Tag: China
Chinese Oil workers trade in marriages for a job
My Way NewsWhen you're outsourcing jobs to China, are you intending to support a culture/economy that allows this type of thing? I'm just asking.Former...
China currency move may help/hurt U.S. companies
Detroit News - 07/22/05This really is a complex issue, the China currency pegging. It's not just a China vs. U.S. issue, but within the...
Chinese car makers gear up to take on western competitors
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports :This article talks about the coming wave of Chinese-produced cars (people are also starting to import them into the...
Flextronics eyes Malaysia as alternative to China
Reuters Recommends News Article | Reuters.com
Another article on the theme of chasing cheap. If your production strategy is based on being based in...
Updated: The Talent Behind ‘China Inc.’
Free Career Journal Link -- new link for July 12This article talks about Chinese manufacturing companies not in the context of cheap...
China Catching Up in the Mall Race?
The Standard - The great mall of China - Opinion Section:Interesting view into the growth of malls in China. This excerpt from the article...
Rural China workers "vote by foot"
Xinhua - English
As reported before, labor shortages in China, believe it or not. Or, at the least there are upward pressures on wages...
Unions ask govt to help firms face up to China
Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk:
"Manufacturers need more government money for training, research and innovation rather than lower labour costs to face up to...
Two Global Value Streams Passing In the Night
Interesting story about a Fortune 500 company who is starting up a factory in China: Apparently, they are having trouble getting tools,...
Beware the China bashers
KRT Wire | 06/21/2005
From the Chicago Tribune, an editorial. "Forcing a rapid upward revaluation of the yuan, as Congress seeks to do, won't...
The Chase of Cheap does Deeper into China
FT.com / Asia-Pacific - Chinese manufacturing hub toughens investor rules:
There's always somebody/someplace "cheaper" isn't there?
"Shortages of power, labour, land and water are raising...
Lean Thinking Poster at a Chinese Airplane Factory
KRT Wire | 06/14/2005 :
Above is an article that talks about Boeing and Airbus moving airplane production into China.
This item struck me as very...
