All in or Nothing: adidas aims to be China’s No.1 Sports Brand

New adidas store in Shanghai's Nanjing road is opening soon
New adidas store in Shanghai’s Nanjing road is opening soon

How is adidas doing in China? Last year, the German sportswear company announced its goal to establish 8500 stores in China by 2015. This year saw factory workers of a Chinese supplier to adidas protest against unfair wages and a lack of social insurance.

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Working in China: Jobs and Salary Expectations for Expats

Pudong, Shanghai: financial district with lots of work opportunities
Pudong, Shanghai: financial district with lots of work opportunities

For all those who are interested in working in China and learning about how to find a job there and what to expect from it, I have put together this article with some useful information.

Nowadays more than half a million foreigners work in China.

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China’s Movie Industry – the Asian Hollywood?

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Movie theater announcement of Hollywood blockbusters

Enormous investments have been put into China’s film industry and the efforts paid off: In 2012 China became the second largest movie market after the US, thus having overtaken Japan. Box office earnings were at around 17 billion Chinese Yuan (approx. 2 billion Euros). If the craze continues, China will be the biggest film market worldwide in a few years.

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