CPG will be posting a series as part of our Summer Internship program featuring the views and first impressions of China of our foreign interns. This first post is from Marco Rossini. In order to define a country I think one should take into account several features and aspects. These...
Alibaba and its Scandals One of the more recent high-profile cases to attract the scrutiny of Western investors, regulators and buyers is the news of Alibaba, the huge Chinese e-commerce and business-to-business platform, caught in a fraud scandal. Quick background: Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, put together a great...
The photo shown is of a construction site of a state-of-the-art AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) plant in Tianjin Binhai New District. The plant was jointly sold by Transcontinental and Wehrhahn GmbH, the global market leader in AAC plants. When the plant begins operating in November of this year, it will...
To help celebrate The Fourth of July, we've prepared... another installment of "The Chinglish Column!" Anyone having "Aromatherapy Pig Knuckles" for their Independence Day barbecue?
June 20, 2011 - Mr. Michael and David De Clercq of CPG attended the Belgian Ambassador's Event along with an estimated 250 people making up about half of the Belgian community in Beijing. It was held at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The event brought together the Belgian community and...
Ever since coming to China in 2004, I was amazed at the rate of change throughout the country. Highways, railways, and building complexes appear as if by magic. This was especially apparent during the few years before the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, during which subway lines appeared as...
As part of Beijing's ancient culture, the Hutongs are very distinctive for their uniquely Chinese character. "Hutong" is originally a Mongolian term meaning "small lane" in English. These "lanes" can best be described as winding alleyways, which are often lined with traditional restaurants, shops and homes. Many cultural experts of...
Earlier this week, Tuesday June 1st, was our Sourcing Team Leader May's birthday. Here you can see a group of us that went out to dinner together after work to celebrate. We went to a really great Vietnamese Place on Jianguomen St, near the Beijing Friendship Store. Happy Birthday May!
