Mediation & arbitration expert, Matt Kowalak of http://www.southernperspectivesz.com/ offers his option on the new laws and how this will impact the sourcing industry. BTW, Matt is from the USA but studied law in HK. His company, Southern Perspectives is one of our newest corporate sponsors at CSIC. I appreciate his …
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Everybody knows that prices are on the rise for made-in-China goods due to higher input costs such as labor and rent, not to mention the appreciation of their currency.
But the interesting point, as this article states, is that exports are up, despite the increased costs.
Granted, as the article explains, profits …
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I received the following unsolicited invitation to attend a trade show up in Ningbo.
The organization would provide buyers with interpreter, transportation round trip from Shanghai on the “sourcing bus” and introduce suppliers.
Perhaps I have been in Asia too long, but it reminds me of my first time in Bangkok where …
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If 1990’s rapper Big Daddy Kane was sourcing from China these days, he’d probably say “anything goes when it comes to PO’s but sourcin’ ain’t easy , sourcing’ ain’t easy (repeat hook 6 times)”. Never thought I’d get a chance to sample a BDK lyric in a …
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Update on China Income Tax changes
In an earlier post entitled “Individual Income Tax Law” we talked about the proposed changes to the tax system and how this would benefit China sourcing.
Here is the latest
Happy to say the change has become law as of Sept 1, 2011 and impacts 60 million …
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