1. What's the difference between business relationship in China and in western countries? Unlike western business relationship which remains professional and perhaps, aloof, even after a long time, Chinese business relationship inevitably ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Business Etiquette, Business
In our over-consumptive society and in the season that exposes it, we buy too many gifts and go overboard with decorating. Lights outlining entire houses, garlands across doorways and up banisters, a wreath on every door, the tallest and ...
Tags: holiday decorating, white Christmas, ornaments, greenery
Last week, Steffani Cameron talked about how the use of shadowboxes can turn your clutter and keepsakes into art. But what are some of the other aspects of this simple, and now trendy, way of approaching home decor? What is a shadowbox, ...
For its 90th year celebration, the National Christmas Tree will be illuminated with over 450 strands of LED Christmas lights as well as 120 star-shaped LED ornaments. By using LEDs the tree saves about using 16,000 watts of energy. ...
What's "guanxi"? Guanxi in Chinese means "relationship" or social networking. It's regarded as the central idea in Chinese society. "Guanxi" can take on many forms. It does not have to be based on money. The kernel of guanxi is doing ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Culture, Customs
Han costume or Hanfu is the traditional dress of Han nationality in China. Han costume has a history of more than three millennia. From the beginning of its history, Han costume (especially in elite circles) was inseparable from silk. ...
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Basic Facts Yiwu is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang Province near the central eastern coast of China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant free markets and is a regional tourist destination. ...
Tags: Focus Vision, China Culture, YIWU, Small Commodities
Han Chinese clothing, or Hanfu, refers to the clothing worn by the Han ethnic people from the ruling periods of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns to the Ming Dynasty. It was the traditional costume of the nation worn for millennia ...
Tags: Han Chinese clothing, traditional costume, mple and elegant style
STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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The spirit of the holiday season is alive and well in Lisle, especially with downtown merchants who are doing their part in various ways to demonstrate service to the community. Giving thanks by giving back' is my personal motto," said ...
Tags: Toy Express charity, Toy, holiday, service, toy box
Cities across the United States are lighting their Christmas Trees, and this season they are more energy-efficient than ever. Check out the nation's biggest, most energy-efficient holiday trees below, and read our energy-efficient holiday ...
Tags: NYC, DC, LA, Houston, LED Christmas trees
Rockefeller Center officially began the Tree Lighting Ceremony in 1933, when a Christmas tree was erected in front of the then-RCA Building and covered with 700 lights. Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center have ranged from 50-foot Pines to ...
Tags: christmas tree, Rockefeller Center, holiday season, Swarovski
In December 1923, America stood by as the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. was lit for the first time. Ninety years and several generations later, the event tonight promises to capture the magic of the first lighting with one ...
Tags: Christmas Tree, LED lighting, LED ornament
In December 1923, America stood by as the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. was lit for the first time. Ninety years and several generations later, the event tonight promises to capture the magic of the first lighting with one ...
Tags: LED Lighting, GE Lighting
Halloween is a holiday that is supposed to be scary, but as costumed children hit the roads for treats, safety should be a top priority to ensure no true horrors occur. Between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight on Halloween is the ...
Tags: Road Tips, Halloween, horrors occur