Doing business in China in 2026 still comes down to five things: a professional interpreter booked early, WeChat and Alipay set up before you land, a VPN installed before you leave, a small thoughtful gift, and basic etiquette. Here’s the complete preparation guide.
Discover how HI-COM delivered a turnkey seafood brand activation in China, combining strategy, chef selection, recipe development, localization and multilingual on-site coordination.
It made less than RMB 8,000 in ten days. Then the jokes started. Within days, cinemas were adding screenings, the box office had crossed RMB 20 million, and yellow cow figurines were already appearing on Taobao. Welcome to Niu Lai, perhaps China’s strangest cultural hit of 2026. Reviewed and updated August 19, 2026 by HI-COM […]
Last updated: 11 August 2026 Prepared by: HI-COM Asia’s certified translation and official document support team Foreigners who previously worked in China may need a Chinese Certificate of Employment, Resignation Certificate or related employment record for overseas employment, immigration or residence applications, employment visas, professional qualification recognition, pension, tax or social-security matters, or other legal […]
Qixi Festival 2026 in China falls on Wednesday, 19 August. Often called Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qixi is one of the most poetic festivals in the Chinese calendar. However, Qixi is much more than a day for roses, chocolates and romantic dinners. It is a story of love and distance, but also of skill, patience, craftsmanship, […]
Published by the HI-COM Marketing Team | 27 July 2026 One family creator filmed the days after her son’s Gaokao. Another prepared a surprise dinner for Father’s Day. A fitness creator turned premium seafood into a post-workout reward, while nutrition specialists answered the practical questions people ask before trying a new food. The product range […]
Real-time multilingual communication is changing fast. For years, international conferences in China mainly relied on human simultaneous interpreters, interpreter booths, receivers, headsets and technical teams. Today, a new option is becoming more common: AI interpreting and live captioning. However, the issue is not whether AI will replace interpreters. The question we should really be asking […]
A professional website. A responsive sales contact. Attractive prices. Good product photos. A supplier who says, “No problem, we can do it.” For many foreign companies, this is how a sourcing or manufacturing project in China begins. However, as many buyers discover too late, a polished first impression does not always prove that a supplier […]
A valid driving licence does not always travel with you. You may be fully licensed in your home country, yet still unable to drive legally in China, France, Australia, the United States or another destination without the right translation, permit or local exchange. This is especially important for expatriates, students, business travellers, tourists, HR […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is taking place across the United States, Canada and Mexico, but China is one of the most interesting markets to watch. In Shanghai, the tournament is visible in metro stations, shopping malls, cafés, sports bars, pop-up stores, outdoor event spaces, short-video platforms and branded fan experiences. For international brands, this […]
