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7 1/2 ways to win business in China
The global economy and table seating at the world business buffet
The fact that so many more companies are trading and investing overseas also means that one core source of support for protectionist policies, that is, manufacturers who produce solely in the United States, has gotten smaller. This means…
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China’s labor source and the impact of one billion pigs
Wage inflation in China has joined commodity inflation. Cheap labor is now, in fact, not so cheap. A new labor law will place further obligations on employees, and is due to be implemented this year.
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The EMS business forecast – A tale of two scenarios
This outlook is based in part on the macroeconomic forecast data available through mid-February, which formed our most likely scenario: the U.S. would …
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Chinese authority Dr. Kerry Brown on China’s issues and western ways
Kerry Brown, Ph.D. is the author of ‘Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century’ and, ‘The Rise of the Dragon: Chinese Inward and Outward Investment in the Reform Period.’ He is also a committee member with 48 Group Club, a business network committed to promoting positive relations with China, and …
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Hourly manufacturing labor rates in China
China is not only one of the largest trading partners with the United States it is also a manufacturing destination with one of the lowest …
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China’s risk: Bubbles burst, that’s what they do
Combined, all of these issues, and many others are becoming fault lines in the foundation that has allowed China to recover from the economic …
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10 steps to quality in Chinese supply chains
Arrow chairman, president and chief executive officer offers guidance to electronics manufacturers on how to manage and lessen supply chain risk in China with his 10 steps to China supply chain success..
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U.S., Vietnam: Trade ties and a China buffer
Currently, China’s size and skill greatly surpass those of Vietnam as a center of production. Yet the incentives currently offered by the Vietnamese government to increase incoming foreign direct investment show an intense focus on the economy, not unlike China’s actions in the 1980s.
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RoHS one year later: The good news is…the bad news was wrong
Tin-lead solder has 100 years of reliability data history and is a tough act to follow. Right now, the biggest threat to the electronics industry and electrical and electronics equipment is …
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