Building a production facility in China enables local company to be competitive

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Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2008 15:53

Control Products, Inc., an electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Chanhassen, Minn., has found continued success by building a production facility in Suzhou, China, located an hour outside of Shanghai.

Mr. Paul Carlson, President of Control Products, was recently interviewed by China Insight to find out more about the company and their expansion into China. 

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Fitting a Big Box in a Crowded Country ...

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Published on Monday, 01 September 2008 09:45

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer 

The complete title for the August meeting of U.S.-China Business Connections (UCBC), Fitting a Big Box in a Crowded Country – Is China changing Wal-Mart or is Wal-Mart Changing China?, certainly on the surface would be a thought-provoking topic for businessmen or those interested in marketing to China, however, the presenter, Dr. David Davies from Hamline University, definitely shed a different light on the subject.  You see, Dr. Davies is not an economist, MBA or marketing guru but is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and the director of the East Asian studies program at Hamline University.  

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Business Trends in China…The Perspective from Hong Kong

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Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2008 15:48

By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer 

 In addition to its regular monthly meeting, the U.S.-China Business Connections (UCBC) held a special meeting on Sept. 17, 2008, and invited Michael J.J. Rowse, world renowned expert on China affairs and business, to a presentation: Business Trends in China…the Perspective from Hong Kong.

Rowse has spent more than twenty years in China pursuing business development in china and trade between the United States and China.  He has become very familiar with the operations and representatives of the top levels of Chinese provincial and national government, and regularly advises Western nation officials and executives on business matters relating to China.  As the current Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, a department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, he leads economic development for Hong Kong, one of the fastest growing areas in the world and a global financial center.

 

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A Roadmap for Business Success in China presented by Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A.

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Published on Wednesday, 27 August 2008 10:02

Navigating through the complexities of doing business in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) takes an understanding of the legal and cultural differences and an awareness of pitfalls to avoid. 

On Sept. 25, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. and Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) present A Roadmap for Business Success in China: Legal, Practical & Cultural Pointers & Pitfalls, an afternoon and evening of seminars, workshops, and networking designed to give attendees a legal, practical and cultural roadmap for business success in the PRC.  This seminar is tailored to and intended for business entrepreneurs and top executives of businesses, including in-house legal counsel, and for non-lawyer professionals serving clients involved in business, trade or investment with China or planning to be so involved in the future.  (No Minnesota CLE is provided.) 

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