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Useful Tip from a Local Chinese Company: Activate Mobile Payment before Your Next Business Trip to China!

By Mathieu Feb 20, 2020 0 comments

Using your phone to pay is now a daily gesture and the main mean of payment for most Chinese. In 2018, around 83% of all payments were made via mobile payment modes.

 

This is definitely very convenient, you practically don’t need cash anymore in the Middle Kingdom.

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Business Mentality in China and Vietnam. Helping You Understanding the Differences

By Mathieu Jan 15, 2020 0 comments

The trade war between the US and China is still ongoing. But more than that, labor cost is rising tremendously in China and many importers are considering (or have even started) importing from other Asian Countries.

 

As a reader of our blog, you are probably a skillful importer in China with many years of experience in the Middle Kingdom. However Vietnamese customs and Vietnamese business culture are still very different. This article will help you better understanding these differences.

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Shipping Your Goods Before or After the Chinese New Year Break?

By Joao Barbosa Dec 11, 2019 0 comments

Chinese New Year is approaching, and as you may already know, factories are going to be totally closed for at least two weeks. When the workers start to return, it will take a few more weeks for them to get back up to full capacity. With that in mind, there are certain things importers should be cautious about in order to manage well their supply chain and have the level of 

quality they expect whether they choose to ship before the holiday or after.

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Vietnamese New Year and Chinese New Year: difference and similarities

By Mathieu Jan 28, 2019 0 comments

To us Westerners, Chinese New Year is often seen as the same everywhere, in any Asian country with Lunar Calendar, and to be honest it is not completely wrong! The general atmosphere is similar no matter if you celebrate it in China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore or Vietnam.

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Lanyards and Slow Cookers: A Look inside Two Very Different Products and the Manufacturing Teams behind the Scenes

By Ben Nov 29, 2018 0 comments

Of all the inspections I’ve reviewed and observed, two in particular stand out to me: a shipment of lanyards bound for the US, and a shipment of portable slow cookers bound for the EU. These inspections are interesting both for their similarities and their differences, and they point to some important trends in the ever-changing landscape of quality control in China. 

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Inspection Insights: How Does An Everyday Inspection Go?

By Tatiana Trukhina Jul 27, 2018 0 comments

Have you ever joined inspections of your products, conducted by a 3rd party QC company? You can get a better picture of the process or situation if you actually become a part of it. It can help you to understand how the inspection process goes and be more confident about your QC partner. If you never joined inspections, then this article is for you!

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Post-CNY Quality Issues

By Daria Jun 02, 2017 0 comments

Chinese New Year is regarded by most Chinese people as the biggest holiday throughout the year and in many cases it is the only holiday when they can reunite with their families and spend time at home.

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Will Chinese public holiday influence your business?

By Fiona Cai Jul 06, 2015 0 comments

Which issue would you concern most when handling the international trade?

Capable supplier?

Quality guarantee?

Secure payment?

Production punctuality?

 

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The disparity of Russian and Chinese business cultures

By Dmitri Hall Jan 25, 2013 1 comments

It has become clear in the recent years that economical and political ties have become ever strong between Russia and China. This developing unity between two great nations is the reason for the increase in cross-border trade and cooperation. However it has also become clear that although business ties have strengthened, there is still a large difference between the Russian and Chinese business cultures.

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Cultural differences between China and Brazil

By Henrique Dec 28, 2012 0 comments

With extraordinary speed, China has become Brazil's most important economic partner. In 2010 China was Brazil’s largest trading partner, accounting for over 15 percent of total Brazilian exports and supplying over 14 percent of its imports. Brazil has become a major supplier of iron ore and soybeans to the Chinese market, and exports to China increased almost thirty-fold between 2000 and 2010...

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