Real Estate Prices in Beijing still growing despite “bubble” talks
Despite all the talk for months and months of a real estate bubble in China prices in Beijing's real estate market continue to rise. Taking a comparative look at real estate prices in Los Angeles and Beijing it's hard to fathom how the real estate market in China can continue to grow. Let's take a look. According to statistics provided by trulia.com the Price of Los Angeles Real Estate … Continue Reading...
Google Pulls out of China
As I had predicted in my previous post, Google has stopped censoring it's search results, and has pulled out of China. However, the plot-twist comes in the manner which Google pulled out! It decided to leave a lot of it's R&D facilities, as well as mobile and a few other of it's holdings in the maindland, and the google.cn, although shut down, is now being redirected to it's Hong Kong … Continue Reading...
Seven Major Differences between Chinese and American Business Cultures
Understanding cultural difference is the key in building lasting relationships with your business partners abroad. China has a long and rich history and culture that has built a business environment that is markedly different than U.S. business culture: 1. Relationship-based versus transaction-based Relationships come before economics in China whereas in the U.S. economics generally … Continue Reading...
The Shanghai World Expo (World Fair) 2010 and Business
What do businesses need to understand about the Shanghai Expo and the opportunities it will open in the market? The next 2-5 years will see a dramatic growth in a few areas. Here's actually my take on this. I just attended an expo in Beijing promoting the Shanghai Expo 2010. There are two major observations and some conclusions that I can draw from the information information given … Continue Reading...
Real Estate Prices in Beijing still growing despite “bubble” talks
Despite all the talk for months and months of a real estate bubble in China prices in Beijing's real estate market continue to rise. Taking a comparative look at real estate prices in Los Angeles and Beijing it's hard to fathom how the real estate market in China can continue to grow. Let's take a look. According to statistics provided by trulia.com the Price of Los Angeles Real Estate … Continue Reading...
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Real Estate Prices in Beijing still growing despite “bubble” talks
Despite all the talk for months and months of a real estate bubble in China prices in Beijing's real estate market continue to rise. Taking a comparative look at real estate prices in Los Angeles and Beijing it's hard to fathom how the real estate market in China can continue to grow. Let's take … [Read More...]
Seven Major Differences between Chinese and American Business Cultures
Understanding cultural difference is the key in building lasting relationships with your business partners abroad. China has a long and rich history and culture that has built a business environment that is markedly different than U.S. business culture: 1. Relationship-based versus … [Read More...]
The Most Common Mistakes Western Companies Make in Entering the Chinese Market
China is one of, if not the, most exciting emerging market in our world today. Several industries have taken hold in the Chinese market including automotive and telecommunication products and services. While China presents U.S. companies with many great opportunities, it also presents challenges … [Read More...]
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Google Pulls out of China
As I had predicted in my previous post, Google has stopped censoring it's search results, and has pulled out of China. However, the plot-twist comes in the manner which Google pulled out! It decided to leave a lot of it's R&D facilities, as well as mobile and a few other of it's holdings in … [Read More...]
Google reported revenues of $6.67 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2009
Google reported revenues of $6.67 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 "Google had a strong fourth quarter, with 17% year over year revenue growth," said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. "Given that the global economy is still in the early days of recovery, this was an extraordinary end to … [Read More...]
Google Leaving China
Google recently posted on their blog that they are considering pulling out of the China market and closing down google.cn. The gist of the story, if you still haven't heard of it, basically, they recently suffered cyber attacks from super high-tech hackers, on top of the recent conflicts … [Read More...]
Success in China
How to overcome Chinese import regulation barriers that prevent you from selling to China?
China is a complex market to understand especially when it comes to laws and regulations. The first barrier for Western companies looking to sell in China is to pass the initial product registration prior to exporting to China. For many western business people, trying to understand the rules and … [Read More...]
Business lessons from the World Expo
To understand and do business with China it's extremely important to understand the lessons learned from the World Expo in Shanghai. Here's a quick glance at some of the lessons you should try to lookout for when visiting the Expo: From the architecture, one can get an understanding of … [Read More...]
Why is Apple’s Iphone Failing in China?
So Iphone entered China early September. And thus far, no more than a few thousand sales have been registered. Where did Apple go wrong? The problem isn't due to the Iphone's popularity, as there is a huge demand for Iphone's in China. One can see black-market Iphones all over the place, which … [Read More...]
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