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Forecaster Expects The Australian Dollar to Remain Strong in The Short Term

Mar 6, 2013

The federal government's commodity forecaster expects the Australian dollar to remain strong in the short term, averaging $US1.04 in 2013-14. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) says the ...

Tags: dollar, Australian dollar, currency

Dollar Climbed Sharply After Interest Rates Unchanged

Mar 6, 2013

The dollar climbed sharply today after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged and indicated there is little rush to cut rates again soon. Earlier, government data showed retail sales rose at their fast pace in seven ...

Tags: Dollar, Aussie, inflation

Global Market for LED Will Grow About 40 % in 2013

Mar 6, 2013

The chief executive officer of Philips North America, Greg Sebasky, has pointed out in an interview that the global market for LED will grow about 40 % in 2013. According to him, the company sees a "growth tipping point" with the debut ...

Tags: Europe, LED Lighting, Philips LED Lighting

Trading Companies Are Middlemen Between You and Factories

Mar 5, 2013

Trading company Trading companies are middlemen between you and factories. Good trading companies can add a lot of value. A good trading company often knows the right supplier for your product, manages the supplier, does quality control ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, trading, economy

There Are Some Informationabout Buyer Service Team

Mar 5, 2013

About Buyer Service Team Established in 2004, Made-in-China.com's Buyer Service Team has dedicated itself to offering professional support and assistance to global buyers for almost ten years. The team aims at providing one-stop services ...

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A Few Ways to Connect with Suppliers

Mar 5, 2013

A few ways to connect with suppliers • Ask for referrals. Hands down, the best way to fi nd suppliers is to receive referrals from people you trust. • Check trade magazines for your industry. • Attend trade shows ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, Made-in-China.com

Do Not Have Extensive Experience Negotiating in China Tend to Follow The Same Strategy

Mar 5, 2013

Most companies that do not have extensive experience negotiating in China tend to follow the same negotiation strategy as they would in their home country, mistakenly believing that applying a few Chinese customs to their set negotiation ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, service

OEM Contracts in China Can Be a Bit of a Minefield

Mar 5, 2013

Handling original equipment manufacturing (OEM) contracts in China can be a bit of a minefield, especially for the new-to-China business. Stories of molds and design IP being ripped off and then sold by your own supplier are legendary. Here ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, Common Issues, OEM

Make a Difference Between and IPR

Mar 5, 2013

The Chinese government openly pursues the strategic aim of building up self-innovation capabilities and to become an innovative country by 2020. The "Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy" issued by the State Council in ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, Innovation, IPR, economy

The Introduction of Increase in Innovation

Mar 5, 2013

A common assessment of China's labor force is that its strength lies in highly repetitive manufacturing processes that require large amounts of manual human labor. As for more service-oriented knowledge tasks, the reigning perception is ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, Economy

The Flip Side to China's Large Population Is Its Vast Labor Supply

Mar 5, 2013

The flip side to China's large population is its vast labor supply. China's emergence as the manufacturing hub of the world over the past three decades has created significant downward pressure on pricing of many of the world's goods. ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, China Price

China Is No Longer Simply an Emerging Power

Mar 5, 2013

China is no longer simply "an emerging power". It is true that China's GDP per capita remains very low (US $5,414) relative to developed countries, and well over 700 million of its estimated 1.3 billion people still live in poor rural ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, Economy

China Is Forging a New Identity for Itself Beyond That of a Manufacturing Haven

Mar 5, 2013

China is forging a new identity for itself beyond that of a manufacturing haven. With wage rates rising rapidly, other Southeast Asian countries are stepping up to ll the shoes of "world factory," while China actively shapes its ...

Tags: Focus Vision, China, China's Economy

Platts April LNG Japan Korea Marker Ended The Asian Trading Week at $17.875/MMBtu

Mar 5, 2013

Platts April LNG Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week at $17.875/MMBtu, down 32.5 cents/MMBtu, as North Asian spring demand subsided along with expectations of temperatures warming up in the period. The one-month weather ...

Tags: LNG, gas, market view

M*Modal Has Formed a Strategic Alliance with The Claro Group

Mar 5, 2013

Clinical documentation and Speech Understanding solutions provider M*Modal has formed a strategic alliance with The Claro Group to help acute care hospitals to improve their clinical quality and maximize revenue cycle performance. Under ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, service