Baby Business: China’s Maternity Hotels Expand At Home and Abroad
Maternity hotels in China are a booming business in the Middle Kingdom and overseas
By Lisa Sun
Maternity hotels in China are a booming business in the Middle Kingdom and overseas
By Lisa Sun
Recently LearnChineseBusiness.com sat down for an interview with Brian Hager, an American entrepreneur based in Shanghai. Hager, who has many years of experience in sourcing and international trade, talked with us about how his new enterprise, TradeSparq, his new service that allows its users to integrate their own social networks into the supplier search verification process.
The price of Shanghai license plates is skyrocketing, but can it go on forever?
By Lisa Sun
A family friend is selling his old car, an outdated Jinbei minivan with a rotting exterior. It’s a tough sell but for one alluring detail: It comes with a free Hu A (沪A) Shanghai license plate, and this tiny piece of metal has never been more valuable. In the current market, it’s worth more than the van. In fact, it’s worth around $12,000 dollars.
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur talks about how he gets down to business in Taiwan
By David Schainker
Part I of our series on entrepreneurship in Taiwan sits us down with John Fan of Pic Collage. Pic Collage is a Top 10 Photo App for iPad, iPhone and Android in the U.S., Japan and many other countries. Launched in the summer of 2011, Pic Collage has been downloaded over 15 million times.
Anyone in business has likely heard the phrase “it’s not what you know, but who you know” – this phrase takes on a much deeper meaning within China. Many Chinese businessmen rely almost exclusively on their personal relationships when doing business, and protect their networks with a level of devotion rarely seen in the Western countries. Every businessman knows connections and relationships are important, but why exactly are they so important in China? Continue reading
Many Western businessmen new to China are advised of the importance of gift giving to Chinese culture, business or otherwise. But why is this so important to Chinese people? How does one give a gift? And how is this different from corruption or bribery? Continue reading
Almost anyone who has done business with China, or is planning to, has heard the term “face.” Western businessmen coming to China for the first time often hear about how important face is to the Chinese, and are advised to avoid offending a Chinese person’s face – but what does “face” really mean? Continue reading
CNN has a good piece on this fast-emerging story, scary stuff. We’ll refresh as more details become available! Continue reading
By Justin Shuttleworth Beijing’s record-breaking pollution levels over the past winter and spring have made headlines worldwide, casting new-found scrutiny on China’s long-standing air quality issues. If you are currently living in China or travel there frequently for business, then this phenomenon can shift from being from an abstract news item to a very personal health concern in a short … Continue reading
By Justin Shuttleworth “Time eases all things.” –Sophocles I spent four years as a sales manager in mainland China, doing business in some of the largest cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Those four years seemed to sail by very quickly. My company’s primary product was a world-class air purifier and business was good, … Continue reading
Learn the basics of Chinese characters en route to your next business meeting
By Aaron Posehn
If you’re someone who’s been to China on a business trip or tour, or even if you’re someone who has been to your local Chinatown, you surely have had your senses bombarded with signs and papers and menus all written in Chinese characters. It can get confusing, not to mention tiring (at least that’s how I used to feel). You feel like you’re in a strange new world that needs navigation, and there’s is no way for it to be done. Continue reading