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  • Cut the fat from your Chinese takeaway
    The CEO of Kong and Allan (Shanghai) Consulting says there are still cost savings to be made in China
  • Critics of US-China trade relations need a reality check
    Will the meeting between the US and Chinese presidents this week defuse trade tensions between the two nations?
  • Going 'glocal'
    Going 'glocal' Will more companies think globally and act locally in the future, asks Rebecca Ellinor
  • Buyers should get on board with green shipping effort
    Although Lindsay was sceptical about the results from the climate change summit currently being held in Mexico, there has been at least one associated outcome that might be of interest to buyers.
  • Come up Trumps
    Donald Trump told Fox News in the US that he was so frustrated he was getting an itch to run for the presidency. And the effects of low-cost country sourcing are really getting on his nerves.
  • The end of cheap sourcing?
    As the Chinese workforce becomes more demanding, the big electronics manufacturers might have to change their buying strategies.
  • International sock exchange
    Soldiers will soon be wearing socks made in China, but bought through a British supplier. Why doesn't the MoD cut out the middle man?
  • Scents with scant regard for working conditions
    Glamour model Jordan is in the news again but not for the reasons you might think.
  • China IT needed
    China's economy has had a phenomenally successful decade. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Chinese economy was worth about $4.7 trillion in 2009, over a third of the equivalent estimate for the US.
  • Ten things I have learnt about China
    I have spent most of the past week in China, my first trip to the mainland. During the four days I hosted a CPO Agenda roundtable event, met lots of buyers and visited two supplier factories. Here are my initial impressions.
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