Global Sourcing


WeChat in the Supply Chain

26

Aug 2020


China, Global Sourcing, International trade, Quality Management, supply chain
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WeChat in the Supply Chain

On August 6th, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that bans US individuals and companies from doing business with WeChat citing national security concerns. WeChat has also raised some concerns in other countries such as Australia and Canada and in June, WeChat was also banned in India. What is WeChat? WeChat is China´s most popular messaging app and according to Statista the number of active accounts has been increasing steadily. In the second quarter of 2020, WeChat had o...

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30

Dec 2016


Global Sourcing
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VR is becoming mainstream

This year has seen a boom in VR. From video games to movies and cameras, VR is becoming more common every day. As this technology keeps improving, more companies are starting to develop new hardware and software to ease the experience and create new functions. There are two main models: VR BOX: it consists on the structure  but it lacks a software. The user needs to put their phone inside the box and thanks to the glass inside they will be able to see the phone’s content in virtual ...

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Is China still a copying center?

28

Nov 2016


China, Global Sourcing, International trade, Quality Control
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Is China still a copying center?

China is synonym of copying. If you want any product, the Chinese can copy the exact same product and deliver it to you faster, cheaper and sometimes more customized than the original one. But is it still only synonym with copies and cheap products? As other Asian countries emerge as the new cheap place to produce, Chinese labor costs become more expensive in comparison. Vietnam, Malaysia and Myanmar are gaining in popularity when looking for low costs. China still has a lot to offer thos...

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The Canton Fair: the 2016 Fall Edition

29

Sep 2016


China, Global Sourcing, International trade, Opportunities, Service Offered, Trade Show
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The Canton Fair: the 2016 Fall Edition

CANTON FAIR FALL EDITION 2016 Every year hundreds of trade fairs are held in the world; one of the biggest ones being the Canton Fair, held twice a year in the Chinese southern city of Guangzhou. This is the perfect place to get a first touch with Chinese fairs; you can find almost every industry there and suppliers visit from every part of the country. Here in SBE, we know it is not always easy to go to these fairs; flight tickets, time consumption, hotels, food, etc. But we also kno...

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Chinese National Holidays

23

Sep 2016


Global Sourcing
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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

07

Sep 2016


Global Sourcing, International trade
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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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