By FRANK CHING Business Times – 16 Apr 2008 NEW, liberalised regulations governing the work of foreign journalists were introduced by China last year, but it is clear that there are many problems in the implementation, some of which are being deliberately introduced by officials, including the police. The Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC), [...]
119 days to the Olympics April 11, 2008 There are only 119 days to the Olympics and in truth it has been been a surprising couple of months since I last wrote from Beijing. The nasty pollution that chokes pedestrians on the streets of Beijing has been matched by the nastiness of the atmosphere surrounding [...]
Notification from Beijing Local Taxation Bureau regarding hiring disabled as employees or paying the disabled career funds for the year 2007 Notice: 11 October Notice period: 2 weeks All companies should declare the employment situation of hiring disables employees to the related organizations. Situation A If the companies hired disables in 2006, they have to [...]
19 February 2007 Finally we have sorted out our new office, also in Jian Wai SOHO, in time for the Year of the Pig, having finally defeated the Panda virus and now looking forward to getting down to some serious business. We had many fun and games with the office, eventually learning how to win [...]
It is 368 days since I first stepped off the plane onto Chinese soil and I still have 558 days to establish EASTWEST as a force to be reckoned with before the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Add to these numbers two more: I celebrated my 40th birthday on a beach in Boracay, contemplating EASTWEST [...]
Beijing was held under a damp muggy blanket of fumes and drizzle all week, and we were gifted a glimpse of the big blue yonder only on Sunday, a parallel in some ways to the seven months of hard work and the reward at the end of this week. The SOHO is beginning to be [...]
I learnt about how business is really being done in China this week, questioning the validity of bringing more western theory to local entrepreneurs, enjoyed watching the Chinese hopefuls dance for a place in the World Salsa Championship, and chatted about mixed culture relationships with Hard Candy. It is normal for a client to ask [...]
