City officials are planning to attract more than 1,800 professionals overseas. Foreign expats and Chinese nationals that are living abroad are invited to come back to the city and work. If doing so it will bring the total number of overseas professionals working in Shenzhen to 24,000. to achieve this goal, the city needs to [...]
Ok, so here we have it – as a one off recommendation as to where to house your money and protect your wealth on a buy and HOLD long term strategy, SILVER is where it’s at. The bull run in precious metals is far from over. As investors, or potential investors, you should always have [...]
Foxconn Technology announced yesterday that they have increased wages of their assembly line workers by 15 to 25 percent. The wage increase was the third such raise to happen since 2010. For workers that are based in Shenzhen, the increase will bring basic salaries to 1,800 yuan for probationary employees and a 2,200 yuan for [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce in South China invites you to the Green Walk and St. Patrick’s Day Party held on March 17th. As a long lasting Irish tradition, it is celebrated internationally. Come and have fun with us and your friends in green outfits. Good time to enjoy the wonderful view of the city [...]
We stand at the precarious edge of one of the most challenging times in human history, and the need for conscious leadership has never been greater. The world economic crisis threatens to create conflict between religions, nations and civilizations. In business circles, leaders need to be able to complement the triple bottom line (people, planet [...]
Vice President Xi Jining ended his U.S trip with a final stop at Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood and the movie industry. During his short stay in L.A., U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that China has finally agreed to allow Hollywood to distribute films in China especially in Imax, 3D and other enhanced [...]
Due to a legal battle between a Taiwanese technology firm, Proview Technologies over the iPad trademark, retailers in Chinese cities have been asked to remove it from their shelves and to stop selling the popular tablet PCs. Several major shopping malls in Shanghai’s Xuliahui District have already stopped ordering iPads, while other cities such as [...]
The city experienced it first year on year negative growth in foreign trade since October 2009, when the city’s total import and export value dropped to US$26.95 billion last month showing a 19 percent decrease compared to January of last year. City exports declines by 11.7 percent while imports have decreased to more than 29 [...]
A handful of surveys show a rising tide of Western workers heading East, writes Dallena Samara The mantra ‘have work, will relocate’ continues to gain ground as businesses shift their focus and talent to new markets. Studies show that worker mobility is increasing – and will continue to grow over the foreseeable future. The so-called [...]
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with U.S. president Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and several top senior U.S. Officials in Washington. Xi, together with the U.S. Leaders, agreed to work together to grasp opportunities, fight difficulties and promote a China-US partnership that is based on respect and mutual benefits. During his visit, Xi [...]
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