1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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The Chinese people's main goal in most negotiations is to establish a relationship for future business opportunities. Guanxi is more important in these cases. The Chinese will spend considerable time on bargaining, drafting agreements, ...
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Resource developers, especially in the rare earths space, are suffering from the market's obsession with immediate results, says Byron King, writer and editor for Agora Financial's Outstanding Investmentsand Energy & Scarcity Investor ...
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Maplecroft principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith told BNamericas that Anglo American is unlikely to seek compensation from the Venezuelan government following the expiration of the concessions and permits for its Loma de ...
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Patent licensing firms that can't get satisfactory results in patent infringement cases in U.S. courts are abusing a patent complaint process at the U.S. International Trade Commission that can lead to products made by U.S. companies being ...
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MNA reported that Iranian and Russian railway companies are discussing plans to cooperate in launching a project for electrifying Garmsar to Gorgan and Tehran to Mashhad railway lines in Northern and Northeastern Iran. Mr Abbas Nazari ...
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As their company's stock continued to slump, Facebook executives had to face not one but two other pieces of tough news this week. Just as an angry third-party developer blasted Facebook's allegedly high-handed negotiation tactics in an ...
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The size and complexity of the county led Maricopa to search for specialist consulting firms to support the project. Maricopa selected Accent, a company with extensive tax assessment software consulting experience. VANCOUVER, WA, October ...
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Business reaction to DCMS announcement Local government reaction to DCMS announcement Consultation could hold back broadband roll-out The broadband industry has said goodbye to Jeremy Hunt as he takes Andrew Lansley's old job as secretary ...
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Out with the old Delivering the “near-impossible” The agenda for 2013 Focus on Apple The next funding period Susan Cooklin has had an eventful 2012. The CIO at Network Rail delivered major technology upgrades, while driving ...
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The department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) introduced its new minister to the broadband industry today with controversial rules aiming to speed up deployment of superfast connections across the UK. Maria Miller, who takes over ...
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Reuters reported that London copper slipped bruised by the struggles of US lawmakers to find a fix to a looming fiscal cliff and on a rebound in the dollar after it tumbled following the Federal Reserve's extension of loose monetary policy. ...
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BNamericas reported that unionized workers at the BHP Billiton controlled Escondida copper mine in northern Chile's region II are doubtful about the prospect of reaching a favorable agreement with management as part of the early collective ...
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Wacker Chemie AG officially opened its new company headquarters for the Greater China region (Mainland China and Taiwan) in Shanghai today. With a large number of guests drawn from industry and administrative authorities in attendance, ...
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Italian car maker Fiat is planning to completely acquire the Chrysler Group by purchasing 41.5% shares from United Auto Workers trust fund in the US. The company owns and manages the Chrysler Group with ownership of 58.5% of which it ...