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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.
GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, a global business education platform, helps companies grow and succeed in international markets by providing education and training solutions to global challenges presented by leading experts from around the world.  On-Demand Seminars and Audio Interviews provide valuable learning opportunities, while training programs provide effective international solutions to companies' global business and operational needs.  Whether your company sources internationally, imports, exports, manufactures in several countries, has joint ventures or plans to do business internationally, you will find valuable help here.
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Chinese automakers are set to account for one third of new auto sales worldwide by 2020, with continuing investment in the sector, according to KPMG's fifteenth annual Global Automotive Executive Survey.  The publication, titled Strategies ...  Read on...

China's auto sales smashed through the 20 million mark last year, growing nearly 14 percent and extending its lead as the world's biggest car market, an industry group said Thursday.  Sales in China, the world's biggest auto market since 20 ...    Read on...

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GDP expanded by 7.7% in 2013, official Chinese data shows.  China's economic growth slowed to 7.7 per cent in 2013, the slowest since 1999, and just a little ahead of analyst expectations of 7.6 per cent.  Some ...  Read on...

Since the end of 2008 China's US value of GDP has doubled and is expected to be as big as the US by 2027.China is slowing: there are supposedly bad debts all over the place; the Shanghai stock market index has started 2014 on another ...  Read on...

MNI China Business Indicator Declines to 52.2 in January from 58.4 in December.Business confidence slumped in January to the lowest level in four months, following December's sharp rise, with firms reporting falls in nearly all activity ...  Read on...

The business environment is challenging for foreign companies in China as economic growth slows down, with rising labor costs and strong competition from local companies, the head of the French Chamber of Commerce in China told ...   Read on...

After many years of incubation, UK version of a best-seller has appeared.Ambitious Chinese youngsters have long sought to learn from Western economic theories and best practice, so why don't they tap into wisdom closer to home?     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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Double-digit salary increases and high employee turnover are the two greatest challenges companies will face in China next year, according to Michael Page's China 2014 Salary & Employment Forecast. Average salaries in China will increase six per ...  Read on...

Shanghai facilitates expat visa renewals

Expat Stress In China

Hong Kong's Pay Trends and Talent Landscape

Bosses Forecast Big Pay Raises for Staff Next Year (in 2014)

Hong Kong - leader in flexible hiring

Brightest open hardware stars are in China

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Chineasy is a strategic, easy-learning project by entrepreneur ShaoLan Hsueh that teaches people to recognize Chinese characters through simple illustration. Watch ShaoLan's presentation at the DLD conference, and learn key characters and phrases in ...  Read on...

On 25 December 2013, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China ("GAC") issued two new regulations on customs valuation, both effective from 1 February 2014. GAC Order No. 213 ("Order 213"), entitled Measures of Customs ...  Read on...

Under the current regulatory regime on a national basis, companies incorporated in PRC are subject to various restrictions on companies' capital, such as the minimum capital amount, mandatory timetables for investors to pay up their ...  Read on...

Shanghai free trade zone to be policed for copyright infringements

China: New guidance issued on tax treatment of cross-border "special reorganizations"

New China-United Kingdom double tax agreement comes into effect

EU, China team up to create IPR project

Tensions take toll on China-Japan FDI

China Investment Monitor: Tracking Chinese Direct Investment in the U.S.

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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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Is China getting left behind in electrification trends by focusing on plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles?  Is it ignoring alternatives that would achieve its goals of cutting emissions and reducing dependency on imported oil more quickly ...

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What could happen in China in 2014?

'Big Four' accountants' China units face US suspension

China Market Growth Fueled by Government Spending during Industry Downturn

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