Archive for March, 2011

China’s Internet. You’ve Got It All Wrong.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Bill Bishop, a China Internet guru, recently did a post on his DigiCha blog, entitled, “China’s Internet: The Invisible Birdcage.” Not sure I like the title, but I am sure that I like the post itself as it does a great job explaining China’s Internet and how different it is from most Western countries.
Because my [...]

Pay Your Wages In China Or Go To Jail. Do Not Pass Go.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

By Steve Dickinson
The 19th Session of the 11th National People’s Congress last week revised the criminal code to provide that it is a crime for a company to intentionally withhold the wages of employees. A company that does this is subject to criminal fines and the responsible individuals are subject to imprisonment for up to [...]

Where To Locate Your Business In China. This Download Will Tell You.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

The other day we did a post, entitled, “An Amazingly Good (And Free!) Intro to China,” on The China-Britain Business Council’s recently published China Business Guide. One of our readers, Juha Lassila, left a comment extolling the virtues of HSBC’s new book, entitled, “Inside the Growth Engine: A guide to China’s regions, provinces and cities.“ 
This guide is [...]

China Policy Pod. Cause I KNOW It Will Be Good.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

My friend Josh Gartner recently came out with a new podcast site, China Policy Pod. Josh describes his site as “a podcast covering current business and policy topics affecting China.” Though we virtually never add a blog to our blogroll unless it has been around for at least 3-4 months, I just added it because [...]