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Q&A
Why do internet challenges exist in China?
- October 2015
- Free Access
Considering the fact that there are 668 million internet users by June 2015 in China, it is surprising to see that the penetration rate is only 48.8 percent and China has a limited amount of international bandwidth with countries overseas as well. In...
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What kind of popular services are not available in China?
- October 2015
- Free Access
There are a lot of services that are not available in China including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and many different foreign country based services. What makes it harder for foreign companies is that cloud file sharing platforms like Dropbox an...
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What are the three biggest ISPs in China and why are they creating regional mono...
- October 2015
- Free Access
The three biggest ISPs in China are China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile. They are actually owned by the same state-owned company and are split according to physical location and scope. This is the main factor of monopoly creation across Chin...
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What are some solutions to internet problems in China?
- October 2015
- Free Access
First of all, it is important to select the most suitable ISP according to location. Companies in North China should select China Unicom as their ISP, South China should select China Telecom and East China can select either of them based on the bandw...
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What is the national internet connection speed like in each province in China?
- October 2015
- Free Access
The average broadband speed is 3.5mb/s in China, Beijing and Shanghai have the fastest internet connection speed out of all the provinces. Most of the provinces in East and South China have similar connection speed; however, Xinjiang, Qinghai, ...
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What is the current situation of the telephones and computers industry in Vietna...
- October 2015
- Free Access
Since the boom of telephones and computers occurred in Vietnam, it led these industries to be ranked first and third in export value in the first seven months of 2015. The export value of telephones was 17.125 billion USD by July, 2015. Also, compute...
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Why is Vietnam considered as the key hub for regional and global commerce?
- October 2015
- Free Access
Vietnam has been part of several important agreements and partnerships and one of them isRegional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This partnership offers a huge population of consumers of Vietnamese exports.Also, the most significant count...
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What is the impact of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement?
- October 2015
- Free Access
After three years of negotiation, the EU and Vietnam reached an agreement on footwear, furniture and textiles manufacturers. Both parties are expecting to benefit largely from this agreement and export turnover to the EU is expected to increase by 11...
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What are permitted to trading companies that are established in Vietnam by forei...
- October 2015
- Free Access
If a foreign investor is trying to find a way to expand business into Vietnam, it is recommended to establish a trading company in Vietnam. Trading companies are permitted to provide sourcing, quality control, and import and export services and most ...
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What are import and export duties in Vietnam?
- October 2015
- Free Access
Most of the goods can be distributed by foreign invested companies in Vietnam and the payable import tax or export tax amount is equal to the unit volume of each good multiplied by the official tax calculation price and the tax rate of each item stat...
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Quick Facts about China's Internet
- October 2015
- Free Access
This infographic shows quick facts about China's internet - such as national connection speed by province, the amount of Chinese internet users, peak hours and non-peak hours speed comparison.
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Locations where Internet users access Wi-Fi in China
- October 2015
- Free Access
Percentage of locations where internet users connect Wi-Fi in China.
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