As the Chinese economy grows and consumption rises, there have been a number of product liability issues in the last few years, ranging from infant formula tainted with melamine to escalators unexpectedly reversing their direction. Such episodes have...
Nowadays, as the biggest wine producer in the world, of which annual production is approximately 160 million tons, it is estimated that EU wines last year enjoyed a market share in China last year as high as 14.32...
In association with Machwuerth Team InternationalThe hectic pace of many change is viewed nowadays as problematic, yet restructuring and process optimisation are necessary for organisations that want to assert themselves in a dynamically changing competitive environment. Internal consultants and...
Nowadays, doing business in China is common for foreigners. Since the Chinese word for “contract”, 合同 (hétong), actually means “to agree jointly”, something that foreign parties must consider and agree upon when engaging in business negotiations with Chinese...
In association with Machwuerth Team InternationalLeadership has proven to be essential, especially in times of crises and change. Short span change cycles, conflicting targets, incomprehensible technical and economic processes, upheaval of traditional orientation patterns can only be addressed when,...
Today’s social aesthetic values have led to a craze for plastic surgery, resulting in the number of clinics providing the service increasing at a stellar rate. About three million people had plastic surgery on the mainland in 2010 in...
In association with Machwuerth Team International When training managers the coach is confronted with two different mentalities. Some managers report on the continual pressure; they complain about that which does not work in their organization and about failures of...
On 17th January 2013, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China released Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Healthy Development of Freight Forwarding in international shipping (hereinafter referred to as “Guiding Opinions”), in which the guiding ideas,...