RMB’s exchange rate more flexible. Your risk just doubled. What to do?

The China Daily runs the headline “Yuan’s trading reform gains momentum, risk prevention needed.”

Expanding the yuan’s floating band is a significant step of the yuan’s trading reform, but will also increase trading risks for export-oriented firms and banks in the short run, said Lian Ping, chief economist with …

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Sourcing expert gets the smack down from a QC expert

In his article “Yes, lean production is possible in China” QC expert Renaud Anjoran of the blog www.qualityinspection.org takes Author and China Consultant Rosemary Coates to task over an article she published entitled “Why China Is Not Ready for Lean Projects” in the Supply Chain Management Review.

I don’t know Mary …

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Chinese-Foreign Lawsuits on the rise in China

What are the reasons for the increase? And is this a good or bad thing?

The China Daily runs the headline “Business lawsuits in sharp increase” and correctly points out that one of the factors for the increased number of cases is that there are more and more foreigners …

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More free resources: business guide to China’s provinces

The team of China experts at Fiducia Management Consultants have put their China business guide on-line. Free for CSIC readers.

Check out the interactive “China Province Report” at   http://www.fiducia-china.com/china-insights/china-provinces-map

For each province, the reports introduce the major industries and infrastructure. A quick an easy way to get up to speed if you …

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Exclusive look at data from one of the largest Chinese supplier surveys ever conducted

Dr Neale O’Connor with the School of Business at the University of Hong Kong is interviewing 1000 suppliers in China to understand market trends and challenges. As buyers, it is always good to know what our suppliers are thinking. Dr O’Connor has spent the last 18 months and over $HK300,000 on research, …

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