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Zero growth, Trade loses and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: China business news roundup

Roger — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:27:05 +0000

A few interesting articles on China from around the web. Some furniture related, some business related – all worth paying attention to: Zero Growth in China Is 2009 Black Swan Event “â€œThis year is going to be characterized by much, much weaker growth in China than I think people are anticipating,â€ says Jim Walker, chief economist at [...]

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Buying unrestored: Custom antique restorations means usability

Roger — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:16:50 +0000

One of the best things about controlling your own restorations is the ability to decide what the final result will look like. This end result can sometimes be as important as the original because the “customer’s customer” is going to be thinking about where and how the piece will fit into their home. Often a [...]

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Smuggling fuels worldwide trade in Chinese antiquities

Roger — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:18:31 +0000

Here is an excerpt from an interesting article I found on yahoo about Hong Kong’s Hollywood road: “On Hollywood Road, Hong Kong’s famed strip of art and antique outlets, the shopfronts provide a veritable tour of Chinese and Asian history, selling everything from Tibetan temple carpets and centuries-old Chinese wedding cabinets to giant Cambodian and Burmese [...]

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Weekend shopping at the PanJiaYuan antique market in Beijing

Roger — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:44:22 +0000

If you have never been to the Panjiayuan weekend market, you are really missing out. Genuine antiques? Not really (Well maybe one or two) But cool stuff? Definately! It you are a wholesaler or professional in the industry, you know this is a horrible place to do business. On the spot cash payments and [...]

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