I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. MORE

Nick and Tim are amazing guys who specialize in manufacturing goods and wine Import & Export in China. They also teach other entrepreneurs how to build such a business in China which I greatly appreciate. China Guest Post Insperation Enter China Focus import export Note from Shlomo: This is a Guest post from Nick Ramil from The Elevator Life . MORE

So, podcasting was on the plan for someday which is eventually no day… This was until my friend Mike Michelini from Global From Asia offered me to Co-host with him China Business Cast. For a while now I’ve been working with him on this and I’m excited to say that we are finally online with the first joint episode speaking about the differences living and working in China VS. Hong Kong. We intend to bring interviews with entrepreneurs in China and China business. MORE

In the largest study of its kind ever conducted, TalentSmart tested the leadership skills of 3,000 top executives in China, revealing a distinct competitive advantage over the US MORE

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. New Rules for China. MORE

From Reuters China claims most of the South China Sea and on Oct. 9 its Foreign Ministry warned that Beijing would "never allow any country to violate China's territorial waters and airspace in the Spratly Islands, in the name of protecting freedom of navigation and overflight." China South China Sea US XiSeemingly moments after Xi made a visit. MORE

China design Environment Food Interviews NGO Tech Tourism travel From May 2013 till August 2014 we ran a project called “The Dim Sum Project”. It was aimed to open a window for entreprsnus who wish to understand more about entreprnship in different fields from a first hand perspective. This is how it worked We had young entrepreneurs who wished to learn about a certain topic connected to an experienced entrepreneur. It was their chance to ask him anything they want and […]. MORE

A note from shlomo: When I’m thinking about the readers of this blog, the first thing comes to mind is that all of them know some about internet in China and how it works (or mainly how it doesn’t work). Since China is such a large part of my life, there is no doubt I’m biased… I need to keep reminding myself that some are really not aware of China’s internet […]. China blocked Gmail VPN MORE

For the past 16 years, my company has been making clothes in China--and I've never been to China. I also didn't need to hire staff there to oversee operations, and neither do you. MORE

China Jan 2 2017 China salt monopoly salt market asiaA little economic history: the word salary is derived from salt. Beijing prepares to dissolve ancient grip on salt market - Link Salt, salt production, and salt taxes played key roles in Chinese history, economic development, and relations between state and society. The lure of salt profits led to technological innovation and new ways to organize capital. MORE

Note from Shlomo: This is a guest post by Richard Coward who was a guest at China Business Cast on episode #30. We then spoke about education programs in China as a way to have a soft landing. But there are many challenges for foreigners when coming to China. MORE

Don’t get me wrong, GMIC is a major event in China tech scene but there many other conferences and tech events around. Anyway, because of this I decided to collect the info of the conferences I know of happening this year related to mobile and internet in China and Hong Kong. MORE

In this post I’ll cover best practices for hiring your first few employees and address some issues related to China specifically. Here are 4 things you can do to successfully hire in China. Related post: Entrepreneurs in China – Which Chinese Visa Would be Best for you? MORE

If you are a foreigner living in China, there are 3 main topics that you will talk about with your friends: Your Chinese level, The air pollution and on which visa you are (Whoever thinks differently raise their hand, or just comment…) This post will address the latter where policies change once (and even twice) a year. Since there is no “Entrepreneurship” visa in China ( Like in Korea, as example ), which enables a you to […]. MORE

China Economic Blight Endure. China Economic Blight Endures adding worse to an already war torn economy and global newsline. Just one hour ago China's PMI index was released and while it was better than expected, the increase showed more signs of deterioration. Some China watchers believe current growth levels are already much weaker than official data suggest. MORE

A ruling from China spells more iPhone trouble MORE

I’ve been exploring what people know about China’s Mobile app Market because Of AppInChina.co China App markets Mobile apps Quora I’ve recently became a Quora junky. I love this website and how much info you are able get and learn from. obviously and added my 2 cents as well. I found these following 9 questions to be interesting also because I hear those questions often from my clients as well. Here are 9 questions to educate […]. MORE

China Hacks New York Times. The NY Times said China sent hackers into their network to gather intelligence on reports about the Chinese Government. Of course, China denies this and complains of recent hacker attacks to their infrastructure. chaganomics.blogspot.com. Translate. MORE

I’ve been working recently to publish my knowledge and experience about raising funds in China from Chinese investors. It’s going to be a book called: “Raise Your Funds in China” (tentative). On total I worked with close to 100 investors in China. MORE

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. MORE

The biggest competitors to these already established mobile giants are the little known manufacturers from China. To think that just a few years ago people would want nothing to do with China products because of quality. Reasons Why You Should Buy A China Android Smartphone. MORE

China says it is "seriously concerned" after US President-elect Donald Trump expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the "One China" policy. - BBC Taiwan is a raw nerve for China, the issue over which they reflexively threaten war. Beijing operates under the "One China principle," which regards Taiwan as a renegade province. recognizes Beijing as legitimately representing the government of China, but does not accept Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over Taiwan. MORE

Cyriac Roeding published the article “ After three weeks in China, it’s clear Beijing is Silicon Valley’s only true competitor ” (here is a video version of it ), about his experiences during a 3 week trip to China learning about tech & entrepreneurship there. MORE

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. China Venture Capital. MORE

He said that China Radio International started interviewing experts in different industries for their new show in English called: “China Talks” He asked me if I’m willing to speak about “Entrepreneurship in China” and he would forward my details to them. MORE

Because my partner and I lived in different countries, we decided to do our sampling and production in Hong Kong and China. Since then, I have been to China and Hong Kong more times than I can remember. Production In China Basing all sampling and production in China made sense given the special characteristics of our products. After we agreed to produce samples with them, I flew to China to meet with the company. MORE

China Currency Overview The two yuan. @ BBC: The "Renminbi" is the official name of the currency introduced by the Communist People's Republic of China at the time of its foundation in 1949. China has another set of codes for the FX markets. 2017 Economics China MORE

One of the most famous ones happened in May 2014 when China’s Bright Food Group bought the most popular dairy called Tnuva, a company that for many Israelis symbolizes the country itself. There are many of them, some that are held in Israel and some in China. MORE

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the Israel-China investment future. When invited by Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership (SIGNAL) to sit at a roundtable on Israel’s China policy, I frankly didn’t really know what to expect. MORE

China agricultural trade has accelerated. exports of agricultural products to China averaged $25.9 Sales to China doubled during 2004-08 and doubled again during 2008-12, while the share of U.S. China became the largest overseas market for U.S. MORE

He hasn't learned how to code, but he has built a $23 billion e-commerce giant. Now he's trying to take Alibaba global. How I Did It MORE

Recently, I took my 11 year old (Andrew) to Beijing, China for 10 days. 30 minutes through border patrol and we are in china. tomorrow we will go to the Great Wall of china, and then have a tour of the school in the early evening. tomorrow the Great Wall of china. MORE

A Chinese Television reporter and a China mobile expert entrepreneur walks into a bar… It would have been good opening for a joke I can’t finish but I had the privilege interviewing them (separately) for China Business Cast. MORE

Here is a rundown of podcasts I know speaking about China (mainly business oriented but not only). This post was first published on Forbes: 9 Podcasts That Would Help You To Know More About China. . I know very few people who made China their home permanently. MORE

Here are ten serious flaws with the agreement made on Friday between the United States and China not to hack one another MORE

startups to do profitable, sustained business in China--as long as they're not traditional Silicon Valley tech contenders Despite Uber's fate, it's possible for U.S. MORE

Manufacturing comes back home to American soil as the Made-in-China Era loses momentum MORE

Today, China is without a doubt one of the most exciting places in the world to do business. When you open the political or business sections of any major newspaper or magazine on any given day, there is a good chance you will find something related to China. MORE

Mayer Seidman (@mayerseidman), One of my readers, sent me this question: “Do/Can Tech People From the US get a Job in China?” China Hacks Looking for a job Networking ” ( Twitter has become much more prominent Since I started sharing the content I read and not only the content I write ) I wrote about this subject almost a year ago here, but having lived in Beijing much longer now, I have better a perspective of how things work. I […]. MORE

China Hacks android market AppInChina guide knowledge base Yes, this post has a catchy title., but frankly saying since launching AppInChina I’ve learned a lot about the Chinese App market and the android stores. We decided to share and release a series of posts with this knowledge, as we know there is a lot of confusion regarding the Chinese Android market because it’s so different from anywhere else around the world. We will add more and more posts […]. MORE

Businesses large and small looking to penetrate the China market face a daunting task. Google, for example, entered China in 2005 but found Baidu far too entrenched. Similarly, eBay tried to take on China but Alibaba-owned Taobao understood the Chinese customer better. MORE

investors and entrepreneurs have yet to embrace China as a viable market -namely due to its political restrictions and lack of transparency. The “China Gathering” conference and trade show at this year’s SXSW festival, however, plans to […] The post China Gathering Launches at SXSW appeared first on SiliconHills. By HOJUN CHOI Reporter with Silicon Hills News Despite its growing reputation as a major economic powerhouse, U.S. MORE

Chinese companies like 500IPO are leading the innovation in the Chinese startup ecosystem MORE