised due to the failure of international talks to find measures to tackle the industry crisis.   Selling Steel at a Loss In the past months, record production in China has led to criticism. Analyst saw it as a distortion for international ...

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CHINA’S SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY

Yesterday, I wrote a final essay about how technology changes the way we live. As I reflect, can you imagine how that thing changes our life in many aspects! In daily life, we are spoiled by the internet. Fast, fast, fast. Everything's becoming more and more instant. Even the nature of business has been changing.   Recently, I've been attracted with China's commitment in improving quality. Yes, quality, not quantity anymore. If you are following news about China, China has been helping m...

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CHINA’S PRIORITY IN IP PROTECTION

Last time, we've discussed about one of the biggest downside in China's industry: counterfeit. Chinese government has been trying to beat the counterfeit and increase the Intellectual Property or IP protection. So far, Chinese government has found some brilliant ways to fight the counterfeit. Let's find out the details!   Innovation Stream in China Don't underestimate China! Like I always say, they're really serious in improving their quality and innovation. This innovation has been le...

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