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What lawn mowing methods tell us about the costs of labor in China

June 27, 2011 Another China Blog, Blogs

Pleasant Surprise

A few days ago as I came into work at our Shenzhen office, I was greeted by the pleasant smell of cut grass and the hum of a distant lawn mower in the yard behind our office.

For a moment I thought I was back home and my mom was

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Hate my iPad2: a lesson about sourcing

June 24, 2011 Another China Blog, Blogs

News Flash: Steve Jobs kicked me in the nuts!

Here is how he did it.

 

The other day I set out for the local mall in Shenzhen with a budget of 300 RMB to pick up an MP3 player for my daughter’s birthday.  The IPad2 came out in China the very

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Land Rover fails to register their IP (lessons for buyers)

June 22, 2011 Another China Blog, Blogs

LuHu vs. LuHu

If you like cars and if you have been to a major city in China recently, you certainly noticed the growing number of Land Rovers and Ranger Rovers joining the ranks of the Audi’s, BMWs and Mercedes as the must-have rides of the expanding upper middle

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Too small to go factory direct?

June 20, 2011 Another China Blog, Blogs

Finding a supplier and getting a quote is easy thanks to free websites like www.GlobalSources.com.  Because it is so easy to go direct, smaller and smaller buyers are trying their luck at a factory direct relationship.  The CSIC is dedicated to providing the resources to help buyers succeed in creating

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VAT scams exposed

June 17, 2011 Another China Blog, Blogs

Warning: This is a long post, but it addresses some VAT related pitfalls buyers need to be aware of when doing business in China.

 

This post is based upon a recent question that was posted to CSIC sponsor PassageMaker (www.PSSchina.com) and forwarded to me as I try my best to explain

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