By Roberto De Vido* The Economist recently noted in a column headline that Forced labour in China presents dilemmas for fashion brands. The writer introduced the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), which he described as “a nearly 3m-strong paramilitary-style business in western China” founded in 1954 to provide economic incentives for recently demobilized soldiers
Comprar productos en el extranjero e importarlos a Estados Unidos no es tarea fácil. Las empresas deben ocuparse del cumplimiento de las leyes y normativas extranjeras (a menudo con la barrera del idioma y en un sistema jurídico muy diferente) y de las estrictas y complejas normas de importación estadounidenses. Es fácil que las empresas pierdan de vista las numerosas normas estadounidenses
Lo único que sé con certeza sobre China es que nunca llegaré a conocerla. Es demasiado grande, demasiado antigua, demasiado diversa, demasiado profunda. Simplemente no hay tiempo suficiente. – Anthony Bourdain, *On Parts Unknown* Primero Kate Spade y ahora Anthony Bourdain. ¿Qué demonios está pasando? Qué triste es todo esto. Me veo obligada a compartirlo de nuevo
7 de marzo de 2012. Acabo de regresar de Yangón, Myanmar, donde asistí a la primera Cumbre de Inversión de Myanmar y me reuní con abogados y empresarios locales para tratar el tema de la inversión extranjera en el país. Me sorprendió bastante la situación en Myanmar y la forma en que el Gobierno promueve la economía local e integra la inversión extranjera en ese desarrollo. Tal y como se describe
Everyone is talking about the Wall Street Journal article Did Xie Zhikun’s Nearly $1 Billion Go Missing? A Private-Equity Mystery. To grossly oversimplify this terrific article, Xie Zhikun claims to have invested $1 billion into a U.S. based private equity company via a “share entrustment agreement” that specifies he is the actual owner in a
It goes without saying you should choose good business partners abroad. The kind of partner that doesn't like getting sued ... and hence doesn't give you reason to sue them. Partners that won't steal your IP. But just how can you know a partner is reliable before you do business with them and put them to the acid test?
The first step for drafting an international product sales agreement is to deal with the basic sales terms. The terms for customization and cooperative design can come later.
I was interviewed last year by as part of an ongoing interview series on strategy and innovation. The below is that interview [it is no longer online anywhere else]. Dan Harris is the founder of Harris Sliwoski, an international law firm with offices in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Phoenix New York, Barcelona, Madrid and Beijing.
I love to talk about what I call our “accidental exporter” clients. These are companies (mostly in the United States, but Europe too) who literally lucked out into becoming Asia exporters. And by “lucked out,” I mean they were quietly going about their business when contacted out of the blue by someone in Asia (usually
China is virtually the sole supplier of rare earths to the world and it is heading towards that same position for polysilicon. The reasons are almost exclusively related to the peculiar way primary industry operates in China. What is occurring is an exchange with few benefits to either side. There are two areas of dispute
