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China and Foreign Business – Where has the love gone? Updated: 2010-02-09 23:53:05 Description: Download this podcast Length – 8:27 Download audio file (20100210_where_has_the_love_gone.mp3) We just received a comment from a faithful Podcast listener which spawned some interesting ideas here at China Business Podcast World Domination Head...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A China Bridge to Somewhere … we are just not sure where Updated: 2010-01-29 01:39:22 Description: Download this podcast Length – 10:20 Download audio file (20100127_bridge_to_somewhere.mp3) As we’ve been saying on this Podcast for a month or so now, China had a really good 2009. While most of the world is thrilled to send 2009 off to th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Risk Management in China – a conversation with Kim Woodard (pt. 2) Updated: 2010-01-23 00:48:47 Description: Download this podcast Length – 18:21 Download audio file (20100123_kim_woodard_pt5.mp3) We are continuing our series on mergers and acquisitions in China through a conversation I have been having with Kim Woodard, a Vice President here at Techn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Risk Management in China M&A – a conversation with Kim Woodard Updated: 2010-01-18 00:01:27 Description: Download this podcast Length – 17:55 Download audio file (20100118_kim_woodard_pt4.mp3) One of our themes for 2010 here at the China Business Blog and Podcast is “acquisitions”. A typical market sector in China is very fragmented and very...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ding-dong … China calling: Direct Sales in China Updated: 2010-01-02 22:48:46 Description: Download this podcast Length – 6:47 Download audio file (20100103_direct_sales.mp3) I was quoted recently in an article in the New York Times on the growing demand of direct sales in China. The article is very well done and I highly recomme...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Five Themes for China in 2010 and Beyond Updated: 2009-12-31 03:34:27 Description: Download this podcast Length – 14:23 Download audio file (20091230_five_themes.mp3) OK… I am just going to put it out there: these last 10 years have kind of sucked. Years from now, we are going to look back on the first decade of the new m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Big Kiss Off – Clashes of Cultures Updated: 2009-12-28 01:28:45 Description: Download this podcast Length – 6:14 Download audio file (20091228_kiss_off.mp3) Most Americans live with the delusion that we blend in well in foreign cultures. We think that because we come from a melting pot culture we are, by definition and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China and Australia – An interview with David Thomas (part 2) Updated: 2009-12-20 08:56:54 Description: Download this podcast Length – 13:17 Download audio file (20091219_david_thomas_pt2.mp3) We are at the end of a two-part interview with David Thomas, Founder and Managing Director of Think Global Consulting, based in Sydney, Australia. In...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China and Australia – an interview with David Thomas (part 1) Updated: 2009-12-08 02:37:38 Description: Download this podcast Length – 13:39 Download audio file (20091208_david_thomas_pt1.mp3) In past interviews here on the China Business Podcast, we’ve talked with business leaders about their approaches to China … why their company came to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Bill Powell, Time and Fortune Magazines (pt. 3) Updated: 2009-12-02 08:33:53 Description: Download this podcast Length – 14:00 Download audio file (20091122_a_bill_powell_pt3.mp3) In our recent Podcast series, we have been talking with Bill Powell, senior writer for Time and Fortune magazines, based in Shanghai. In the last Podcas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SOEs in China today – Not your Grandfather’s State Owned Enterprises any more! Updated: 2009-11-26 08:02:36 Description: Download this podcast Length – 6:43 Download audio file (20091126_soe_and_poe.mp3) Those who have been doing business in China for awhile are quite familiar with the differences between the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and the Privately-Owned...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Bill Powell, Time and Fortune Magazines (pt. 2) Updated: 2009-11-20 09:52:39 Description: Download this podcast Length – 21:17 Download audio file (20091118_a_bill_powell_pt2.mp3) We are in the middle of a discussion with Bill Powell, senior writer for Time and Fortune magazines. In the first part, we talked about China and the re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Interview with Bill Powell of Time and Fortune Magazines Updated: 2009-11-15 13:06:56 Description: Download this podcast Length – 17:29 Download audio file (20091115_bill_powell_pt1.mp3) Over the past 4 years of the China Business Podcast we’ve done many interviews with business people in China, typically leaders of companies or operations...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Safety in China (??) Updated: 2009-11-12 00:42:58 Description: Download this podcast Length – 6:43 Download audio file (20091106_safety_in_china.mp3) I was in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago for a conference. I flew from Shanghai to LAX, landing there at about 11:00 in the morning. By noon I was on t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China M&A – An interview with Dr. Kim Woodard (part 3) Updated: 2009-11-08 01:44:41 Description: Download this podcast Length – 16:50 Download audio file (20091106_kim_woodard_pt3.mp3) OK … we are on to Part 3 of our interview with the newest addition to the Technomic Asia team, Kim Woodard. In this section, we get down into the ni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China M&A – An interview with Dr. Kim Woodard (part 2) Updated: 2009-11-03 00:58:56 Description: Download this podcast Length – 17:54 Download audio file (20091102_kim_woodard_pt2.mp3) We are in the middle of a Podcast interview with Dr. Kim Woodard, the newest addition to the Technomic Asia team here in Shanghai. Kim’s background incl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China M&A – An Interview with Dr. Kim Woodard (part 1) Updated: 2009-10-28 22:24:09 Description: Download this podcast Length – 17:03 Download audio file (20091028_kim_woodard_pt1.mp3) Unless you have been living in a hole or the dark side of the moon for the past year, your life has somehow been impacted by the global economic slowdown.&#...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life in China IS Reality TV Updated: 2009-10-25 01:01:08 Description: Download this podcast Length – 6:14 Download audio file (20091025_china_reality_show.mp3) I woke up this morning with two words running through my head: “Reality TV”. Kind of a scary thought, huh? But what got me thinking about Reality ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seeing China’s Potential – Part 2 of an Interview with Sayed Jafry of ThermoFisher Scientific Updated: 2009-10-19 22:46:21 Description: Download this podcast Length – 15:22 Download audio file (20091016_syed_jafy_pt2.mp3) Last week I posted the first part of an interview with Sayed Jafry of ThermoFisher where we discussed their decision to located the global headquarters for th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seeing China’s Potential – An interview with Syed Jafry of ThermoFisher Scientific (part 1) Updated: 2009-10-14 20:51:57 Description: Download this podcast Length – 14:38 Download audio file (20091014_syed_jafy_pt1.mp3) Those of you who are long-time listeners to the China Business Podcast have heard us talk, endlessly, about ways that companies need to be looking at the pote...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t make me disobey my mother … China should be a top priority for 2010 Updated: 2009-10-11 01:40:06 Description: Download this podcast Length – 4:16 Download audio file (20091009_china_top_2010.mp3) My mother told me that its not polite to say “I told you so”, but I can’t help it. From the start of the global economic crisis last year, we’ve bee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Health Care Insurance in China, Really? Updated: 2009-10-03 00:59:25 Description: Download this podcast Length – 15:40 Download audio file (20091002_china_healthcare3.mp3) In the past couple of Podcasts, we’ve been talking about healthcare in China and, specifically, about the potential opportunities that this might repres...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In China A Name Means Something Updated: 2009-09-06 19:08:15 Description: Download this podcastLength – 7:39Download audio file (20090905_name.mp3)The scholar Confucius was an interesting guy … he was also a bit of a worry-wart. Certainly, there was a lot to be worried about … Kingdoms were fighting Kingdoms, pe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China’s Economy is improving. My kids told me so Updated: 2009-04-21 21:08:57 Description: Teenage Attitude IndexDownload this podcastDownload audio file (20090421_tai.mp3)Every market prognosticator worth his/her/its salt is in constant search-mode for “leading indicators” – data points that show us which way the markets are shiftin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remember the regulators Updated: 2009-05-03 00:16:04 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090503_regulators.mp3)China’s rapid development in the past 15 years can leave one feeling a bit dizzy. My first time in Shanghai in the late 80s – in town for an escape from the small central China c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mergers and Acquisitions in China: Not a Quick Wedding Updated: 2009-06-21 17:25:32 Description: Steve Ganster Keynotes Deal Cultivation at China M & A ConferenceShanghai, China, June 21, 2009 – Steve Ganster, Executive Director of Technomic Asia, will highlight the opportunities and challenges of mergers and acquisitions in China at the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mergers and Acquisitions in China: Not a Quick Wedding Updated: 2009-06-21 17:25:32 Description: Steve Ganster Keynotes Deal Cultivation at China M & A ConferenceShanghai, China, June 21, 2009 – Steve Ganster, Executive Director of Technomic Asia, will highlight the opportunities and challenges of mergers and acquisitions in China at the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China’s M&A Market, Like a Ride on Disney’s Space Mountain Updated: 2009-06-22 10:34:36 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090621_manda.mp3)I’m speaking this week at the Sixth Annual GIC Mergers and Acquisition Summit, the title of my presentation is Deal Cultivation – Keys to Success in Making Acquisitions in China. The ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Continuous Market Entry Never Ends in China Updated: 2009-06-29 12:53:35 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090629_market_entry.mp3)Nearly 18 months ago, I wrote an article for the British Chamber of Commerce in Guangzhou called “Continuous Market Entry”. A client of ours found that article and called to tal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Has Gone Mainstream, But US Business Still Gets Excited Updated: 2009-07-03 12:39:13 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090703_nothing.mp3)Those of you who are regular consumers of this Podcast and associated blog may have noticed that I have been unusually quiet as of late. In fact, I’ve gotten email messages asking if I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Healthcare … and you think the U.S. has problems?? Updated: 2009-08-08 04:31:10 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090807_china_healthcare1.mp3)I have been living and/or working in China for over 20 years and have been witness to one of the world’s most amazing phenomena … the aging of the population. Why is that s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Health Care: The Land of Opportunity Updated: 2009-08-30 20:04:41 Description: Download this podcastDownload audio file (20090830_healthcare2.mp3)In a country this big there are plenty of sick people. Combine hundreds of millions of sick people, with less than 1,200 hospitals capable of providing comprehensive care, by that I ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD “On the Frontlines: Doing Business in China” provides keys to harnessing China’s power as a strategic business destination for Western companies Updated: 2009-02-10 15:00:01 Description: The Atlantic’s James Fallows hosts and the New York Times’ Joe Nocera offers commentary and analysis throughout the video series Despite the global downturn, China still offers an economy that’s growing, with predictions for growth ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deep Thoughts from the Beach Updated: 2009-04-02 23:17:48 Description: No More Vacations For Me Download this podcast Download audio file (20090403_deep_thoughts.mp3) Sheesh … can’t a guy get away for holiday without the world falling apart?? I go for 10 days of sun, sand and minimal Internet and come back to find...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Stimulus Package that Stimulates? Updated: 2009-03-31 11:13:29 Description: Follow the Money, Most of it Will Stimulate Download this podcast Download audio file (20090331_stimulus.mp3) There has been a lot of press, not to mention moaning and groaning, about stimulus packages in the last few months. Many countries have put...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making sense out of China for US business school students Updated: 2009-03-01 05:24:10 Description: Eye Opening and Life Changing - ChinaSense Trips for US Business School Students Download this podcast Download audio file (20090228_jenny_kent.mp3) The world is a very large place if you get outside your comfort zone and experience it. That’s ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Supplier guanxi management Updated: 2009-02-03 16:10:30 Description: Over on his “Go Go Go! Supply Chain” blog, Jim Tompkins of Tompkins Associates writes about building strong relationships as the key to successful supplier relationship management, especially in China, which Tompkins calls “North Am...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China M&A: How to mess up a deal, possibly wrecking both your company and your career Updated: 2009-02-04 13:45:07 Description: “So, Kent, how would we really mess this one up?” Download this podcast Download audio file (20090203_how_to_mess_up_a_deal.mp3) Full transcript of today’s podcast: In a recent Podcast, I talked about how we at Technomic Asia think ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Things that go around again Updated: 2009-01-26 21:38:06 Description: Question: Can you pull out of the biggest financial freefall in modern history by encouraging your people to go shopping? The recent Republican administration in the U.S. tried to do this with their rebate checks of 2008, encouraging people to go spe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Out with old, in with the … ??? Updated: 2009-01-19 08:20:02 Description: I woke up this morning thinking about capitalism. I know…heady stuff for a Monday morning. First thoughts Monday morning should be limited to pondering which texture of socks to wear that day (the color, black, is a given). Wednesday or Thursda...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Top 20 reasons to love China Updated: 2009-01-12 16:46:03 Description: For two decades, the good folks back in the USA have asked me: “What is so great about China?” It’s a fair question, I suppose, coming, as it does, from a people who struggle to locate Seattle on the map. Still, I am a little tired ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why China matters, part 2 Updated: 2008-12-15 19:13:23 Description: Why China Matters - Part 2 Today’s podcast features Steve Ganster, managing director of Technomic Asia. Kent’s not gone — just sharing the spotlight. Download this podcast Download audio file (20081215_china_matters_2.mp3) A full tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In this first installment of the China Business Podcast… Updated: 2005-07-25 23:41:00 Description: Download audio file (20050725_crossing_the_river.mp3) Download In this first installment of the China Business podcast, Kent Kedl explains how developing a successful strategy for conducting business in China is like - as former Chinese Premier Deng ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Suppliers’ dilemma Updated: 2005-08-03 17:47:00 Description: Download audio file (20050803_growing_supply_chain.mp3) Download The dilemma many suppliers face is how to meet the demands of their customers who have operations in China. It is becoming a common occurrence and one that can be handled proactively wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guanxi for foreigners Updated: 2005-08-15 17:04:00 Description: Download audio file (20050815_guanxi_for_foreigners.mp3) Download Many foreigners on their first visit to China learn some Chinese and try to use it whenever they can: xiexie (thank you), pijiu (beer) and xishou jian zai naili (where is the bathroom?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Understanding China’s business environment Updated: 2005-08-22 17:08:00 Description: Download audio file (20050822_china_business_history.mp3) Download Westerners often fail to understand — or more accurately, misunderstand — the business environment in China. It’s possible that the rapid pace of change in China is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pundits fear China, but… Updated: 2005-08-29 20:59:00 Description: Download audio file (20050829_china_elephant.mp3) Download The talking-head circuit in the global media has never had a feeding frenzy quite like the topic of China in the global economy. Learned scholars, business people and pointy-headed pundits ya...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD …There were louder rumblings of agreement, and… Updated: 2005-09-13 17:08:00 Description: Download audio file (20050913_exporting_america.mp3) Download …There were louder rumblings of agreement, and another man stood up and told the story of how his horse and cart had fallen down the side of a steep hill and his horse was injured. &...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It goes to 11: Spinal Tap for China Strategy Updated: 2005-10-07 17:32:00 Description: Download audio file (20051007_goes_to_eleven.mp3) Download The other day I was sitting with the general manager and the VP of manufacturing from a company and we were talking about their China strategy. They are currently sourcing a couple of product...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD “Outsourcing” buzzword Updated: 2005-11-02 18:20:00 Description: Download audio file (20051102_levels_of_sourcing.mp3) Download “Outsourcing” is a buzzword that was originally used along with “Management By Objective” and “Core Competencies” as something that added value to a co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Date before you get married Updated: 2005-12-13 21:43:00 Description: Download audio file (20051213_a_and_a.mp3) Download I fell into conversation with a guy on an airplane recently. You know, that kind of easy, open talking that two people do when they know they are only going to be knowing each other for the next 90 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Qualifying China partners Updated: 2006-01-17 16:46:00 Description: Download audio file (20060117_qualifying_china_partners.mp3) Download In our last podcast, we talked about a really, really bad idea I heard about during a conversation with a guy on airplane. To review, he was hell-bent on totally destroying his com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Six Ds: due diligence, due diligence, due diligence Updated: 2006-02-03 16:47:00 Description: Download audio file (20060203_due_diligence.mp3) Download We have been talking in the past few podcasts about doing a China acquisition & alliance deal - what we call A&A. I have used a number of analogies - from boat captains to dating rel...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chat with the National Association of Manufacturers Updated: 2006-03-21 16:46:00 Description: Download audio file (20060321_ganster_nam.mp3) Download Today’s installment of the China Business Podcast comes to us courtesy of the National Association of Manufacturers. Steve Ganster, the managing director of international strategy firm Tec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China’s President Hu Jintao visits the United States Updated: 2006-04-12 15:52:00 Description: Download audio file (20060412_hu_jintao_comments.mp3) Download Today’s installment of the China Business Podcast features Steven Ganster and Kent Kedl, directors of Technomic Asia, offering their insights on the upcoming visit to the United Sta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t wait for politicians to fix things Updated: 2006-04-25 17:08:00 Description: Download audio file (20060425_china_trade.mp3) Download The global trade imbalance — which is somewhere around $200 billion between the U.S. and China right now — is something that we can change. There’s no need to wait for politici...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wait! You’re not ready for China! Updated: 2006-06-20 18:16:00 Description: Download audio file (20060620_dickinson_press.mp3) Download Is your company a Type D? If so, you had better wait: You’re not ready for China. In this edition of the China Business Podcast, Kent Kedl discusses the China Readiness Assessment R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China’s automotive aftermarket is growing, complicated Updated: 2006-08-21 20:15:00 Description: Download audio file (20060821_auto_aftermarket.mp3) Download China’s automotive aftermarket is a growing, complicated market. A new research report from Technomic Asia offers some insight and statistics on the Chinese auto aftermarket. Steve Ga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Retail and consumer goods in China Updated: 2006-08-29 21:57:00 Description: Download audio file (20060829_consumer_retail_cooper.mp3) Download The retail/consumer goods market in China is dramatically different than in the U.S. or anywhere else. The China Business Podcast’s own Kent Kedl and 13-year China vet Matt Coop...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Starbucks in China and booming cities Updated: 2006-11-16 15:15:00 Description: Download audio file (20061116_starbucks.mp3) Download And we’re back! Sorry for being out of touch for so long. We’ve been busy with speaking engagements and moving across the globe. I moved full-time to Shanghai — saves the insane ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China business is like dodgeball Updated: 2006-11-30 01:17:00 Description: Download audio file (20061129_dodgeball_in_china.mp3) Download How can companies avoid trouble in the complicated and exotic China business landscape? Simple. The rule is this: Success in China is like a game of dodge ball: The winner is the last one...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WD-40’s China strategy Updated: 2007-01-02 18:27:00 Description: Download audio file (20070102_holdsworth_wd40.mp3) Download Kent Kedl interviews Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific for WD-40. This is part 1 of a two-part interview. We’ll post part about a week or two from now. Geoff talks abou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WD-40’s China strategy, part 2 Updated: 2007-02-01 22:33:00 Description: Download audio file (20070201_holdsworth_wd40_part2.mp3) Download Interview with Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific for WD-40: Part 2 Kent Kedl of Technomic Asia brings you part 2 of his interview with Geoff. Geoff and Kent discuss fin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Real-world case study in China strategy Updated: 2007-02-21 18:41:00 Description: Download audio file (20070221_case_study.mp3) Download Steve Ganster and Kent Kedl, authors of the business strategy book “The China Ready Company,” have posted an audio recording of a chapter of their book online, as a special installmen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China strategy: Crossing the rocky river Updated: 2007-03-20 19:16:00 Description: Download audio file (20070320_china_strategy.mp3) Download The only way to cross a river with no bridges, that’s full of stones and has a rapid current, is with a good strategy. A former premier of China once said that you cross a rocky river b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China strategy in Six Steps: Part 1 of 2 Updated: 2007-05-01 21:57:00 Description: Download audio file (20070501_mnto_part1.mp3) Download Today’s podcast is from a presentation I gave recently at an event for the Minnesota Trade Office, its 2007 China Practicum. I spoke at the first China Practicum, too, ten years ago. As you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China strategy in Six Steps: Part 2 of 2 Updated: 2007-05-24 18:31:00 Description: Download audio file (20070524_mnto_part2.mp3) Download This is second of two parts of my presentation from a recent event hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office. The first part, which you can find here, covers an introduction to China strategy and a di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai American Chamber Annual China Trends Conference Updated: 2007-07-02 22:51:00 Description: Download audio file (20070702_ganster_am_cham.mp3) Download The Shanghai American Chamber conducted its annual China Trends conference in Shanghai earlier this month, aiming to update the business community on key trends in China’s economic, re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China’s new VAT export refund policy Updated: 2007-07-12 21:26:00 Description: Download audio file (20070712_new_VAT_policy.mp3) Download China’s new value-added tax refund rate policy was announced on June 19th. In essence, the new policy will reduce the amount of VAT refund currently enjoyed by exporters in China. The s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Supply quality concerns in China aren’t new Updated: 2007-08-09 19:50:41 Description: Download audio file (20070809_quality_concerns.mp3) Download China has been hitting the news again recently, and this time it is over quality issues from products manufactured in China. It started with pet food, and then moved on to tires, toothpaste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Law Blog: Interview with Steve Dickinson Updated: 2007-08-27 16:44:20 Description: Download audio file (20070827_chinalawblog_dickinson.mp3) Download In today’s episode of the China Business Podcast, I sit down for a discussion with Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog, one of the best blogs on the Web. Steve is an American ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Continuous market entry in China Updated: 2007-09-25 14:29:18 Description: Download audio file (20070925_continuous_market_entry.mp3) Download In today’s China Business Podcast, Kent Kedl discusses the idea of “continuous market entry.” He emphasizes the importance of looking at the Chinese market as if yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earning my “license to kill”: Driving in China Updated: 2007-10-08 16:11:18 Description: Download audio file (20071008_license_to_kill.mp3) Download Kent Kedl shares the hilarious — and completely true — tale of his efforts to earn a driver’s license in Shanghai. Give a listen to learn about the Office of Telling People...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Impact of the China Party Congress Updated: 2007-10-22 16:48:22 Description: Download audio file (20071022_china_party_congress.mp3) Download Today we’re discussing a topic we purposefully avoid on the China Business Podcast: Chinese politics. I’ve had some time to reflect on the China Party Congress itself and th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Executive search and finding the right talent in China Updated: 2007-11-14 17:54:56 Description: Download Download audio file (20071114_executive_search.mp3) Kent Kedl interviews Lee Brantingham, partner at Strategic Executive Search. SES has been in business for about 20 years, helping companies recruit business leaders across China and the gre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guanxi and government relationships in China Updated: 2007-11-30 17:36:00 Description: Download audio file (20071130_guanxi_andrew_hill.mp3) Download - - - - - - - - - - This podcast on guanxi is transcribed and featured as an “editor’s pick” on PodsInPrint.com. Download, print and take this podcast with you. Read i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kent Kedl writes about “continuous market entry” in China Updated: 2007-12-27 18:29:15 Description: In the most recent issue of Chamber Eye, the magazine published by the British Chamber Of Commerce in Guangdong, China, Technomic Asia’s Kent Kedl writes about the idea of “continuous market entry”: For most foreign companies establ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China outlook 2008 Updated: 2008-01-07 17:05:34 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080107_outlook.mp3) China holds much hope in 2008, and the findings from the 2007 China Business Report from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai support that statement. In today’s podcast, K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Talking economics: China markets and costs Updated: 2008-02-14 15:44:21 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080214_china_costs.mp3) As China’s over-heated stock markets started to take a bit of a dive early last year, Kent Kedl had a bit of an epiphany: For months, the market had been steadily rising, a China ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Competitiveness in China Updated: 2008-03-17 16:14:33 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080317_be_good.mp3) Earlier this month, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai released the findings of a study conducted among 66 of the chamber’s member companies, assessing their global comp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Examples of “being good” in China Updated: 2008-04-24 23:19:50 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080424_be_good_part2.mp3) In my previous podcast, I talked about how you can’t succeed by simply being in China — you have to BE GOOD. In today’s follow-up, we share some examples of comp...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Buying nothingness Updated: 2008-09-22 19:49:00 Description: Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete transcript of today’s podcast: For those of you familiar with the recent history of Shanghai, you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why China matters Updated: 2008-10-21 17:08:12 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20081021_why_china_matters.mp3) Why China Matters These are tough times. Really tough. We have avoided going from talking about the possibility of the “R” word –- recession -– right to the &#...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Updated: 2008-10-29 16:24:40 Description: Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20081029_signs.mp3) Quick quiz — what’s the most difficult job these days? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patience: an important virtue, sometimes lacking in China Updated: 2008-07-09 15:36:18 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080709_patience_humor.mp3) Today’s podcast is another light-hearted one, based on a humorous society-and-culture column Kent Kedl wrote for “that’s Shanghai” magazine, an English-la...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China and the U.S.: Irreversibly intertwined Updated: 2008-07-22 21:36:28 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080722_irreversibly_intertwined.mp3) With his new documentary for the Discovery Channel, “The People’s Republic of Capitalism,” Ted Koppel shines a light on issues that aren’t much ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Resolving rumors: Distortions of the Chinese economic climate Updated: 2008-08-04 17:57:57 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080804_rumors.mp3) Rumors. We all love them — when they are about someone else. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kent Kedl writes about continuous market entry in China Updated: 2007-12-27 18:29:15 Description: In the most recent issue of Chamber Eye, the magazine published by the British Chamber Of Commerce in Guangdong, China, Technomic Asia’s Kent Kedl writes about the idea of “continuous market entry”: For most foreign companies establ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China outlook 2008 Updated: 2008-01-07 17:05:34 Description: Download this podcast Download audio file (20080107_outlook.mp3) China holds much hope in 2008, and the findings from the 2007 China Business Report from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai support that statement. In today’s podcast, K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guanxi and government relationships in China Updated: 2007-11-30 17:36:00 Description: Download audio file (20071130_guanxi_andrew_hill.mp3) Download Today I chat with Andrew Hill, a good friend and fellow Minnesotan — and one of the founders of the Minnesota Club of Shanghai, of which I’m a board member — about rela...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chinas President Hu Jintao visits the United States Updated: 2006-04-12 15:52:00 Description: Download audio file (20060412_hu_jintao_comments.mp3) Download Today’s installment of the China Business Podcast features Steven Ganster and Kent Kedl, directors of Technomic Asia, offering their insights on the upcoming visit to the United Sta...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Impact of the China Party Congress Updated: 2007-10-22 16:48:22 Description: Download audio file (20071022_china_party_congress.mp3) Download Today we’re discussing a topic we purposefully avoid on the China Business Podcast: Chinese politics. I’ve had some time to reflect on the China Party Congress itself and th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In this first installment of the China Business Podcast Updated: 2005-07-25 23:41:00 Description: Download audio file (20050725_crossing_the_river.mp3) Download In this first installment of the China Business podcast, Kent Kedl explains how developing a successful strategy for conducting business in China is like - as former Chinese Premier Deng ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earning my license to kill: Driving in China Updated: 2007-10-08 16:11:18 Description: Download audio file (20071008_license_to_kill.mp3) Download Kent Kedl shares the hilarious — and completely true — tale of his efforts to earn a driver’s license in Shanghai. Give a listen to learn about the Office of Telling People...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Continuous market entry in China Updated: 2007-09-25 14:29:18 Description: Download audio file (20070925_continuous_market_entry.mp3) Download In today’s China Business Podcast, Kent Kedl discusses the idea of “continuous market entry.” He emphasizes the importance of looking at the Chinese market as if yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Law Blog: Interview with Steve Dickinson Updated: 2007-08-27 16:44:20 Description: Download audio file (20070827_chinalawblog_dickinson.mp3) Download In today’s episode of the China Business Podcast, I sit down for a discussion with Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog, one of the best blogs on the Web. Steve is an American ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Supply quality concerns in China arent new Updated: 2007-08-09 19:50:41 Description: Download audio file (20070809_quality_concerns.mp3) Download China has been hitting the news again recently, and this time it is over quality issues from products manufactured in China. It started with pet food, and then moved on to tires, toothpaste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai... Updated: 2007-07-12 21:21:33 Description: Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai American Chamber Annual China Trends Conference The Shanghai American Chamber conducted its annual China Trends conference in Shanghai earlier this month, aiming to update the business community on k...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China's new VAT export refund policy China's... Updated: 2007-07-12 21:26:50 Description: China's new VAT export refund policy China's new value-added tax refund rate policy was announced on June 19th. In essence, the new policy will reduce the amount of VAT refund currently enjoyed by exporters in China. The scope of impact will depend o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2007-02-01 22:33:00 Description: Interview with Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific for WD-40: Part 2Kent Kedl of Technomic Asia brings you part 2 of his interview with Geoff. Geoff and Kent discuss finding and hiring the right people for your China operation and how t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2007-01-02 18:27:00 Description: Kent Kedl interviews Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific forWD-40. This is part 1 of a two-part interview. We'll post part about a week or two from now. Geoff talks about the beginnings of the WD-40 brand and distribution in China, how ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2006-11-16 15:15:00 Description: And we're back! Sorry for being out of touch for so long. We've been busy with speaking engagements and moving across the globe. I moved full-time to Shanghai - saves the insane amount of travel I was doing before. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2006-04-25 17:08:00 Description: The global trade imbalance - which is somewhere around $200 billion between the U.S. and China right now - is something that we can change. There's no need to wait for politicians and economists to work their bureaucratic magic (or lack the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2006-06-20 18:16:00 Description: Wait! You're not ready for China! Is your company a Type D? If so, you had better wait: You're not ready for China. In this edition of the China Business Podcast, Kent Kedl discusses the China Readiness Assessment - and the significance o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast Updated: 2006-08-29 21:57:00 Description: The retail/consumer goods market in China is dramatically different than in the U.S. or anywhere else. 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