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By Peter Zapf

What are the advantages to meeting China suppliers face-to-face at trade shows in Hong Kong, and what should you do when you get there? In this first of three installments we talk about Hong Kong, especially for those that haven’t visited Hong Kong previously.

2. Screen and verify China supplier

Screen and verify supplier is just like dating. Someone you will lose interest at first sight, someone you will gradually find out that they don’t fit you, someone you can’t tell by appearance so you need to do some test/research to know if he/she […]

China sourcing makes the headline in every main media. One fact can indicate how hot it is. Chinawhy have recently launched a PPC campaign on Adwords to promote China product sourcing service, we didn't make to first page when raising the bidding price to 1USD/click. In this article, we wil […]

We have answered hundreds of China inspection, quality control, trade dispute related questions in Ask Steven forum. Some of the questions have been asked repeatedly, some question can be answered b […]

Business is about culture. It is extremely important to learn and understand the culture, logic and thinking of your business partners especially when you are talking about international business. My journalist friend Matt is writing a blog about China business culture, he writes many interesting […]

Internet is gradually becoming the No.1 media and source for people to learn, research,  entertain and DO BUSINESS. E-commerce is booming in China like it is elsewhere.

This article will mainly focus on B2B and B2C market as our users are mainly businesses/companies.

In B2B market,

I am in a deep sorrow when I learned that the death toll in Sichuan Earthquake are approaching 15,000 by 2 PM today. My heart totally go out with them, I hope life will become better very soon there. God bless China!!

15,000 people have lost their lives over night, many more ar […]

The China labor law revision is an issue concerned by most dicision-makers of wholly foreigned-owned companies(WFOE), joint ventures(JV) and representitive offices(RO) of foreign companies in China. The new labor contract law which became effective on January 1st, 2008 will greatly influence the indust […]

We have been helping foreign companies sourcing in China for many years, so we have accumulated pretty much experiences in supplier locating and screening which we hope to share with fellow Chinawhy visiters. This article will give you an insider's guide and perspective on how to source a product like door […]

The industry association websites are definitely worth visiting both for overseas buyers and sellers. You can find the following information on the website of industry associations:
a. industry regulation and policy
c. publications where you can find reliable suppliers and advertise to reach potential […]