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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
The coming crash: For carmakers, the profits bonanza from China will not last
"THIS is one of the most advanced and sustainable car factories in the world." So declares Karsten Engel, chief executive of BMW China, as he greets visitors to his firm's newish manufacturing facility in the grim north-eastern city of Shenyang ...   Read on ...
China auto industry moves towards 'post-JV' era
Having soared rapidly on the wings of joint ventures between Chinese and foreign automakers over past 30 years, China's auto industry is poised to enter a "post-JV" era in which ventures will begin to handle contract production for ...    Read on...
What's Driving China's Auto Industry? - Analysis
In terms of automobile production and sales, China is No. 1 in the world, with about 22 million vehicles sold in 2013 alone. But can you name many Chinese car brands? With an overwhelmingly domestic market and with ...    Read on...
Additional China automotive articles

- Upside in China Auto Market, while Truck Headwinds Continue
- China auto sales contract sharply in April
- Chinese carmakers invest more in R&D

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MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
Outlook on Light Manufacturing in China: May 2015
The Occupational Health Check Regulation announced last week by the National Health and Family Planning Commission refines existing occupational disease laws by clarifying the range of risks covered in the health checks, inclusive of ...   Read on...
China's Manufacturers Are Shifting Towards Zero-Labor Factories
As China Daily is reporting, local authorities in Guangdong are introducing its "robot assembling line" strategy. To start, private company Everwin Precisions Technology Ltd is expecting to deploy 1,000 robots by the end of the first phase ...    Read on...
Additional articles on the economy and manufacturing in China

- Studio interview: China a big but not a strong manufacturing country
- Service innovations in China's industrial machinery sector
- China manufacturing business activity improves slightly in April

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CHINA BUSINESS TRAVEL
Growth Potential for Private Aviation in China
Although business aviation has long seen China as a prime market for expansion, few companies have ventured down this path. While the potential growth may be lucrative, the challenges of entering the airspace as a private carrier can be overwhelming ...    Read on...
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Global SCM / Purchasing education platform

Global Business Professor has developed a customized delivery platform for Automotive Supply Chain Management professionals. To watch a short, 10-minute video showing key elements of the customized platform ... watch here ... 

GBP and St. Louis University's John Cook School of Business release new Certificate Course

SLU's Center for Supply Chain Management has selected Global Business Professor to produce and host their new online Certificate Course: Supply Chain Risk Management: Creating, Capturing & Delivering Value, presented by Dana Hullinger, Director of Supply Chain Strategy with The Boeing Company.    Read on ... 

NEW ON-DEMAND SEMINARS

"Counterfeit Activities in Asia" presented by Ashim Kumar Mukherjee
"Reinventing Mobility In the China Context: Internet Vehicles & Related Smart Car Technologies" presented by Bill Russo
"The Chinese Automotive Industry - Racing to the Bottom" presented by John Jullens
"Sourcing with Efficiency: Tips on Finding Great Factories in China & Asia" Presented by Tom Galey
SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers

Looking for 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 & LEGAL
Foreign Companies in Peril Over China's Proposed Corporate Structure Law
Major foreign companies and several Chinese companies with U.S. stock-exchange listings are at risk of running afoul with Chinese authorities once a proposed law banning certain corporate structures is approved. Under the ...      Read on...
China's Anti-Monopoly Campaign Scaring off Foreign Companies
Doing business in China, with its hundreds of millions of consumers, has long been seen by many companies as an enormous opportunity, but it has never been easy for foreign firms. And it is not getting easier, even as ...   Read on...
Additional articles on tax, finance and legal

- Tax to regulate China's rare earth market as export cap lifted
- New tax frontiers in China: taxing indirect share transfers
- China Regulatory Enforcement Quarterly
- Curbs on foreign investment cut for four FTZs
- Why Care About China's Reporting System?
- China to honour foreign firms' tax breaks

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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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HUMAN RESOURCES
The Automation of China's Labor Force
The robotics industry is on the cusp of revolutionizing the way business is conducted in China; and the world. With China expected to have the most industrial robots operating in production plants worldwide by 2017, foreign ...   Read on...
Additional human resources articles

- Updates to Hong Kong Immigration Policy 

- Relocating Operations: Effective Communication Strategies
- Director jailed for not paying wages
- China: Minimum wage in Shanghai
- Hong Kong: A Step Closer to Standard Working Hours

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CHINA GLOBAL HEADLINES
China Car Industry Rumor: Dongfeng, FAW Trading Halt, Chairman Shift Fuel Speculation Of Merger Of Top Chinese Automakers
Source: International Business Times

China tackles pollution, but has long way to go on labor
Source: The Guardian

China Investigating Siemens' Business Practices
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Fight Over China Currency Policies Threatens Vote on Trade Bill
Source: The New York Times

Great Wall deliveries surge on SUV demand
Source: Automotive News China

New national security law calls for protection of economic interests
Source: China Economic Review

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OTHER HOT TOPICS
Additional articles on doing business in China
- Preparing for the implementation of the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (China-ROK FTA)
- Applying a Fit for Growth approach in China: Implications for Chinese players and multinationals
- China's exports unexpectedly fell in April 2015 after March dip
- Vice Premier vows to further develop FTZs in China
- Shanghai FTZ expands to include three districts

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