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Mar 06,2012
For mainland south east Asia, which country is cheapest probably depends on how long you're planning to stay there. The reason for this is that Thailand and Malaysia both have major regional flight hubs (Bankgok and Kuala Lumpur respectively) and would probably be much cheaper to fly to from most Chinese cities. Also, travellers from western countries get visa free entry.
On the...
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Mar 05,2012
Isnt that a coincidence... Mattaya whilst not only giving a good answer, also gave the exact answer that all my Chinese and Taiwanese colleagues gave when I wanted to buy a car....
I have recently bought one and gone through the exact same experience and wonderment. In the UK I have never bought a new car, its just plain silly, they will loose 1/3 of the value (if not more) as soon as...
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Mar 03,2012
In my view, the topic of sex is a very cultural thing and reflects the values, social beliefs and behaviours of a society. Considering China has only recently opened their doors to the rest of the world, the attitude towards sex tends to be congruous to a political, social and media controlled environment.
For example, the western world promotes the...
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Mar 02,2012
Let me tell you first that in order o get a new visa placed in your existing passport, the passport CAN NOT expire for at least 6 months. It is clearly written in the regulations for new Chinese visas.
I had the same problem in Guangzhou in 2009 when my daughter's passport expired. After researchng, found out that to just renew the passport, the Consulate had a 45 days...
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Mar 01,2012
The "5000 years" claim stems from what some people consider the birth of Chinese civilization, which would be from the time of the Yellow Emperor Huangdi, which is thought to be about 3000BC. Of course, this information is from oral traditions that were not even written down until a few thousand years after that, and there has not been ANY evidence found to support that this is...
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Feb 29,2012
There seem to be 3 main reasons for down votes:
1.) Somebody dsagrees with your post. For example, if you were to say "Durian topped with chou doufu is the best meal ever and has the greatest smell in the world!", you will probably get down votes because many people won't agree.
2.) Someone posts something stupid. Example: Q....
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Feb 29,2012
I have four year old twins (See my avatar), they currently can communicate in Mandarin, English and Cantonese (Cantonese being their weakest language).
The way it is handled in my home is that I communicate with them in English, my wife in Mandarin and the mother-in-law & maid talk to them in Cantonese.
One of the important things to do is make sure that they have lots...
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Feb 27,2012
Opening a bank account in Hong Kong does not require a local address. I have a couple set up there for different purposes. One of the main things you want to think about when you do set up an account is what type of currency will be going in it.
HSBC and many other banks have multi-currency accounts that make putting money in them very easy.
However, there are a...
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Feb 27,2012
A bit of a mystery. It's generally assumed that it formed gradually around what is today's Henan province, but the problem is that the oldest surviving examples of Chinese writing, the turtle shells (which date back no farther than 1500 BC), show an already well-developed system with thousands of characters. We have no examples of it in its nascent form, as we do with Mayan and...
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Feb 27,2012
It is not only the food and beverage licenses the whole process is more complicated and one depends on the previous,must follow an established order.
You must decide first if you want a Chinese partner to have a domestic company, or a Whole Own Foreign Company. Set that one up, then must get a legal name for business
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Feb 25,2012
besides the points (there are none for the forums), the forums are more for off topic discussions. The generous Cat has given us space to share jokes, talk politics, bitch... whatever you wanna chat about
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Feb 24,2012
Nope, if for some reason you do not wish to do so, you do not have to.
For your information only, I did register with mine about 2 years ago, and all they have done is send me an email warning me about health concerns in drinking bottle water from Chinese sources due to some contaminated brands. Other than that one time, nothing else has happened. Oh, sorry, I also got...
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Feb 23,2012
I always had very bad luck with partners in a business, so anything I may do will be with me as sole owner. There is always the complain that one partner does not pulls his weight in sharing duties, responsibilities and work load. Then, also the fact that 90 % of the time, the one working less wants the largest share of profits. And some are so shortsighted than do not...
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Feb 22,2012
Connections.
While China Telecom & China Mobile are for all intents and purposes government owned, the officers behind China Telecom are higher ranked and committies that are more advantageous to Apple's other goals.
China Mobile would make more sense from a consumer point, but China Telecom is still the leader from a business point.
What I mean is that Apple could...
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Feb 20,2012
I think many of them get married before they really know who they're marrying. Do they take their future goals into consideration? Are their personalities compatable? Can they agree on how to raise their kids or what they do with their money? There are so many factors to take into consideration, and I don't think they even ask these questions of eachother. They get a girlfriend or...
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Feb 20,2012
There are a few things you can do if you want it, it all will depend on what you need back in UK for your business. Allow me to explain:
1.- You could leave your Blackberry phone in UK, and get one here to use locally and call UK also.
2.- You could remove the SIM card from your Blackberry, and get in UK a cheap cell phone that accepts the Backberry SIM card and leave the...
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Feb 18,2012
The Chinese eat fresh meat. For everything. It's been a common practice even now that there is refridgeration. So, when you buy some beef here, it was killed within a very short period of time.
In the west, we age beef - either by dry aging or wet aging. Dry aging means hanging the beef up in a dry cooler (almost freezing, but the meat will NOT be frozen) for...
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Feb 17,2012
One thing you should understand to begin with, is that in China, one thing is what the Law says, and another is how each different government employee applies it. This is why it is so common to be denied something by one official, just to be granted by another one the next day.
That said, the Chinese marriage law is, in general, the same as similar laws on any other country....
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Feb 16,2012
In my home, my mother-in-law lives with us. She 'helps' to raise our kids. Or at least as much help as an 80 year old woman can provide.
When it comes to raising our children, there are certain things I have to comprimise on. The biggest thing for me is how we dress our kids. By the inlaws demand (and my wife's agreement) our kids have to wear layers...
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Feb 15,2012
Technically yes, your landlord should pay. Contact him by phone or email and explain situation, and tell him you are willing to find someone to fix it, provided he will reimburse you (you will need to have receipts of everything.
Most building complexes have an Admin Office somewhere within the complex. There, they will have all sort of handymen available. Explain your...
