China’s biggest dairy company is set to invest $214 million in a new infant milk powder plant in New Zealand driving more competition into Fonterra’s back yard. Yili said it was attracted by NZ’s “relatively cheap” raw milk prices, as well as, the free trade agreement between China and New Zealand, under which dairy import tariffs reduce to zero by …
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Right on Xmas – Don Brash knows his politics
The Christmas Grinch has struck again with Don Brash depriving the usual suspects of a chance to have a decent whack at the sale of Oceania Dairy to China’s biggest dairy company at a time when they all want to wind down rather than up. a cause and effect essay To be fair, Brash is just one of two directors …
Read More »Yili plagued by usual Inner Mongolian dairy hi-jinks
China’s biggest dairy company – like its fellow Inner Mongolian rival Mengniu – has been plagued by food safety issues that are common in China. Earlier this year, China’s consumer quality regulator found an “unusual amount” of mercury in some of its baby formula. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said that the mercury, a metallic element …
Read More »Mongolian hoarder gets its prey – What Fonterra’s advisers knew months ago
Fonterra’s legal brief told the Commerce Commission five months ago that the Inner Mongolian company was in talks to buy Oceania Dairy. Chapman Tripp’s Grant David spot-lighted the Yili talks when he tried to convince the commission that Fonterra should be allowed to buy NZ Dairies. Fonterra had become aware of further competition in the industry, he noted. “Over the …
Read More »China: Intellectual Property
Protecting intellectual property (IP) — including products, design and processes, trademarks and patents, promotional material, user manuals, trade secrets and domain names — is one of the biggest issues New Zealand businesses face when entering China. professional essay writer
Read More »Hong Kong Possibilities for NZ ICT
Find out about ICT opportunities in Hong Kong from market veterans – including Mark Lunt of Pingar and former Trade Commissioner Sharon-May McCrostie – and learn about the Hong Kong ICT Expo in April 2013. write my essay for cheap
Read More »China: Are you Ready?
China is a tough market for an initial foray into exporting or establishing a physical presence in market. It fails a number of tests regarding the advice of selecting easy markets first — it’s not close, it has language barriers and the business environment is often radically different from New Zealand’s. virus software for mac
Read More »Hot Tip: NZTE’s Pat English expected to be named NZ China Council director
Hot Gossip around the China traps is that Pat English will be named the inaugural director of the NZ China Council. It was openly discussed at another of those many banquets to celebrate 40 years of official relations between China and NZ this week. Chinese businesspeople praised English who is NZ’s consul in Guangzhou as well as Trade Commissioner. law coursework …
Read More »China From The Inside – Shifting Nature Episode 3 of 4
China from the Inside – the 4th and final episode of this series is scheduled for 11 am December 16. The series has provoked controversy on You Tube – Here’s a few comments “It’s call industrialization. I lost count of how many negative points in all of the series. Maybe it’s time to make some documentary of the problems in …
Read More »Senior Chinese leader to visit NZ next week
State Councillor Liu Yandong will visit New Zealand next week as a guest of the Government – the first visit by a senior Communist Party figure since China’s November leadership transition. State Councillor Liu is a senior leader in China’s 2012-2017 hierarchy. Her portfolios include education, science, screen and television, and culture. Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce says he will …
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