News for Brands in China
By Terence Ng (Partner) & Martin Thomson (Partner), DLA Phillips Fox: New Zealand companies wanting to establish their brands in China need to protect them.Over the years, Western corporates have been only too well aware of China’s poor track record in brand protection. As of 1 May 2014, there is new...
4Ps: key to unlocking the China market
By Carol Cheng: Chinese philosopher Laozi said, “A journey of one thousand miles begins with one step.” The first step towards success for businesses in China is taking the time to form an appropriate strategy. China is a huge market with great potential but can also be very complex and expensive....
China’s Priorities: Education, Healthcare, Tourism
China’s Priorities – Education, Healthcare and Tourism By David Thomas: China’s 12th Five Year Plan (2011 – 2015) made some bold statements about the importance of education, healthcare and tourism to transform their services sector and improve the quality of life for the middle and upper classes....
Our China footprint
By Hon Tim Groser, Minister of Trade. Let's try to agree on one simple point: making sure we have the right people in the right places overseas to advance New Zealand's external economic, political, development assistance and other interests is a classic example of a "work in progress". By definition,...
Kick-starting your China Venture
By Jan Bierman. Breaking into the China market successfully can seem like a daunting task for companies with limited or no experience of doing business there. The China market is several degrees more nuanced and complex than new market entrants initially expect, and they can find their China success stymied through a...
Experience and Insights on Trading with China
PwC has kindly provided us with access to their survey on market access and trading with China. The government has set a goal of attaining annual trade between New Zealand and China of NZ$ 20 billion by 2015. A significant portion of this will be in exports. Over 100 New Zealand producers and exporters attended PwC's...
Heaven on Earth in Hangzhou
By David Thomas One of my favourite trips last year was the short one day visit to Hangzhou, an up and coming industry powerhouse hub in China and often known for its beauty and charms. Located in southeast China in Zhejiang province, with a population of around 8.8million, Hangzhou is the provincial capital and as such,...
Enforcing intellectual property rights in China
Anton Blijlevens and Cici Cui report on China’s latest efforts to promote the protection of intellectual property within its borders. Are these efforts enough to give Kiwi exporters renewed confidence? To increase inward investment and boost the confidence of holders of Chinese intellectual property rights (IPRs),...
Video: Adapting to the speed of the Chinese market
From NZTE Entering the Chinese market is like driving on the autobahn at full speed with your lights on low beam: Exhilarating but dangerous. That's according to the Chief Executive of the Sealord Group Graham Stuart. Click HERE to watch.
Trade is only PART of the China Story – Capital ...
The Free Trade Agreement with China and its potential to increase trade may get all the headlines, but New Zealanders still need to be more “culturally strategic” to tap into the significant capital that Chinese are looking to invest overseas. If we get this right - culturally and from a business point of view...
Setting Up a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise in China
By: Eunice Ku, Dezan Shira & Associates A wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) is a company established in China according to Chinese laws and wholly owned by one or more foreign investors. A WFOE is a limited liability company, meaning that the liability of the shareholders is limited to the assets they brought to...
China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone Enhancing Market ...
By Damon Paling After months of mounting anticipation the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone (FTPZ) was officially opened on 29 September 2013. Rather than being a “big bang” event a series of reform measures are to be released over the coming months and years. These changes may enhance China market...