Beijing made a rare official response to the concerns about Chinese seafood, the latest in a lengthening list of defective Made in China products that includes tyres, toothpaste and petfood. Instead of sitting back and exhorting others to clean up their act, western retailers and brand-name manufacturers can exploit these consumer concerns to their advantage...    more »

Talent management has emerged as one of the biggest challenges for multinationals operating in China so its good to see that western firms are now taking this problem a lot more seriously. PwC, the professional services firm, is the classic "people" business and so it knows more than most about the problems of recruiting and retaining top staff...   more »

EngagingChina has long believed that great opportunities lie in China for western providers of testing and quality assurance services. So its good to see this thesis confirmed by the latest trading update from Intertek, a UK-listed provider of quality and safety services...   more »

We've all laughed over badly translated English menus and signage in China but the message usually gets through. It can be more of a challenge trying to understand the fractured English of instruction manuals. But sometimes the quality of the translation is so poor that it can cause more serious problems...    more »

What can be done to help Europe's smaller enterprises that want to engage with China but lack the contacts and do not know how to start? Europe-based Viadeo and China's Tianji have teamed up to create a new online networking platform, Euro China Link that seeks to bridge the distance -- and the culture gap -- that separate the two business worlds...   more »