Archive for the ‘China Story’ Category
Monday, March 16th, 2009
China has become “the key assignment location” in the region, according to a recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers survey. The results were skewed partly by the fact that an increasing number of companies have their regional headquarters in China so that is where the senior people are located. In addition, PWC also found ...
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
2008 marked the 30th year of China’s astounding annual 10% growth and also witnessed a defining moment for the country at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, these positives are overshadowed right now by the current global financial crisis, as people buckle in and prepare themselves for the ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
According to recent article by Mary Hayes Weier, China is like no other country on the offshore outsourcing landscape.
It has a rapidly growing base of low-cost IT pros, but other dynamics also dominate the picture. With economic growth of more than 10% a year for the past 30 years, China's ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
A place where everything is possible but nothing is easy: this is the story told in a recent report by Chris Jones .
The story starts with Barrett Comiskey, came to Shanghai on behalf of an American client who has ordered thousands of plastic rulers with MADE IN CHINA stamped on ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Three years ago, Chris Collins, a Wisconsin native, flew to China to take a job teaching English at a private school. He began studying Mandarin on the plane. Today, at 25, he is the international business development manager for a Chinese software outsourcing company, MaesInfo Corp., speaks the language and ...
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