Business and Chopsticks: 10 Chinese Dining Etiquette Tips for the Businessperson

Business happens over meals. The smell, the taste, and the social conviviality of meal times is naturally conducive to discussions and decisions made at chopstick range. Americans aren’t strangers to doing business over food, after all, no person is immune to hunger. According to a survey of 1400 CFO’s by Robert Half Management Resources, the … Continue reading

Four Benefits of Free Trade

Recently there has been much debate in the news on whether the US should strip taxes imposed on imports and exports and agree to free trade terms to selected countries around the world. This has led to both positive and negative reactions. This week’s post discusses four advantages of free trade agreements, next weeks will … Continue reading

China’s Economic Outlook

As more and more big and small businesses all over the world have started counting more on China for growth, the economic conditions in China have started to matter more and more to the global business community. With low market growth in the US, and the Euro zone crises raging into full gear, more and … Continue reading