Other Briefings
New Complimentary China City Guides Available from Asia Briefing
Asia Briefing has just revised and updated its China City Guide series – offering readers a brief and easy to read, yet immensely informative, introduction to the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, and Zhongshan. All city guides are now available for complimentary PDF download.
An Introduction to Indian Trade with Eastern China
Jun. 2 – India-China bilateral trade for 2010 stood at US$61.76 billion, an increase of 42.73 percent year-on-year. Presently, China is India’s largest goods trading partner (excluding trade in services), having surpassed the United States in 2007, while India is China’s 10th largest trading partner. In recent years, overall trade between the two countries has […]
U.S. Study Mission Discusses China’s Inflation, Living Costs and the Conspicuous ‘Housing Bubble’
By Cory Lam SHANGHAI, May 26 – Some of America’s top executives in healthcare and education met at the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai last Thursday, in the second leg of a China-specific study mission organized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in conjunction with MCI China, a professional event management company based […]
Safety Concerns to Slow Down Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Rail
Op-Ed Commentary: Vivian Ni May 23 – China’s fastest long-haul railway line, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed passenger designated line (PDL) that is designed to operate at 380 kilometers per hour, will be running at a lower speed of 300 kilometers per hour when it’s open for public operation next month, Sheng Gaozu, minister of China’s Ministry […]
China’s Power Shortage: Challenges Today, Opportunities Tomorrow
May 19 – Enterprises in China are suffering the most serious off-season power shortage since 2004, bringing about great concern that the power supply deficiency will be exacerbated during the coming summer. East China’s Yangtze River Delta region, one of the country’s primary economic growth engines, has been forced to slow itself down due to […]
Getting Your Employees a Hukou – An Unavoidable HR Issue in China
Among the numerous lessons foreign employers need to learn about as they establish a business in China, getting their employees a hukou – the official household registration record that enables immigrants to enjoy treatment equal to that of a city’s permanent resident – is one of the unavoidable issues that they have to understand and tackle.
An Introduction to Kunshan, China’s Richest County-Level City
While investors may have learned abundant information on key cities in Jiangsu Province such as Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi from China Briefing’s City Guide series, they should now also put the city of Kunshan – China’s richest county-level city – on their list when considering expanding or relocating their businesses.
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China’s HR Market: How Much Are Your Employees Worth?
Mar. 16 – While 10 years ago, China’s low-cost labor force was one of the major drivers pushing foreign manufacturers to choose the emerging nation as their production base, nowadays China’s human resource (HR) market is witnessing significant changes alongside its developing industrial landscape. But while it is widely recognized that hiring is becoming more […]
