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Quality Inspections during Travel Restrictions ( 3 out of 4)

According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), quality control is part of q...
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International Sales Contract

Jorge Millan & Ivan Hernandez An international sale contract is a binding agreement between t...
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Factory Audits during Travel Restrictions (2 out of 4)

As we discussed in our previous article, the first stage of an international purchasing project is t...
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COVID-19 IMPACT ON OCEAN FREIGHT PRICES

Plan your container bookings on-time and be aware of sudden cost fluctuations. In August, the peak...
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Sourcing of Suppliers during Travel Restrictions (1 out of 4)

Regardless the industry, scale or magnitude of your international purchase, the first stage of the p...
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WeChat in the Supply Chain

On August 6th, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that bans US individuals and compan...
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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 an...
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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...
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Chinese National Holidays

CHINESE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AND WHAT TO EXPECT Chinese National Holidays are approaching fast; it wil...
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Mid Autumn Festival and Mooncakes

One of the most famous Chinese holidays is the Mid-Autumn festival. This year it will fall during mi...
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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 a...
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Wrist Watches Factory Inspection

Good Morning Everyone! Ever heard the saying “clock watchers never seem to be having a good tim...
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The importance of third party companies

In this day and age, it is very common to import products from other countries and then sell 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 entr...
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Mexico – China Trade

After years being the factory of the world, China has started to go outside and invest in other coun...
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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 spe...
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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 grow...
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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, ...
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