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Bribed in the PRC. Prosecuted in the USA.
“Bribery”, “corruption” and “fraud” in China all are regular features of the business headlines. But readers (at least many of them) often assume that they are “Chinese” problems. Often they are, but it is not a safe assumption. In recent months I have come across three cases of employee fraud at foreign companies operating in [...]
Dalian Port’s Promotional Video
One never knows what one will find on Youtube, and while wrapping up a Yangtze report I found the below promotional videos fro the Dalian Port.
If you have never visited a port, you need to at some point as it really is an amazing site. Besides the containers whizzing by your head, what you [...]
Transparency And The Environment
The environment is high on the government agenda, as President Hu Jintao made clear recently, but there is still much to be done. The FT notes an OECD report that has some scary conclusions:
“China’s air pollution will cause 20m people a year to fall ill with respiratory diseases, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [...]
FDI up 12% in First Half
FDI just keeps on coming to China. Shanghai Daily reports that it was up 12% in the first half of 2007:
“FOREIGN direct investment in China, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, climbed 12.2 percent in the first half from a year earlier.
Spending rose to US$31.9 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said today on its Website. The [...]
A Hot First Half for 2007
Recently the Sizzling Summer Stats and June trade figures were already causing concern. Now new figures on GDP, investment and inflation show that there is still plenty of heat in the economy (but also some welcome domestic demand). Figures reported in People’s Daily include:
• GDP: Up 11.5% in the first half of the year (and 11.9% [...]
How Critical is Being Able to Speak Chinese? Ask Richard Ong
A bit off our normal topic range, when I saw the FT article Goldman executive hits China barrier I knew All Roads readers needed to see it.
Over my almost 6 years in China I have run into many who thought that they did not need Chinese in China, and in Shanghai there are more [...]
Tianjin Economic Development Area News – July
Apparently, when you pubish the news from one city (see Chengdu’s), you attract the attention of other friends who want to share as well their good news.
In addition to the below news clips sent to us, I encourage readers to view our profile of Tianjin and Tianjin’s Economic Zones.
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What Happens When Your Chinese Supplier Says: Sure, Go Ahead, Sue Me!
Because American states must, in most cases, enforce a judgment issued by the court of any other American state, Yanks in business tend to take for granted that fabulous feature of our legal system, known as “full faith and credit.”…
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