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Soft Landings and Take-Offs. Is China Managed by Sir Alex? Suddenly, there are some signs of life creeping out besides those in the US, where such signs have been present for a while. In the UK, I picked up various anecdotes in addition to the better published data and, in this last week, there has [...]
Oct 23 2012, 7:33 am | Posted in Investment Relations | Read More »

According to data released by the Shenzhen Customs shows the city import and exports have reached a record high of US$ 41 billion last month. This shows a 22 percent increase from September of 2011. It also showed a one year growth rate of 6.3 percent greater than August. And with Christmas fast approaching experts [...]
Oct 22 2012, 12:03 pm | Posted in Import/Export | Read More »

Just a reminder that Hong Kong will be closed on Tuesday, October 23rd, for the Chung Yueng Festival. We will be open on Monday, October 22, and will resume normal operations on Wednesday, October 24. The Chung Yueng Festival is similar to May’s Qing Ming Festival, a time for honoring ancestors by visiting burial sites. [...]
Oct 22 2012, 11:13 am | Posted in Quality Control | Read More »

The city is planning to relocate more than 50,000 trees to give way to the construction of new Metro lines making it one of the largest tree transportation project in history. Most of the trees that will be relocated from designated Metro line are 5 to 10 years old. Construction of the Metro line 7 [...]
Oct 22 2012, 10:23 am | Posted in Relocation | Read More »

Inspection results climbed back to 76.7% buyer acceptance in Week 41 after suffering a slump to 60.7% in Week 39. Electrical testing yields also recovered to 85% in Week 41, coming back from Week 39′s 83%, after setting a sizzling 94% in Week 38. Inspection 76.7% Accept Testing 85% Pass Week 41 Quality Report, 2012 Substandard Part Listing Motorola MC68705P3CS (Date Code [...]
Oct 19 2012, 8:39 am | Posted in Quality Control | Read More »

Suppliers in China are cautiously optimistic about July to December 2012 export revenue in view of the economic uncertainties in traditional export destinations and rising production costs. The former is pushing an increasing number of makers to pursue growth opportunities in emerging markets. Nearly 60 percent of the 506 respondents to a survey conducted by [...]
Oct 18 2012, 10:33 am | Posted in Featured,Import/Export | Read More »

Due to the Mid-Autumn/National Day holiday, White Horse’s lab was closed during Week 40, so weeks 39 and 40 are combined for this report. Inspection results dipped slightly to 60.7% in Week 39 from Week 38′s 61% buyer acceptance rating. Electrical testing yields dipped from Week 38′s sizzling 94% to nearly 83% in Week 39. Inspection: 60.7% [...]
Oct 17 2012, 8:31 am | Posted in Quality Control | Read More »

This week’s title links to the title of our October Monthly Insights, that we published yesterday, a copy of which is attached. In it, I ponder the big investment issues of our time, and question whether – at least from an investment perspective – this widespread belief about how uncertain everything supposedly is, is actually [...]
Oct 17 2012, 7:35 am | Posted in Investment Relations | Read More »

SACS is proud to present its Lecture on “Setting up a Business in China” and to welcome its distinguished speaker Jerome Van Huigenbos, Senior Associate of Dezan Shira & Associates who will share his professional knowledge and experience on the requirements and implications of setting up a business in China. Dezan Shira & Associates is a [...]
Oct 15 2012, 7:35 am | Posted in Investment Relations | Read More »

The deputy director of the National accounts and Economic Growth Research Center said that China will rank among the upper middle income countries by the year 2020. By 2020 the country is expected to quadruple its 2000 per capita GDP. This target was set during the Communist Party’s 17th National Congress last October 2007. If [...]
Oct 12 2012, 8:28 am | Posted in Featured,Finance | Read More »