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Business Dining in Shanghai
Shanghai is considered one of the latest thriving international metropolises of our time and it's no surprise that the restaurants in this city have evolved to cater to tastes from all around the world. Food, by far, is one of the most important aspects of life to Chinese people and this city is arguably the best destination in China to sample the array of high-end foreign and local Chinese cuisines.
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Business Etiquette in China
Understanding the Chinese way of thinking can help you avoid unnecessary complications and misunderstandings and maintain good relations with your Chinese partners. Much of the business etiquette in China draws upon key values that are just as important in social settings.
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Cultural Events in Shanghai
Shanghai is a modern city by today's standards but many people in this city still follow traditions that have been carried out for generations. The ancient culture and customs are still preserved and every festival has its own story behind it along with its own customs. In addition to the time-honored traditions, modern festivals have been added to the year's calendar of events to balance the old with the new.
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Living In Shanghai - Practical and Fun Advice
For the tourist who is just here on vacation, the city has museums, historical landmarks, parks scattered throughout the city, restaurants to satisfy every kind of craving, bars, nightclubs and karaoke bars to distract you during your short stay. But when youre living here, you have to take into consideration the regular day-to-day activities. Whether youre relocated to Shanghai on temporary assignment or have decided to permanently move to this booming city, here is some practical advice for daily living.
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National Holidays
China only has a few official national public holidays but all that can change in the near future. Currently, the only national holidays are New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Labor Day, and National Day. China's top planning body issued a draft to add five more public holidays. If the draft is approved, five major traditional Chinese festivals will become new public holidays. They are the Lunar New Year's Eve, the Lantern Festival, Qingming (Tomb Sweeping Day), the Dragon-Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Travel Destinations in and around Shanghai
Shanghai is a world in itself. Since it has had such an illustrious history, there are many different neighborhoods each with their own character. Some of the more famous tourist destinations to visit if youre a short-term visitor are The Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, People's Park/People's Square, Xintiandi and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
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Keeping an Ear to Mobile Phone
IWOM in China
CIC, China's leading Internet Word of Mouth (IWOM) consultants release a study on cellular phone technology in China. The report, based on 5 million bulletin board posts and blogs from 731,403 distinctive users, reveals the current talk about products, brands, software applications and installation. With further discussions regarding customer service, operating systems and cellular phone design, this analysis is exceptionally insightful as an indicator of consumer influence in China today. |
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Auto Buzz - Chery and Ford Focus Take the Wheel
China's leading Internet Word of Mouth (IWOM) research and consulting firm, CIC, releases the first comprehensive study of IWOM attributed to the automobile industry in China. Based on automobile-related messages posted on online message boards by 468,430 users, this report sheds light on how and why the Ford Focus and Chinese brand, Chery, dominated automobile buzz. |
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Notebook IWOM in China
Internet Word of Mouth (IWOM) research and consulting firm CIC has once again kept its ear to the ground and made sense of the buzz. Focusing this time on the mainland China notebook computer industry, the analysis is underpinned by 1,204,117 BBS messages from mainland China. These messages were written by 160,926 different user names from July 1 to September 30, 2007 and encompassed 739 notebook computer models, 27 notebook manufacturers and 71 series brands. Using its patent pending data collection, the Shanghai based firm helps companies in the industry to listen in on any consumer 'talk' on the Internet regarding their notebook brands, products or features. The study indicates a strong group mentality among users wanting to share information and opinions online. This suggests that blogs and other such platforms will continue to be rich sources of brand knowledge for both companies and consumers in future. |
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The Score on Sports IWOM in China
Shanghai based research and consulting firm, CIC has conducted the first study of Chinese Internet Word of Mouth (IWOM) on sports. The scope of the study comprises research on 14 sports brands, 598 basketball and football athletes and 187 basketball and football teams.
Using their specialized text mining technology, CIC has systematically analyzed trends in the online sports industry drawing on 4,311,758 BBS (online message board) messages from mainland China. These messages, all pertaining to sports, were written between October 1 and December 31, 2007 by 296,017 individual user names. Findings of this study also give insight into sports net culture and how netizens use online platforms to be both active consumers and creators.
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| China's Capital: | Beijing |
| China's Land Size: | 9,560,900 sq km (3rd largest in the world) |
| China's Population: | 1,315,000,000 (largest in the world) |
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