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Preparing for the Lacey act – more paperwork for furniture importers.

Roger — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:39:22 +0000

If your in the furniture industry and dealing with American customers, yet haven’t yet heard of the Lacey act, get ready – you soon will. Though around for quite some time, it was amended in May 2008 and makes it a federal crime to trade in illegal wood products. Under a phased in process, industry [...]

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China port faces worst ice threat in 30 years

Roger — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:17:08 +0000

(For more on the snow see “Record Snowfall blankets Beijing – Record Snowfall blankets ACF”) Original article here: By CARA ANNA, Associated Press Writer, Sat. Jan 9th 2010 A northern China port that is one of the world’s largest was facing the worst ice conditions in 30 years Saturday, and icebreaking ships were working to keep the path [...]

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Decoro: The rise and fall of an Italian Leather upholstery producer in China

Roger — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:12:43 +0000

The well known upholstered leather furniture manufacturer Decoro, recently closed it factory in Shenzhen, China after encountering liquidity problems. More then 2000 workers lost their jobs which lead to protests. Eventually, the local government stepped in and paid two months worth of the worker’s back salaries. Yet over the years, this was not the first [...]

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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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New Furniture Law Blog Introduced

Roger — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:39:04 +0000

Interesting new Furniture Law Blog from Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, discussing patents and intellectual property law in the furniture industry. Still in its early phases and a bit drab at the moment – though it looks promising. But both furniture, and Intellectual property are rarely mentioned without including China, so these [...]

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The latest from Furniture in China 2008 expo

Roger — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:38:09 +0000

Review Part 1 of (2) Furniture in China Fall 2008 Trade show & Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2008 (Its not the High Point Market, its not the lasvegasmarket either, but it ain’t bad!) Unlike a few years back when it seemed only Halo had “vintage leather look,” this time around more then one supplier is now producing Italian [...]

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Fall schedule for furniture and decor trade shows, expos and other happening in China

Roger — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:41:17 +0000

There are a quite few different home decor, accessories and furniture / furniture manufacturing trade shows coming up just around the corner. Rather then searching out which ones are occurring, where and when, I thought I would make it easier and list them out for you. With the shanghai show and others looming around [...]

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Beijing traffic curbs stifle trade, may ripple to U.S.

Roger — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:10:49 +0000

LANGFANG, China â€” Road checkpoints erected this week around Beijing to boost security for the Olympic Games have put a chokehold on regional commerce and created ripples likely to reach as far as U.S. store shelves. Long lines of trucks formed at dozens of highway checkpoints around China’s capital, leaving many drivers grumbling that they were [...]

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Update: Olympics continue to cause major disruptions to business in China.

Roger — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:34:34 +0000

There is tons of press at the moment discussing the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, ranging from political debates to complaints concerning visa restrictions. Obviously its just too much to cover in a singe post but there are a few points worth bringing up here; some related to business, others simply related to China in [...]

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More gloomy news for the furniture industry in China

Roger — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:51:55 +0000

China’s Factory Blues http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,543929,00.html Hsu’s new factory, it turns out, is running at just 60 percent of capacity, and he predicts that half of China’s lighting factories — almost all based in Guangdong — will have to close their doors this year. When more than a hundred South Korean-owned factories closed over the Chinese New Year in the [...]

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