China's changing business landscape
As we revel in our medal count from the Beijing Olympics, that brief moment of glory for our athletes represents years of focused training and hard work. Even with the best training programme, arriving in China provides a new set of challenges. Environmental differences and the psychological barriers of competing against the...
NZCTA Commentary: The Olympic Games has set the pace
As the hype of the Beijing Olympics slowly expires, we can now ask if the huge profile China achieved day by day ultimately created a more positive image for it. The Olympics has always been the biggest event of all. Nations have competed robustly to stage them to enhance their status. China would have been deperately keen...
Processed Food for Thought: China's food processing market
Rising disposable income and urbanization continue to drive the Chinese economy. The food processing industry is no exception. Between 2001 and 2006 the industry grew at a compound annual growth rate of 20% to reach approximately USD 288 billion. As consumers increasingly value the convenience and variety of processed...
Getting ready for Canton Trade Fair 2008
Are you one of the many entrepreneurs trying to sort through the labyrinth associated with China trade? New Zealanders are trying to determine the best way to take advantage of the benefits associated with the Free Trade Agreement signed in Beijing last April. Joining a trade mission or exhibiting at a trade fair can open...
Franchising - the Way to Go in China?
Franchising, despite being almost unheard of in the early 90’s, spread like wildfire in the recent years. The JLJ Group shares some findings of their recent market research on China’s Franchising Industry. With some 200,000 franchised retail stores representing over 2,600 brands, China is now the...
Spotlight: Fonterra in China
Fonterra is a New Zealand icon and the company been operating in China for two decades. NZCTA talks to Bob Major, Managing Director of Fonterra China, to find out more about Fonterra's Chinese operations and aspirations. Can you explain the extent of your interests in China? When did you first enter the China market?...
Tax Toolkit: Tax reforms to NZ controlled foreign company ...
“The aim in developing this comprehensive reform has been to devise flexible rules that are consistent with the realities of the business environment and that help New Zealand businesses to expand their operations but keep their head offices in New Zealand” Finance and Revenue Ministers Dr Cullen and Peter Dunne....
Visa struggles
The Chinese government has recently tightened visa policies and heightened checks on foreigners' visa validity. If you are traveling to China for leisure, you are expected to show proof of round trip transportation (eg. flight tickets) and hotel reservations during visa application. Furthermore, it is no longer easy to simply...
Trade Mission Report: In China, think as they think about us
By Gilbert Peterson I acknowledge to being a newcomer to the ways of China. I have only travelled there the once so far, as manager of the recent NZCTA/ EMA Trade Mission to Guangzhou and the Canton Fair in April. But there are advantages in fresh eyes, and first impressions may count. So allow me if you will a...
NZCTA Commentary: Kiwi experience in Shanghai, 2010
Shanghai Expo 2010 will be bigger and better than any before as befits holding it in a larger than life city such as Shanghai. Organisers estimate that over 70 million people will visit the expo between May and November 2010 and New Zealand has secured a prime site for its pavilion designed to cope with as many as...
The fruits of Chinese innovation
Richard Fyers talks about agricultural innovation in China and about how foreign companies are becoming active providing technology and joint venturing in farming. He says the commercial and regulatory environment is challenging but the opportunities are big. I used to be nervous eating unpeeled apples and pears grown...
EYe on China: Factoring taxes into the equation
Experts from Ernst & Young's Tax team discuss the Tax landscape in China and its inherent challenges and opportunities for New Zealand businesses. As the ink dries on the FTA, the respective Governments have done their part and it is time for business to take up the challenge of ensuring the China New Zealand Free...