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		<title>Welcome to our new website</title>
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		<description>Welcome to our new website:  new look, more information, real cases from the field.  </description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:00:32 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>What you get is NOT what you see: Pictures on Chinese supplier's catalogs!</title>
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		<description>Identification of supplier in China: An professional looking catalogue or brochure is not the guaranty of a good supplier. A case of pictures from competitors</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:29:06 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>In search of the best place to set up a factory close to Shanghai</title>
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		<description>In China, a foreign invested company should settle its production in an approved Industrial Zone (IZ). Competition among IZs is not about facilities, but location &amp; service</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Supplier development case study</title>
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		<description>Successful case of supplier development with a plastic extrusion company near Shanghai. Implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:14:14 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>State Owned Enterprises in China</title>
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		<description>A reminder of why you normally wouldn't do business with a Chinese State Owned Enterprise (SOE): Their management is incompatible with Western requirements!</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Is my Chinese supplier really ISO certified ?</title>
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		<description>Why an ISO certificate does not mean quality audits are not needed</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China sourcing for large thermal solar projects</title>
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		<description>Large scale thermal solar projects are expected to undergo a good growth in the coming years.  China suppliers provide very good opportunities for such projects.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:00:21 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>BCG article: Why industrial goods are going next</title>
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		<description>A very good article from BCG explains why China, after consumer goods, will now export more and more industrial goods, and how committed western companies take advantage of this trend:</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:27:59 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Article: The Art of Price War: a Perspective from China (excerpt)</title>
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		<description>Read the article by Z. John Zhang and Dongsheng Zhou</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:28:45 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Workshop: Sourcing in China - See the key points</title>
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		<description>Sourcing projects part of an overall business strategy. ISO certifications are not enough to guarantee sustainable quality. Success story of AF Compressor </description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:35:50 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>LinGang: The latest and largest Industrial Zone in Shanghai</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=321</link>
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		<description>A brand new 300 km square large Industrial Zone, an investment of US$4.5 billion. Lingang new industrial zone is all about size!</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Evaluate the quality of your supplier's management </title>
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		<description>Evaluating your supplier's management is very important.  A real example illustrating how the competence &amp; attitude of the management team is critical to the long term viability of a company</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:28:14 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Is this the same factory I visited two months ago ?</title>
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		<description>Sometimes, several visits to a supplier are needed to evaluate the full scope of their capabilities, or lack thereoff.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:40:06 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Chinese Companies Exhibiting in Europe</title>
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		<description>I attended an exhibition in Europe and I took the opportunity to pay a visit to the booth of each Chinese supplier present.  A very interesting experience, indeed. </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:24:44 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Presentation: procurAsia profile</title>
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		<description>About procurasia: a company brief description| China sourcing process &amp; challenges| The benefits of outsourcing the local part of a China sourcing project</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:39 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Looking for my supplier’s factory</title>
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		<description>Finding physically Chinese suppliers and their factories is a driving and orientation challenge the procurAsia team faces every week in Chinese industrial zones. </description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:00:17 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>How some suppliers boost their client references! </title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=101</link>
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		<description>Tips for buyers sourcing from Chinese suppliers: references claimed by the suppliers must be double checked</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:01 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China Sourcing Online Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=102</link>
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		<description>Although very useful, online supplier databases are not the comprehensive tool they would like you to believe they are.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Doing business in China for SMEs</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=89</link>
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		<description>Although not easy, doing business in China is much more accessible than before, even for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:07:26 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Are these figures for real ?</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=90</link>
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		<description>Tips for buyers sourcing from Chinese suppliers: Company numbers such as turn-over, headcount, production locations or last year production volume must be double checked!</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>An example of well managed factory in China</title>
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		<description>Some pictures from a well managed factory we have visited several times lately.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:11:41 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Safety hazard: Misuse of a forklift</title>
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		<description>No comment! Just a picture that speaks for itself</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:56:22 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Safety hazard: slings for heavy weight equipment lifting</title>
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		<description>3 pictures of damaged or cut lifting slings, simply "repaired" and still in use in this factory!  Against all basic Safety principles, of course...</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:03:44 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Working with Chinese suppliers forces you to change also</title>
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		<description>Western companies buying in China shall adapt their purchasing habits, expectations, methods and negotiation style</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:42:25 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>5 China Sourcing strategies that do not work</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=224</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=224</guid>
		<description>...amongst the many ways to start a China Sourcing initiative with all chances to fail!</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:38:21 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China Sourcing Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=225</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=225</guid>
		<description>A few examples of Strategies used by western companies to develop their China sourcing for industrial parts. Some that work, some that don't...</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 11:24:38 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Marketing: Our Special Award for Marketing Bragging</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=226</link>
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		<description>Material handling storage rack conveyors suppliers| Using a directory of suppliers in China may lead you to bad sourcing decision</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:30:17 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Supplier Home Page</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:59:36 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Sourcing Seminar organized by the FCCC</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=242</guid>
		<description>Presentation to FCCC on May 8, 2007</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 16:00:33 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Made in China, Made with the World</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=525</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=525</guid>
		<description>China launched a marketing campaign that is quite representative of the recent trends of Chinese manufacturing.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Presentation: Sourcing in China - Tips and Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=244</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=244</guid>
		<description>Presentation by Etienne Charlier, founder &amp; MD of procurAsia. The challenges western companies face when sourcing in China &amp; tips and successful strategies</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 16:00:39 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>This is a Private Company, or isn’t it</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=250</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=250</guid>
		<description>On how some private companies still behave like the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) they used to be.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 12:00:21 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>From Farmer to Industrialist</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=259</link>
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		<description>Many industrial companies in China have good hardware, very capable employees &amp; workers, but are managed by new entrepreneurs without operational vision. </description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:05:31 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Where is my product manufactured ?</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=297</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=297</guid>
		<description>Why a 5S compliant PBA assembly manufacturer with well managed SMT assembly lines &amp; RoHS compliant lines in China makes sometimes substandard deliveries</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:00:40 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Would you pick this supplier?</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=264</guid>
		<description>Nice catalogs, new facilities and listing in directory of suppliers in China are not indicators of the true quality of a supplier.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:00:39 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Reduction of VAT rebates for export - Effective July 1st</title>
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		<description>Information for buyers: the cost increase the Chinese exporters will face due to the VAT rebate reduction: In average about 8%</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:14:09 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>VAT Rebate - Impact on Industrial Products</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=292</guid>
		<description>New VAT rebates rates for Material Handling Parts, Power Generation and Emergency Power Equipment, Printed Board Assembly, Power Supplies, etc.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:26:22 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Packing Department: Our Special Award</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=308</link>
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		<description>Conveyors &amp; control systems manufacturer in Shanghai. Poor workshop producing poor quality products. Packing will probably not withstand overseas shipment</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China exporter of production equipment</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=540</link>
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		<description>After producing the cheap products for the world, China has started its transition to providing the production equipment and plants for other regions to produce cheap goods.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:00:27 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Buyers, be well prepared for your first visit to China!</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=323</guid>
		<description>Advice to buyers in China|Guide to find suppliers and buy successfully industrial equipment|How to organize a sourcing trip in China</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:10:54 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Sun &amp; Wind Energy magazine article: "Quality standards rising in China"</title>
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		<description>A Sun &amp; Wind Energy magazine article: The Chinese solar water heating industry is taking steps towards quality standards. Local management is still necessary</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:21:26 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>First orders are often time consuming !</title>
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		<description>Do not underestimate the time required for the first purchase order from China.  Getting  your first delivery from a new Chinese supplier is often a time consuming process.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Small and medium Wind Turbine industry in China</title>
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		<description>Compared to a few years ago, some small wind turbine manufacturers have improved but as a whole, the iindustry is not mature yet.  Importers without quality control in China risk meeting lots of quality problems.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Alibaba IPO</title>
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		<description>What the IPO success does not say.  Alibaba is an operational and a financial success.  Do not think it is the sourcing panacea, though.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:01:11 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy Year of the Rabbit</title>
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		<description>procurAsia wishes you a very happy Year of the Rabbit.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:00:43 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Avoid traffic jams: Our Special Award</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=367</guid>
		<description>A clever Chinese driver found a solution to avoid traffic jams.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:25 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Survey on China sourcing good practices</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=504</guid>
		<description>An interesting survey about what China sourcing practitioners are considering good practices.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Communicate periodicaly with supplier will save you lots of troubles</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=505</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=505</guid>
		<description>You will save much time and trouble with your Chinese suppliers if you keep the discipline of periodically communicating with them, even though you have no order to place.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Diesel Generators in China: an overview of the Genset industry</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=426</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=426</guid>
		<description>The best diesel gensets produced in China use world-class diesel engines and alternators. But the quality of the assembly and control system varies widely from one supplier to another</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:33:10 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China is the world leader of Solar water heating systems!</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=374</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=374</guid>
		<description>China has developed its own technology of solar water heating systems (the evacuated tube) and is by far today the world's biggest producer and user!</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:08:11 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>List of interesting surveys and reports</title>
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		<description>We sometimes find interesting third party surveys and analysis.  Some reports and surveys relate to sourcing practices, some other describe the latest industrial or international trade trends related to China.  We want to share the documents that we ...</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:00:40 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>An industry leader in the make</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=430</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=430</guid>
		<description>10th anniversary celebration of one of our suppliers: A real example of the amazing development of private business in China</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Foreign companies in China can also benefit from Sourcing assistance services</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=485</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=485</guid>
		<description>More and more foreign companies operating in China use procurAsia services. For them as well, we find better suppliers and improve their sourcing performances</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:37:00 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>The World Bank issued its China Quarterly Report</title>
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		<description>World Bank China Quarterly Report.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:34:14 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>US recession | China's economy | China exports</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=444</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=444</guid>
		<description>Will a US recession slow down China's development?  Will China be hit by a strong export drop?  Notes from a lecture organized by the European Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. </description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:55:17 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>HAPPY NEW YEAR</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=524</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=524</guid>
		<description></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:00:39 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Don't select suppliers on a brochure or website</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=457</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=457</guid>
		<description>We visited recently a battery factory in Guangdong: Its nice factory pictures in its brochure proved to be far from reality!</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:03:36 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Medical Devices: procurAsia and IPBM join forces</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=456</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=456</guid>
		<description>Today, procurAsia and IPBM announce a cooperation agreement to jointly develop China sourcing services in the sector of medical devices and equipments.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Business Pace in China</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=517</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=517</guid>
		<description>It is hard for Westerners to grasp the pace of change in China and its consequences on day to day business.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:00:37 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Presentation: How China sourcing can boost your export business</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=465</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=465</guid>
		<description>On April 22, Etienne Charlier gave a presentation on how an integrated sourcing strategy in China can boost your business and your exports.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:55 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Presentation to FCCC on Nov 27</title>
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		<description></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:00:37 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Many companies successfully source from China</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=483</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=483</guid>
		<description>One third of 650 executives surveyed by Deloitte feel they are VERY SUCCESSFUL in sourcing from emerging markets.  This is how they managed it . . .</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>PPE: Our Special Award</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=488</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=488</guid>
		<description>Who said workers do not know what to do with their PPE ?</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:41:53 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy and Prosperous Year 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=496</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=496</guid>
		<description></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>What is happening to seafreight these days ?</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=497</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=497</guid>
		<description>After reaching extreme heights, sea freight rates are diving to unbelievable lows.  How can we make sense of all this?</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Are China exporters suffering as much as reported ?</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=500</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=500</guid>
		<description>When reading all those reports about Chinese suppliers in troubles, everyone could get worried about what is going on.  A correspondent from The Telegraph has done a site tour to discover what is really happening.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:00:43 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=521</guid>
		<description></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:53 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Navigating through China is not straightforward: Illustration</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=508</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=508</guid>
		<description>Navigating through China's business intricacies is not easy.  Great photo illustrating this fact.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:00:48 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Understanding China - Presentation</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=509</guid>
		<description>On October 29, 2009, Etienne Charlier gave a presentation about Sourcing in the context of the training program "Understanding China" organized by the association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry: EUROCHAMBRES.  Presentation can be ...</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:21:22 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China Water Treatment Equipment Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=511</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=511</guid>
		<description>China counts very good suppliers of water treatment plants and components. Chinese suppliers are certainly an option to consider when looking for any water treatment system project.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:37 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China railways development makes business easier</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=535</guid>
		<description>How China railways impressive development is changing the business landscape and makes China's East coast deeper and deeper.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China to export high speed train to the US ?</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=539</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=539</guid>
		<description>One more evidence that China is moving up the value chain.  Times are over when China only sold cheap stuff to Wal-Mart.  It is planning to sell high speed trains to Califoria.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Learn more about selected industries</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=544</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=544</guid>
		<description>Throughout the years, we have built expertise and experience with a wide range of industries in China. 	We want to share some information on a selection of industries that we know well. The links in this article point to selected articles we have ...</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:00:58 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Shanghai Expo 2010 Opens Tonight</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=549</guid>
		<description>Tonight, Shanghai is opening is Expo 2010 with a large scale ceremony.  It will be opened to the public from May 1 and will remain open until Oct 31.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:40:16 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Commercial and Professional Refrigerator Industry</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=555</guid>
		<description>We have found good suppliers of professional and commercial refrigerators and coolers: floor showcases for retail industry, professional kitchen fridges and refrigerators and many others. </description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 09:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China Stacker Crane Industry</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=571</guid>
		<description>Three years ago, we could not find any decent Chinese supplier of Stacker Crane for automated warehouses.  In 2010, we have found several serious manufacturers of cranes that can be used in AS/RS systems.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:55 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Presentation at China Supply Chain Council</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=574</guid>
		<description>Etienne Charlier speaks at a China Supply Chain Council event.  Topic: "The Quality Gap in China Sourcing" .</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:00:43 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Do you have the right quality control process in place for China?  </title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=575</guid>
		<description>Do you have the right quality control process in place for China?  Experienced buyers know how to focus on quality control plan.  See why . . .</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>TV Interview on Canal Z</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=582</guid>
		<description>TV interview of Etienne Charlier on Canal Z at the occasion of Expo 2010.  
Access to interview in French and Dutch.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:41 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>China Sourcing: Good for those who know how</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=583</guid>
		<description>Those who set up their China sourcing structure properly will be surprised by some additional benefit that come on top of lower cost.  The others will be faced with troubles and frustrations.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Tianhe - China Supercomputer</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=584</guid>
		<description>On Oct 28, China announced the launch of a supercomputer of 2.5 Teraflop per second.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:00:50 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy New Year 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=593</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=593</guid>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:00:50 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Alibaba.com CEO and COO resign on fraud case</title>
		<link>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=596</link>
		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=596</guid>
		<description>Large scale fraud uncovered with some Gold Suppliers listed on alibaba.com</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:00:39 +0800</pubDate>
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		<title>Training on "Supplier Qualification and Management session"</title>
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		<guid>http://www.procurasia.com/?utm_source=pA&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;sty=597</guid>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:03 +0800</pubDate>
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