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GlobalAutoIndustry.com provides information and resources to automotive executives responsible for their company's international development and operations, and helps them with doing business in the global marketplace.  The Company's eJournals CHINAtalk, ASIAtalk, EUROtalk, AMERItalk, LATINtalk and GLOBALtalk HR editions, now reach 25,000 automotive supplier subscribers worldwide.  The monthly eJournals provide targeted information and insight on doing business in international automotive markets.
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China auto demand increased 24% in October, above our estimate for 10% in Q4. Strong growth continued from the Japanese automakers, which are on easy comps due to the poor Sino-Japanese relations last year. We believe auto sales will continue to be ...  Read on...

The Beijing municipal government will slash its new car registration quota by 37.5 percent starting from 2014 and give more stake to new energy vehicles as part of its efforts to curb air pollution. According to an interpretation of a ...    Read on...

Auto recalls surge in China

China Is Cracking Down On Lamborghini Sales To Stop Lavish Spending

Chinese Markets for Automotive Aftermarkets

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China held its much anticipated Third Plenum earlier this month. And markets reacted favorably to the "decision" that followed a few days later.Policymakers said they would loosen China's one child policy, abolish the notorious ...  Read on...

More openness to global markets and foreign businesses features as a key part of the Third Plenum resolution whose full text was published on Friday evening.Restrictions on overseas investors are to be lifted for industries including ...  Read on...

Signals from the Third Plenum: Further reform

Can Chinese leaders maintain their Mandate from Heaven?

China manufactures an enormous amount of consumer goods. Its value to the global economy is estimated to be around US$7 trillion. But stigmatised as low cost, low quality products, Chinese brands have yet to make inroads into international markets.   Read on...

Passengers leaving the airport in Johannesburg, one of Africa's busiest hubs, can see a long billboard near the baggage-claim area: "New choice, new life. Haier-inspired living."Haier, a widely known Chinese brand of ...    Read on...

Negotiate Successfully in China will show you how to:

• Construct a negotiation plan that leads to profitable business - not empty promises
• Develop and maintain value-adding relationships and networks
• Find the right partners - and keep them loyal
• Protect your technology, intellectual property and assets  
• Identify and leverage your sources of power
• Understand what Chinese negotiators really want - and what they really mean.

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Interested in the "Understanding Cost Breakdowns"
(with Jeoff Burris) online course? 
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The Guangdong Foshan Intermediate People's Court recently ruled in a termination case that evidence taken from an employee's work email was inadmissible.  The company in question conducted an investigation of the employee by checking his ...  Read on...

Estimates by China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security indicate that while the annual increase in the labor supply over the next two years will reach 25 million, a labor demand of merely 12 million per annum will cause ...   Read on...

Kelly Services, a world leader provider of workforce solutions, today launched the bilingual Kelly Services 2013 Salary Guide Greater China, a comprehensive reference tool on the salary trends and job titles in key industries and functions in Greater ...   Read on...

China: Guangdong Province Issues New Notice on Payment of Union Fees

Company Culture in Building a Strong and Stable Workforce in China

Hong Kong: Collective Bargaining Motion Shelved

When and How to Come to China

China: Internships have become a necessity for graduates to secure jobs

Chinese expect lower house prices from reforms

Survey: Chinese workers just not engaged

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China said Friday it opposes the release of a WTO report about its export curbs on rare earths - exotic minerals used in mobile phones and other high-tech products - following news accounts that the document rejects Beijing's policy as a ...  Read on...

On September 9, 2013, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD, a Ministry of the Taiwan Government) announced that:A partial revision of the Customs Act passed recently by the Legislative Yuan provides for the ...  Read on...

One of the most important issues facing companies conducting trade with China is the subject of taxes and duties imposed on goods imported into and exported out of the country. This is a complex subject, and rates and regulations differ ...   Read on...

Doing Business in China?  Is your company struggling to understand the Chinese health care system, the spectrum of medical insurance in China and how the new Social Insurance Law affects your non-local employees?
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This On-Demand Seminar focuses on the recruitment challenges in the Chinese manufacturing industry, and how to overcome those challenges to hire the best employees.
Seminar covers: Identifying Candidates, Attracting Candidates, Contract Negotiation/Structure, Legal Issues, Retaining Talent, Expatriates. 
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Access over 100 OnDemand Seminars, with more coming soon.

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Andrew Hupert, NYU Professor, negotiations expert and author of "The Fragile Bridge", conducts a candid 20 minute interview for GlobalBusinessProfessor.com giving tips and insights for negotiating with the Chinese: what to expect and what they expect in return. 

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In this segment, Ron Hesse interviews Daniel P. Malone, of Butzel Long regarding the impact of the Korea - U.S. Free Trade Agreement as the Agreement approaches its first anniversary.  Special focus of the interview includes the impact on the automotive industry.
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This interview examines the ROI of training and development and, in particular, communication training. For companies whose workforce is compromised of non-native English speakers, specific challenges exist. Interview topics particularly address two solutions: how the training process can minimize language barriers for both native and non-native English speakers alike, and how English pronunciation training ...
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I recently attended (and moderated a panel at) the Clean Truck and Bus Summit in Shanghai. Of course the first topic that came to my mind was electric vehicles.   But this conference looked at the full range of alternative fuels. And one that was ...

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China: Sailing In Choppy Waters: Business Implications Of The
Economic Reforms For The Decade Ahead

How to Create Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs in China

China's New Wave of Regulatory Enforcement: What Multinationals Need to Know

Foreign Brands: Here's a Better Strategy for Beating Chinese Counterfeiters

Investment in the People's Republic of China

Domestic firms to drive China's chemical sector growth, finds report

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