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As Chinese Companies Struggle With Quality-Control And Process-Control Issues, American Engineering Firms Offer A Secure Alternative
John Armistead, founder and owner of Maryland-based Armistead Technologies, comments on the recent quality-control and process-control lapses of Chinese-based vendors and subcontractors, and points out the benefits of outsourcing reverse engineering projects to smaller American engineering firms.

Ergotron's M&E Operation Showcased by Chinese Government Recognizing Fast Development of Industry
Ergotron, the global leader in computer and video display mounting equipment, announced its manufacturing facility in Southern China (Min Aik Ergotron Precision Technology Co., Ltd., M&E) was showcased by the local government in the Dongguan ShiJie Investment Guide. A total of ten factories were featured in this year's guide out of over 65,000 factories that exist in the greater Dongguan area.

Chinese Logistics Costs Set to Rise, Claims Automotive Conference
A survey taken at this year's Automotive Logistics China conference of some of the world's leading automotive manufacturers, suppliers and logistics providers has revealed that 85 per cent of delegates expect the real price of logistics in the region to rise over the next five years. Although a hotspot for manufacturing because of its high skills base and low costs of labour, logistics costs in China are currently 18.5 per cent of GDP - nearly double that of more developed markets.

Traveling to the Beijing Olympics? Study Chinese!
The date August 8, 2008 for this year's Summer Olympics was chosen for a reason - this is an extremely significant day for the Chinese If you're one of the lucky people traveling to China to watch the XXIX Olympiad, study Chinese and follow these tips for acceptable actions in China

Learning Chinese  NOT!
When I first came to Taiwan to live I listened to the language and thought to myself, OK, this doesnt sound so hard. I have high-school French and German so I already possess some linguistic ability. I can learn this.

MP4 Players iPod And Zune Faces Stiff Chinese Competition According to Chinavasion
MP4 Player products from China have become the surprising competitor emerging as a rival in the world market to better-known personal electronics brands such as Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, and Creative Zen according to Chinese wholesale electronics company, Chinavasion.

Global Sourcing: The Chinese Way Towards International Trade
Global sourcing of commodities with the help of strategic advancement of competencies and the process of acquiring resources, irrespective of the destination, is a practice that has been the backbone of international trade for a long time. More and more companies have been practicing global sourcing for quite some time now, however, there has been seen a sound intensification in the practice in terms of the number of organizations. These institutional bodies and organizations are concentrating on better global supply base or the multiplicity of the countries that are viewed as potential global sourcing regions. If the current results and state of affairs are anything to go by, this movement is all set to burgeon and proliferate in the times...

Acupuncture Explained - Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Chinese medicine was developed thousands of years ago in the Far East and acupuncture was seen as a prominent branch of this ancient tradition. The Chinese call it Zhue Jiao and it translates as "needle heat". The needle regulates "Qi"; an inner force, which is responsible for the health of the body and with acupuncture controlling Qi energy the health of a person, can be improved by the release of stress. Pathways of Qi energy should flow freely in a healthy person and any symptoms of illness will indicate any barriers to this movement. The free flowing energy provides everything the cells need and removes all waste that has formed, the consequence being an improvement in the emotional and physical health. Symptoms of any illness will beco...

Why The Chinese Gender Chart Is The Best Method To Help You Conceive The Boy Or Girl You Want!
Feng Shui, Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and Tai Chi all come from the wisdoms of ancient Chinese. These techniques or knowledge were once considered as superstitious in the western world, but are now widely used in many civilized countries. The Chinese Gender Chart (aka Chinese Birth Calendar or Chinese Pregnancy Calendar) which is used to predict the gender of a baby, does not yet receive the respect from western eyes like other Chinese ancient wisdoms!

Businessman Claycomb to Support New Major Chinese Outreach
Arizona businessman and humanitarian Lloyd Claycomb has generously donated $125,000 to the Sacramento-based ministry of Amazing Facts to help fund the production of Christian radio, television, internet, and health programs to reach the people of China, a nation notorious for oppressing the Christian faith.