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ASIA AUTOMOTIVE
We were wise enough to understand that India is hard to understand: Andy Palmer
Interview with EVP & Chief Planning Officer Nissan Motors. There are things an MNC can get wrong when it moves into a new market but it is fine as long as one learns from it, Andy Palmer tells Devina Joshi ...     Read on...
Key M&A Challenges in China's Automotive Component Sector
The automotive sector remains one of the most buoyant sectors in China and this is expected to remain so in the coming decade. For automotive component companies worldwide, this will be the period in which to occupy and shape their ...     Read on...
Additional Asia automotive articles

- Strong Sales in Vietnam and Philippines Continued
- Automotive Aftermarket Industry - a growth potential in China
- India: Passenger car sales jump 15% in June
- Will India's budget favour the auto industry?
- Roland Berger study on the market for car sharing in China 

 

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NEW ON-DEMAND SEMINAR

"The Chinese Automotive Industry: Racing to the Bottom" presented by John Jullens
China's auto industry is presently at an important inflection point: growth rates are expected to slow down significantly during the next decade, the product and industry life cycles are beginning to decouple, and changing competitive dynamics are increasingly resembling those of mature markets.  In addition, the low- and high-end segments will likely continue to gain share at the expense of the mid-market.  Although local Chinese brands currently dominate the low-end segment, foreign automakers are ...    Watch seminar here ...
MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY IN ASIA
Asia Pacific Economic Outlook - July 2014
The July 2014 edition of the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook gives a near-term outlook for China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.    Read on and download 20-page report ...
India, China sign pact on industrial parks
India and China on Monday formalised an agreement to take forward the setting up of China-dedicated industrial clusters in India, with an aim to boost Chinese investment in infrastructure and manufacturing.  The agreement, signed ...   Read on...
Additional economy and manufacturing articles

- China manufacturers to boost R&D spend, KPMG survey finds
- India: Industrial growth at 19-month high
- India Union Budget 2014 (download report)
- 7 red flags in China manufacturing
- Business climate grows hostile between China, U.S. 

 

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WATCH ON-DEMAND SEMINARS
12 On-Demand Seminars released in past 30 days

 

ASIA: "How to Protect your IP and Designs in Asia"

 

ASIA: "Sourcing Efficiency - Tips on Finding Great Factories in China & Asia"

 

CHINA: "The Chinese Automotive Industry - Racing to the Bottom"

GLOBAL: "Picasso Meets Galileo: The Art and Science of Global Brand Execution"

 

GLOBAL: "Global Marketing Resource Management"

 

GLOBAL: "How to Put Mobile Marketing to Work for your Global Business"

 

GLOBAL: "Winning the Future of Emerging Markets"

 

GLOBAL: "Global Social Media Usage Insights"

 

GLOBAL: "Globalizing the Corporate University Curriculum"

 

GLOBAL: "Multicultural Content Marketing for Emerging Markets"

 

USA: "Anti-Corruption: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act"

 

USA: "U.S. Government Contracting: Managing Risks"

 

USA: "Why the U.S. False Claims Act is Serious Business

 

CHINA ONLINE COURSE
"Negotiating Successfully in China" for Procurement and Purchasing Professionals
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.    Watch introduction video... 
ASIAN HR ARTICLES
Online communities are hotspots for talent in Asia
The influence of technology in the rapidly emerging economies of Asia is now revealing itself in less obvious places. According to our latest report, online talent communities* are making their mark far more in Asia ...   Read on and download report ...
Additional Asian human resources articles

- Air Pollution Impedes Executive Hiring in China
- Hong Kong: Employers Must Reveal Their Identity - No Blind Recruitment Advertising
- Taiwan: Occupational Safety and Health Act Came into Force on July 3, 2014 - Employers Need to Act Right Away
- The Role of Culture in Efficient Supply Chain Operations
- China: Wuhan Joint Venture Ordered to Pay RMB20 Million in Tax for Seconded Expats 

SELLING TO CHINA-BASED OEMs
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers
Team Taichi offers key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China. If you want to quickly develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties, ...  Read on...
TAX, FINANCE, M&A ARTICLES
Transaction Services in India - Creating an impact
Our experience over the last 2-3 years suggests that there is a consistent decline in the standards of governance adopted in many Indian companies ...  Read on and download report ...
Additional articles on tax, finance and M&A in Asia

- Japan to reduce corporate income tax rate
- India firms borrowed $1.89 billion from overseas markets in June: RBI
- Japan: Consumption Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Supplies of Services
- Korea Tax News 

ADDITIONAL SEMINARS
"Doing Business in The Indian Automotive Industry" with M.P. Chugh
"Expat Healthcare Issues in China" with Kevin Zhou, Michelle Colona and Anthony Hidell

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ALYSHA WEBB CHINA-EV BLOG
China pushing auto JVs and suppliers to invest in EVs while it lags in infrastructure buildout
Suppliers and automakers are being forced by the Chinese government to take a leap of faith where electric vehicles are concerned. That is what I came away from Auto China thinking. The companies are investing millions of dollars to supply ... 

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ASIA GLOBAL HEADLINES
Asia articles from around the world
  

Companies more reluctant to conduct Chinese deals in yuan
Source: The Australian

 

China's enormous bad debts may mean good times for bankruptcy experts
Source: Quartz

 

Volkswagen to build two new assembly plants in China
Source: Automotive News China

 

How Honda Motor Co. Plans to Tap the Monstrous Asian Car Market?
Source: The Motley Fool

 

Mercedes-Benz sales surge 13% on Asian demand
Source: Marketwatch

 

Shaanxi Automobile steering into Russian and Central Asian markets
Source: ECNS.cn

 

India Is High On Japan's Investment Radar
Source: Forbes 

 

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ADDITIONAL ASIA ARTICLES
Additional articles on doing business in Asia
 

- India under Modi may be best emerging market turnaround story: Nomura
- Vietnam falling short in tackling corruption: Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
- Asia Pacific Antitrust & Competition Law Guidebook 2013
- Pilot Free Trade Zone Series - Release of Implementation Rules for Account-based Settlement and Prudent Risk Management in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
- More foreign firms allowed to do business in Thailand
- Have you appointed your Singapore data protection officer yet?
- Minding Thailand's business Should the military reduce its role in the corporate world?

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