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Subcontracting by suppliers: Buyer beware!

May 18, 2012 Articles

Quality Control, with David B. Fisher

When looking for suppliers in Asia, a high percentage of the vendors that you may look at are likely middlemen, with no actual facility, connecting the buyer to the factory. Of course, it is best to avoid this situation and many clients will perform audits

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Made-in-China: Quality and cultural divergences

May 17, 2012 Articles

“Made in China”, is commonly believed to have a negative connotation. For most people entering into business relationships with Chinese companiesthere are many questions that lead to anxiety: How can I ensure the quality of my products? Can I trust my suppliers? Can I trust the result of the inspections?

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VAT reform: who wants to save some money?!

April 23, 2012 Articles

In a recent edition of the “China Focus” newsletter, the tax experts at Fiducia reported on the trial tax reforms taking place in Shanghai, in which Business Tax (BT) will be replaced by Value added Tax (VAT). The reforms being tested in Shanghai will eventually be rolled out on

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Are you being seen in China?

February 15, 2012 Articles

In this article, sourcing veteran Helmut Maertin gives an overview of China’s online business culture and offers strategies for businesses wishing to leverage the internet to communicate effectively with China-based staff, suppliers and potential customers.

 

Are you “seen” in China or are your links just an error messages?

Your site would obviously work

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Navigation durch das Buchhaltungs labyrinth in China

January 22, 2012 Articles

Christina Fung | Fiducia Management Consultants

NICHT ERST SEIT EINE REIHE CHINESICHER FIRMEN NACH BÖRSENGANG IM AUSLAND FINANZIELLE AUFFÄLLIGKEITEN BEIM JAHRESABSCHLUSS AUFWEISEN, STEHT BUCHHALTUNG FÜR UNTERNEHMEN, DIE SICH IN CHINA ENGAGIEREN STARK IM BLICKPUNKT. DIE FINANZEXPERTEN CHRISTINA FUNG (CHF) UND JEANETTE JI (JJ) VON FIDUCIA BESCHREIBEN, WORAUF ES ANKOMMT.

CF: Was gehört

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