China is an Asian state. This Asian country is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It borders several other countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia and South Korea. With more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, it’s the most populous country in the world. It is also one of the largest countries in Asia and the third largest in the world. It is also home to one of the oldest civilizations in the world. It is a people’s republic. The main cities are Shanghai, Canton, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chongqing. The currency is the renminbi.
Did you know that Chinese isn’t actually a language?? When we talk about ‘Chinese’, and how there are more than one billion Chinese speakers in the world, one might imagine one monolithic universally understood language. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. ‘Chinese’ in fact refers to a family of languages that comprises at least […]
In 2018, we live life via smartphones and social media. Information spreads at the click of a button and companies today must navigate the tides of consumer opinion and preference in a far more proactive and dynamic way than ever before. We are now in an era of crisis management; whatever you say will be […]
Ask anyone that has ever done business in China and they will have a story to tell. It is a dynamic and unique business and consumer environment and the recent e-commerce explosion adds another layer of complexity – yet also opportunity. HI-COM speaks with Shaun Rein, founder of CMR Consulting and international best-selling author, to […]
Forbidden key words in Advertising Law are enforced primarily to prevent sellers from using fake advertising to mislead consumers when purchasing products or services. Advertisement censorship in China: What is fake advertising? Today we will take a look at China’s new Advertising Law and introduce ways of checking your content to be safe out there!
It’s widely known that China’s business environment is unique with many formalized regulations and many less formal (but just as significant) conventions and cultural idiosyncrasies. Today we focus on one aspect of Chinese business relations that you won’t find in the West: the official company chop or 印章 yìn zhāng.
As any translator will tell you, there are some Chinese words or terms which cannot easily be translated into English. Or if we do, the translation won’t do the meaning any justice. Today we explore some Chinese concepts that will help you have your best 2018…
HI-COM is proud to present our collection of interpreting mission that we did in 2017. Don’t hesitate to contact us for your interpreting mission!!!
The Chinese Government is set to introduce the National Standard for English Translations at the end of the year.
Cleaning robots, smart homes, e-cars, drones, VRs, you name it…. Video from CES ASIA 2017 Technology to build a better world.
“For Chinese people online shopping is a lifestyle” said Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba group and Taobao shopping platform. If you have spent even the smallest amount of time in China, you will have heard of Taobao (here), China’s biggest online shopping service. However much to the frustration of many foreigners living here, Taobao […]
