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	<description>A blog for Asian furniture industry professionals offering invaluable insights, comments and ramblings about China business and importing home furnishings from China, with the occasional sidetrack into "life in China related topics."</description>
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		<title>Furniture prices heading upward &#8211; Industry is blaming increases in labor and shipping costs</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/06/18/furniture-prices-heading-upward-industry-is-blaming-increases-in-labor-and-shipping-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture makers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture manufacturers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher labor cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher material costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shipping costs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Furniture companies are raising prices despite fears that higher costs could kill off a rebound just as recession-shocked shoppers appear willing to spend.<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/06/18/furniture-prices-heading-upward-industry-is-blaming-increases-in-labor-and-shipping-costs/">Furniture prices heading upward &#8211; Industry is blaming increases in labor and shipping costs</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>Preparing for the Lacey act &#8211; more paperwork for furniture importers.</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/28/preparing-for-the-lacey-act-more-paperwork-for-furniture-importers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/28/preparing-for-the-lacey-act-more-paperwork-for-furniture-importers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipping & Ocean Freight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco friendly manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lacey Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lacey act furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plant species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood sourcing]]></category>

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If your in the furniture industry and dealing with American customers, yet haven&#8217;t yet heard of the Lacey act, get ready &#8211; 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 [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/28/preparing-for-the-lacey-act-more-paperwork-for-furniture-importers/">Preparing for the Lacey act &#8211; more paperwork for furniture importers.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>Little white lies in business relationships (or how to have a headache in 60 seconds or less)</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/08/white-lies-in-china-business-relationships-or-how-to-have-a-headache-in-60-seconds-or-less/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/08/white-lies-in-china-business-relationships-or-how-to-have-a-headache-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business ethics in china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china factory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese business ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese suppliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cross-cultural Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lying in business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following is the first in series of posts chronicling and at times ranting about     , some of the (often frustrating) experiences we encountered working with some local Chinese partners. While a excellent (though costly) learning experience, needless to say this particular partner relationship has now ended.
Little white lies&#8230;






Anyone have an aspirin?



Something [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/04/08/white-lies-in-china-business-relationships-or-how-to-have-a-headache-in-60-seconds-or-less/">Little white lies in business relationships (or how to have a headache in 60 seconds or less)</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>China labor new shortage: fewer workers with higher saleries is the new norm</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/03/30/china-labor-shortage-less-workers-paid-higher-saleries-is-the-new-norm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/03/30/china-labor-shortage-less-workers-paid-higher-saleries-is-the-new-norm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing & Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suppliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china labor shortage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher wages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortage of workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After returning from the Chinese new year, its quickly becoming apparent that this year, the hottest topics being discussed by business owners in furniture manufacturing circles are:

How many of your workers returned back to work after this year&#8217;s holiday?
How much later did they return from their hometowns?
How much of an increase are paying them this [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/03/30/china-labor-shortage-less-workers-paid-higher-saleries-is-the-new-norm/">China labor new shortage: fewer workers with higher saleries is the new norm</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>Buying from China &#8211; The customer is NOT always right.</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/02/20/buying-in-china-the-customer-is-not-always-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/02/20/buying-in-china-the-customer-is-not-always-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Suppliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Control (QC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china factory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china sourcing and buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china supplier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese factory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managing chinese suppliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price negotiation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having been both involved in the past with  furniture sourcing and buying,  and more recently  operating a retail furniture store and factory (where I now must sell to those same types of furniture buyers), I suppose I can say I truly understand both perspectives. Though I must confess, that for the first time being the supplier, is [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/02/20/buying-in-china-the-customer-is-not-always-right/">Buying from China &#8211; The customer is NOT always right.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>China port faces worst ice threat in 30 years</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/01/09/china-port-faces-worst-ice-threat-in-30-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/01/09/china-port-faces-worst-ice-threat-in-30-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipping & Ocean Freight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[port]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(For more on the snow see &#8220;Record Snowfall blankets Beijing – Record Snowfall blankets ACF&#8221;)
Original article here:
By CARA ANNA, Associated Press Writer, Sat. Jan 9th 2010
A northern China port that is one of the world&#8217;s largest was facing the worst ice conditions in 30 years Saturday, and icebreaking ships were working to keep the path [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2010/01/09/china-port-faces-worst-ice-threat-in-30-years/">China port faces worst ice threat in 30 years</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>Decoro: The rise and fall of an Italian Leather upholstery producer in China</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/23/decoro-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-italian-leather-upholstery-producer-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/23/decoro-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-italian-leather-upholstery-producer-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeCoro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory closing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Factory in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian Leather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leather recliner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leather upholstery producer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luca Ricci]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recliner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shenzen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shutdowns in china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sofa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers protest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[








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&#8217;s back salaries. Yet over the years, this was not the first [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/23/decoro-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-italian-leather-upholstery-producer-in-china/">Decoro: The rise and fall of an Italian Leather upholstery producer in China</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>3d CAD software for furniture design</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/12/3d-cad-software-for-furniture-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/12/3d-cad-software-for-furniture-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Furniture Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing & Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3D furniture design software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3d modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAD modelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAD software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
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Quick post on CAD programs for the furniture design industry, since I was recently asked about this from a customer.
Pro Level

Solidworks ( http://www.solidworks.com )
Rhino ( http://www.rhinocad.co.uk/)
Pro/ENGINEER ( http://www.ptc.com/products/proengineer/)
Autodesk AliasStudio ( http://usa.autodesk.com )
Catia (http://www.3ds.com/products/catia/ )
Intericad ( http://www.yfcad.com/Products/intericad6000.php)
Concept unlimitedÂ  ( http://www.csi-concepts.com)

Super Basic

Mobi3d  ( http://www.mobi3d.ro )
Woody ( http://www.almod-corp.com/woody20_en.htm)
Basic Furniture Design (BFD) ( http://www.homia.com.au/ )
SketchList 3D ( http://www.sketchlist.com/ [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/12/3d-cad-software-for-furniture-design/">3d CAD software for furniture design</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>CCTV Headquarters &amp; Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Fire in Beijing</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/09/cctv-headquarters-mandarin-oriental-hotel-on-fire-in-beijing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/09/cctv-headquarters-mandarin-oriental-hotel-on-fire-in-beijing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing Building]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central China Television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in a blaze]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mandarin Oriental hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new headquarters]]></category>
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Absolutely nothing related to furniture but&#8230; WOW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B1OnhSucP8&#038;ed


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzH_skByx3Q

Was heading home from a late night at the office, when the taxi driver keys me in on what just occurred. Surprisingly the Chinese media has said little even though its all over the news elsewhere. A friend texts me to tell me she heard about it from her [...]<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/09/cctv-headquarters-mandarin-oriental-hotel-on-fire-in-beijing/">CCTV Headquarters &#038; Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Fire in Beijing</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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		<title>Researching Contemporary Danish FurnitureDesigns? Then check this out!</title>
		<link>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/02/researching-contemporary-danish-furnituredesigns-then-check-this-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/02/researching-contemporary-danish-furnituredesigns-then-check-this-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[20th century]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[21st century]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danish furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture database]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furnitureindex.dk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern danish furniture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Furnitureindex.dk is a record of Danish furniture from the 20th and 21st centuries, containing searchable information about and images of more than 10,000 pieces of furniture. The record is updated and developed on an ongoing basis<p><a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog/2009/02/02/researching-contemporary-danish-furnituredesigns-then-check-this-out/">Researching Contemporary Danish FurnitureDesigns? Then check this out!</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.acf-china.com/blog">The ACF China Co - Millstone Trading</a></p>
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