Business Travel to China Made Easier Again Rules around the APEC Business Travel Card which many businesspeople found very helpful …
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Australia is Open for Business but Who is Minding the Shop? Interview with Chief Mandarin Interpreter Charles Qin
Australia is Open for Business – if you didn’t know this last week, you certainly do now as Australia despatched …
Continue readingGet the Right Chinese Name for You and Your Business
In 2014 the launch of LinkedIn in China made headlines. In a very congested social media space, LinkedIn needed a …
Continue readingThe 7 P’s that make us an Award-winning team, by Kate Ritchie
Last week, Chin Communications received two Awards – we won the Interpreting Excellence Award at the Australian Institute of Interpreters …
Continue readingChin Communications Wins Interpreting Excellence Award with its Mandarin Interpreting Team
Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Gala Awards Night [AUSIT Excellence Awards] (Melbourne 16 November 2013) Chin Communications wins 2013 …
Continue readingDon’t go the same route as Australia in the Asian Century; you need to do more than sell humdrum goods and services
TWO CASE BOOK EXAMPLES OF HOW TO RUN A GOOD CHINA ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUR CHINESE STAKEHOLDERS Australian in the …
Continue readingFind out how to reach AND impress a Chinese audience on this new Weibo platform
Businesses all around the globe are getting onto Weibo in the hope of attracting business from the cashed-up Chinese buyers. Dispensers of cosmetics, winemakers, tourism operators, even yours truly – translators are hooked. But how many of you have thought about how to engage and why you want to be there in the first place. This is a not-to-be-missed seminar which will give you the background and tools you need – if you want to do it yourself, or the knowledge to sort out how to manage your own Sina Weibo account.
Continue readingChina’s Party – How Does the System Work?
From China’s Parliament, the National People’s Congress, with over 2000 delegates, the leadership and direction of China is in the hands of seven men in the Standing Committee. It is the Party that controls every aspect of life in China. Just how does the Communist Party in China operate?
Continue readingChina’s Consumer Revolution is Underway
The Chinese consumer revolution is underway – and anyone doing business in China will need to respond. Private consumption is going to replace investment as the main driver of GDP growth in China. Household savings will decline and Chinese consumers will buy more and more. China’s middle class will be huge – McKinsey sees growth of 900% or more in this segment of the Chinese population.
Anyone doing business with China needs to rejig their approach – a big part of that needs to including communicating with Chinese in Chinese Language!
A New Spin on Staff Retention in China
At a China Lunch Club event (Australian Business Forum) on 15 March 2013, Danny Armstrong, General Manager, China Banking & …
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