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Due Diligence’s Dark Side…
China Success Stories is fast becoming one of my favorite blogs. Their recent article on due diligence is an excellent examination of the complicated issues surrounding the simple task of not getting burned in your dealings in China. George Martin, a Partner at Faegre & Benson LLP wrote the article for CSS. The premise is [...]
More on Joint Ventures
We talked a few days ago about the nightmares that can come with joint ventures in China. How do you avoid them? Dr. James Chan, writing for China Success Stories, has some Practical Tips on Working with a Chinese Partner. Most of Chan's tips seem simple and obvious. But many Westerners doing business in China [...]
Taxi
Getting into a taxi in Shanghai is a bit like sitting in the first three rows at Seaworld- yes you might get wet (/ in a head-on collision with a Bongo truck) but surely that’s part of the fun? I take a taxi to work every day. Generally it’s the same guy every day, the [...]
At the funfair! (Part I)
The thing with some people is that they do not respect the natural cycle of life. For every Spring there must be an autumn, for every snowflake, a sunbeam- for every death, a birth (unless loads of people die and no-one is born, like in Florida). In short, after a Friday night drinking binge, I [...]
Welcome, David
Work has been, quite figuratively, insane these past few weeks. On Sunday I worked a shift from 10am until past midnight, with just occasional break for crying and thumping the desk. It’s not all weeping and wishing we were dead at the office however, another colleague just arrived from the UK this morning bearing gifts [...]
Opening a bank account
Due to a combination of my shirty landlord and having my pocket picked at the weekend, it was finally time to get a Chinese bank account this week. Basically it’s easy- all you need is 1 x Passport 1 x Guy what speaks Chinese 1 x The patience of a saint. The patience is for [...]
The Nerve Centre
Here in a rare “behind the curtain” glance is a look at the top-secret operations control room from which I oversee ISpyShanghai.com: This is my personal computer monitor on which I Gimp up images of fake bank notes, or airbrush out any minor imperfections from my otherwise immaculate face. (And yes, fellow geeks, that whole [...]
Paris Hilton Exclusive!
If you book 3 nights Bed & Breakfast, you’ll receive quadruple Delta Airways Air Miles and a complimentary fruit basket. (Valid until February 29th 2008) Source: ISpyShanghai
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