Chinese Banking and Finance
www.chinesefinance.org
This website is still partly under construction, but
has a good index and brief summaries of websites in China for banks, stocks and
bonds, economic, statistical, and investment information. The website is
maintained by a Korean university.
Runckel
& Associates
www.business-in-china.net/china.htm
The website
advertises itself as a “one stop,
easy to use information search system that links to many other databases.” Runckel and Associates,
the sponsor of the site, offers a variety of services,
including: consulting
and development assistance (market development; manufacturing/processing; licensing/contracting; joint ventures; strategic planning; product sourcing; profit planning; organization), marketing (manufacturer’s representatives; market development; market surveys; trade show representation; market intelligence; distributor/agent sourcing; negotiations; problem solving), and finance (business plans, pro-forma, venture capital, trade financing). The firm’s areas of expertise are as follows: international business
consulting for both American firms wishing to set up business in Asia and Asian
companies wanting to break into the U.S. market (Click
here
to visit the firm’s
business websites group at www.business-in-asia.com);
e-commerce/Website design and
promotions for use in international markets; meeting/trip facilitation for both
Asian clients going to the U.S. and American customers traveling to Asia (Click
here
for e-mail contact); interpretation and translation (Mandarin,
Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese with little notice; other Asian languages may require more advanced
notice). The website is very detailed, with lots of
information packed into small spaces. Nevertheless, the website does a good job
of presenting the variety of information necessary to fulfill its promise of
being a “one-stop” resource center for U.S. firms wanting to do business in
Asia. As indicated online, Runckel and Associates, the sponsor of the site, is
based in the U.S., but is an international consulting firm with clients in both
Asia and the U.S. Its homepage is located at www.business-in-asia.com/r_index.htm.
China Sources
www.china.globalsources.com
This website provides both product searches and
searches by province. This website is useful for locating firms providing
services and products such as office furniture, business equipment, and
stationery goods. It is possible to view a particular firm’s products
(visuals), and make inquiries to the company about the product via email.
Products cannot be purchased online.
SinoSource Business Directory of China
(中国工商指南)
www.sinosource.com/ftc/index.htm
This website functions mainly as a search engine for
businesses in China. Interested businesses can register and make their own
company information available on the site or post their business requests
online. Categories for browsing include the following categories: arts and
crafts, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, metals, minerals, packaging
materials, pharmaceuticals, government and organizations, machinery and
equipment, service, and unclassified. The website offers a detailed variety of
categories by which to search for businesses in China.
China Today
www.chinatoday.com
This website is a search engine which provides
general information useful for travelers or those wanting to learn more about
China. Browser categories include: arts and humanities, cities and provinces,
culture, diplomatic missions, education, finance, government, health, history,
IT and computers, international trade, law, media, military, people, hobbies,
real estate, references and library, science and technology, shopping, social
science, sports, statistics, travel and tours, and who’s who. Overall, this is
a good general website.
ChinaSite.com
www.chinasite.com/Regions/regions.html
This website offers reference pages to websites of
China’s provinces and major cities.
ChinaProducts.com (中国出口商品网)
www.chinaproducts.com/eng
This website is a search engine for China products.
Links offered on the website include: buy, sell, market scan, market place,
trade center, statistics, business trips, and a search engine. Other links
include information on insurance, finance, shipping, regulations, customs, legal
services, and translation services. Information is also provided on upcoming
fairs and exhibitions for products. Browse categories include: agriculture and
food, chemicals, electronics, light industry, machinery, textiles, metals and
minerals, and miscellaneous. This is a very detailed site with cohesive
information on China products and the particular industries related to them.
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