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i agree with aldrich its true last month ago we went to china prticularly shanghai and beijing. it was about my turn sa c.r ng bgla siningitan ako ng isang old lady hahah unexpected kasi sa pinas wala naman ganunan kht na matanda na atleast mag excuse man lng right? anyways inisip ko nlng maybe ihingihi na sya. o well... iv been to xiamen and some province part of china i might say shanghai n beijing is the most beautiful n modern part of china. the roads, builing, houses even they way people dress. its a bz airport too... plenty tourist and businessman  going in and out like mga germans, americans yun iba ang gagaling mag mandarin hay.... grabe nakakahya mas mgaling pa sila sakin.

regarding the thread : LABOR COST is much cheaper kasi sa china compare in the phil. kaya ang daming mga factory dun. OIShi co. is also in shanghai i think.

 

Yup! Oishi is in Shanghai, toured the plant. Definitely the pride of Fil-Chi.... :thumbsupsmiley:

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Still, there is no denying the emergence of China. the sleeping giant is no longer sleeping, it seems.

 

Things move at a dizzying speed in China. Credit that to the no-nonsense leadership of the government and the political system that works minus the draggings of a so-called "public opinion".

 

I haven't been there this year. Yet. But i won't be surprised if i don't recognize the place anymore. Changes happen very, very quickly and i am still amazed at how determined they are to move the country even further ahead.

 

Of course it has its share of negatives: culture, hygiene, language, human rights, intellectual property and other not-so-exciting things about China. But all in all, im still pretty impressed and a bit jealous of the way they run things there.

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The biggest Intel Factory/Plant outside U.S. now is in China.

 

Wow! Is this true?

I know for a fact that Intel has a factory in China, but is it really bigger than the one here in our country? :huh:

From what I know, Intel has 29 hectare lot in Gateway Business Park in Cavite. One building alone has almost a 6 hectare floor area, the other two has a combined floor area of roughly 5 hectare.

The Filipinos at Intel used to composed about 10% of the total population of Intel employees worldwide...but then again that was in the late 90's... :huh: :rolleyes:

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been to china 4x...just got back from shanghai last january... at gusto ko na dun mag stay to find work. anybody here, na may alam na job opening?

 

 

Hi Pink_Margarita,

 

The company I worked for just expanded our call center operations in Shanghai and also opened another center in Guangzhou.

 

I was the project manager for the fit-out and setup of both sites and I stayed in China for 4 months.

 

If you're interested I can send you our company address at both cities. I know we are still hiring.

 

 

:)

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Been awhile since I visited this thread...oh well..just came back from Shanghai, China last June 12 after being there for 1 month. let me reply to some of the previous posts...

 

Wow! Is this true?

I know for a fact that Intel has a factory in China, but is it really bigger than the one here in our country?  :huh:

From what I know, Intel has 29 hectare lot in Gateway Business Park in Cavite.  One building alone has almost a 6 hectare floor area, the other two has a combined floor area of roughly 5 hectare.

The Filipinos at Intel used to composed about 10% of the total population of Intel employees worldwide...but then again that was in the late 90's... :huh:  :rolleyes:

 

Hmm Intel China plant is one of the biggest factory of Intel outside the US. In terms of floor area..kung pagsasamahin ang lahat ng planta sa China...eh it will emerge to be the biggest and currently i believe the company's expansion is in China. China and Phils are considered as one of the major plants for Intel. Another plant was opened in China couple of years back in Chengdu and I believe another one will emerge very soon. China is an emerging market like India. Labor is cheaper than Philippines. Philippines is loosing foreign investment due to overhead expenses and stability of the government. In China naman, development is soo fast, government is really pushing for the Go Western strategy that is why most of the big foreign investors are moving to China. If you'll ask me..is it bigger...yes..it is bigger than that of the Philippines and still growing. :(

 

I like to work in China but the problem is the low rate salary there .. coz everybody knows the law of supply and demand ...

 

most of my chinese counterpart receives only around $300 per month ... but if there will be an offer .. then why not ...

 

Same here. I would love to work in China and currently looking for opportunities. Low salary...hmm it depends. Currently, China has a great need for ENGLISH teachers. You can already get a good salary by teaching English. There is a big demand on English tutor or teachers. There are some things na alot expensive than the ones here in the Philippines...but overall ok lang. Nagmamahal lang when you start converting from RMB or Yuan to Peso. 1 RMB = 7.9 or 8 pesos. In shopping things...when you buy in bulk or volume..good buy talaga. If ever I'll have the opportunity to work and live in China, I would choose to be in Shanghai, Beijing or SuZhou. Other provinces are not that good pa. Yun nga lang..with the progress of China...the gap between the rich and poor is getting bigger...like with dito sa Phils. :( In Shanghai, everything is accessible. Yun nga lang..some cant really communicate in English. You need to have somebody write the name of your destination to and from in Chinese characters. :) pero ok pa rin. Their metro or subway is very efficient. and guess what?? Shanghai now has the fastest commuter train. they call it MAGLEV. I had the chance to take it on my way to Pudong Airport...grabe..the normal 1 hr taxi travel from Pudong to the Airport was cut to 7 mins. The maximum speed was 430km/hr. Imagine! grabe!!!! and more to come daw in the next coming years specially now that they are preparing for the OLYMPICs.

 

problem ko lang recently during my last travel last week...pollution is sooo low especially after raining. smog talaga to the max sa Shanghai. bad for those people with asthma. i had a hard time breathing sa labas ng hotel.

 

in terms of them being bastos..let me put it this way. talagang for people living outside China..they will view them as bastos or people with no etiquette or manners. talagang manunulak sila...dumadahak...pero i think culture nila yun. not that they want to hurt you sa pagtulak nila..pero i think cultura nila yun. walang excuse excuse me. :P ...

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I like to work in China but the problem is the low rate salary there .. coz everybody knows the law of supply and demand ...

 

most of my chinese counterpart receives only around $300 per month ... but if there will be an offer .. then why not ...

 

 

it dependes wat part of china, if its beijing or shanghai mataas ang pay, lalo na pag highly skilled, my friend use to work for accentur, phil, den nag apply sya sa HP, shanghai her starting pay was 11k RMB + 2k RMB allowance (multiply mo by 8 para convert to peso) lalo na sa shanghai sobrang mahal ng bilihin compared dito, ang movie is 100 RMB or 800pesos, ang drink sa bar ay 50 RMB n up.. i know cos i studied der hehehe

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it dependes wat part of china, if its beijing or shanghai mataas ang pay, lalo na pag highly skilled, my friend use to work for accentur, phil, den nag apply sya sa HP, shanghai her starting pay was 11k RMB + 2k RMB allowance (multiply mo by 8 para convert to peso) lalo na sa shanghai sobrang mahal ng bilihin compared dito, ang movie is 100 RMB or 800pesos, ang drink sa bar ay 50 RMB n up.. i know cos i studied der hehehe

 

 

11KRMB + 2KRMB medyo mababa pa yun compared to other countires like HK and Singapore...

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11KRMB + 2KRMB medyo mababa pa yun compared to other countires like HK and Singapore...

 

read muna bago mag reply, i am reacting to jiggers hornys post wherein he is comparing his local salary to the salary of his foreign counterpart in China which is 300USD

 

compare to HK and Singapore mababa yun mas mahal pa din kasi ang cost of living dun, pero 23yrs old lang yung friend ko for a 24yrs old malaki na yun compare sa kinikita nya dito manila, r u earning more than her? if u are den gud for u, if u are not then u get my point

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for me, mas mahal shopping sa hongkong rather than shanghai and beijing... mga night market dun.. bargain prices....

 

and yes tama si boi raymond.... sarap ng mga foods duon!!!!

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i would like to learn to speak chinese but i dont know which one to study and what are the differences between like mandarin, cantonese, and putonghua. any help thanks!

 

If you're planning to study language, I suggest going to Beijing. It's not quite as exciting as Shanghai but the cost of living there is alot lower than in Shanghai. There's also a growing nightlife there in Beijing, and surprisingly if you go to the right bars you can make alot of foreign aquaintances. Some bars cater to mostly the foreign crowd, but they may be a bit more expensive.

 

Anyway about your question, basically Mandarin and putonhua are one and the same. You see, Manadarin is the name for the one of the chinese dialects. Much like Catonese, which the dialect of the people living in Guangtong province and most of HK, or Fuchien which is the dialect of the people living in the Fuchien province and the local speak of the Filipino-chinese. Putonghua is not a dialect, but directly translates as "the common-language" or the national language of china which is mandarin.

 

Hope this helps, albiet a bit lenghty :) :mtc:

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If you're planning to study language, I suggest going to Beijing. It's not quite as exciting as Shanghai but the cost of living there is alot lower than in Shanghai. There's also a growing nightlife there in Beijing, and surprisingly if you go to the right bars you can make alot of foreign aquaintances. Some bars cater to mostly the foreign crowd, but they may be a bit more expensive.

 

Anyway about your question, basically Mandarin and putonhua are one and the same. You see, Manadarin is the name for the one of the chinese dialects. Much like Catonese, which the dialect of the people living in Guangtong province and most of HK, or Fuchien which is the dialect of the people living in the Fuchien province and the local speak of the Filipino-chinese. Putonghua is not a dialect, but directly translates as "the common-language" or the national language of china which is mandarin.

 

Hope this helps, albiet a bit lenghty :) :mtc:

 

 

BLCU in Beijing or SJTU in Shanghai marami din mga pinoys dyan sa skul na yan :D

 

I'm in Canada right now and Chinese is the biggest and fastest growing cultural minority here(besides the anglophones). I'm doing this more to enhance my business skills, most likely i'll be dealing with Chinese people. besides China is fast becoming an economic superpower, so learning its language I believe is a must. Even my instructor who is white wants to learn chinese. Actually the school where I'm attending right now is offering Mandarin. Thanks for the help. :cool:

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pasingit po ha...ill try to add guangzhou, dongguan and shenzhen...these cities are now being fascinating. Becoming more progressive and more advance than manila. there are subways and trains already in shenzhen and guangzhou. buildings are now taller in these cities; made already of glass and steel, not like bricks way back 10 yrs ago.

 

Tips:

 

buying goods like shirts, watches, wallets and accessories Lo Wu in shen zhen would be the place to shop. although not the original product, you could buy a class A imitation for a very reasonable price. If you are buying the original one, try to shop at the licensed outlet, but still cheaper compared to HK.

 

in guangzhou there are universities also that offers mandarin courses. it is advisable to know this langugae as it is China's national language.

 

and in dongguan, (where im currently staying) there are already cozy bars and resto, i mean night life is becoming alive here..bars and resto to be named: rhine castle, black cat, china groove, hollywood baby and soon to open...gecko!

 

hope this contribution would be helpful if you plan to travel here in southern china....

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I like to work in China but the problem is the low rate salary there .. coz everybody knows the law of supply and demand ...

 

most of my chinese counterpart receives only around $300 per month ... but if there will be an offer .. then why not ...

 

It depends: Last year a mandarine speaking aquaintance of mine was recruited to work in a beauty slalon in Shanghai. Her monthly salary - about 25,000 if converted to pesos.

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