Important : Visa for China in Kuala Lumpur

This is a very important announcement from Visa Service of China Embassy Kuala Lumpur


Dear visa applicants,

Please be informed that the Consular Office of the Chinese Embassy will be closed from 1st to 8th February 2011 due to Chinese New Year festival. Please take note on the adjustment for application during 1st to 8th February 2011:

i. Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (CVASC) will be closed from 1st to 6th February 2011, and will be operating as usual on the 7th February.

ii. On the 7th and 8th February, CVASC accept only normal and express application but not rush application. For the application during these two days, normal application is schedule to be collected on the 11th February meanwhile for express will be on the 10th February.

iii. CVASC would like to remind all the applicants to plan your time well and make your submission early.

iv. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 03-2175 8888 or log on to www.visaforchina.org.my for further details.

Thank you!
                             Chinese Visa Application Service Centre
                                           14th January 2011

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Shipping from China to Malaysia : Part 2

 GOOD NEWS. NOW WE ALSO PROVIDE SHIPPING SERVICE FROM CHINA TO MALAYSIA. EMAIL US TO KNOW MORE bezahra at gmail.com. RELIABLE,AFFORDABLE AND FLEXIBLE!

Salam semua. Tentu ramai yg ingin tahu bagaimana ukuran barang dan proses ukurannya dilakukan untuk shipping barang dari China ke Malaysia.

Mari kita kenali dulu terma2 dalam kontena dan shipping ini.

FCL	-----	full container load; full carload
LCL	-----	less than container load; loose container load; less than carload; loose carload

Bagi peniaga kecil, mungkin pesanan anda tidak penuh satu kontena baik yg 20 kaki apatah lagi 40 kaki. Untuk itu shipping secara LCL (Less than one container load/ loose container load) akan digunakan. Kaedah menggunakan ukuran secara isipadu setiap barang yg akan dihantar melalui kontena laut.

Ukuran 

Kebiasaannya barang-barang yang dihantar akan diukur dalam ukuran cubic metre (CBM). Mari kita perhatikan rajah di bawah

Ini contoh quotation yg saya dapat dari pembekal di China. Perhatikan dalam ruangan QTY/CTN dan Qty for 1*20GP

Kedua-dua ruangan ini menerangkan berkenaan ukuran barang yang dipesan untuk shipping. Bagi 4 unit barang ini, ukurannya ialah 0.1 CBM (cubic meter / m3).

1 Cubic meter ini bersamaan 1 meter Tinggi x 1 meter Lebar x 1 meter Dalam.

1 m3 = 1m x 1m x 1m

The standard containers measurement. Click to enlarge

Sekiranya anda memesan barang dari China, dan barang tersebut dibungkus dalam karton / kotak, kebiasannya ukuran kotak tersebut akan diberikan dalam cm. Cara utk mengira ukuran kotak2 tersebut dalam cubic meter ialah

CBM Calculation Formula : Length (centimeter) x Width (centimeter) x Height (centimeter) / 1,000,000 = Length meter x Width meter x Height meter = Cubic meter (m3) .

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China Budget Hotel

Staying in Chinese unfamiliar budget hotel can have some surprise. For example you wouldn't expect to get a midnight call offering massage service by the Chinese girls. The location is bad plus the facilities is usually below par.


But nowadays with the rise of new and modern Chinese budget chain hotel namely Home Inns, HanTing Inn, Jinjiang Inn, 7 Days Inn and lots more, the difference between the five star hotel and with this kind of hotel is not really big at all.


I visited Guangzhou 3 times last year for business. Normally I stay either at Jinjiang Inn near Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall or HanTing just beside it. Both hotel have meet my expectation. Quite surrounding, daily room service, Internet access and clean interior. The aircond and hot tap worked and the workers change the basic toiletries everyday. For a five day stay I will get 5 toothbrushes, 5 shower cap and 5 soaps.

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7th China Import & Export Commodities Exhibition

Yesterday my wife and me visited the 7th China Import & Export Commodities Exhibition at KL Convention Centre. It is organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.

Profile for exhibit includes Machinery & Electronics: Machinery & Equipments, Handware & Tools, Electronics & Equipments, Vehicles & Spare Parts, Agricultural Machinery, Construction Machinery, Packaging Machinery, Telecommunication Equipment, Network Equipment, Digital Products, Houseware & Decoration: Household Electrical Appliances, Plastic Products ,Bath Products, Ceramics/Glassware/ Stainless steel products, Home Textile, Bamboo Products, Lighting, Cleaning Products, kitchenware, Tableware.

I get the VIP invitation thru my previous participation in Canton Fair back in 2008. For 2012 Canton Fair please refer to the above date and schedule. Click on the image to get more information.

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Slide utk Seminar Memborong ke Guangzhou China - Part 1

Part 1 of  3. 

Part 2 and 3 are exclusive for those who register for the Seminar and will be released soon.


We have 2 more empty spaces RM 50/person. Email me to register for the last 2 seats!

Part 1 Seminar Borong China Presentation

View more presentations from Mohd Iznan Shamsuddin.

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Guangzhou Metro Line 3 : Airport Baiyun - Panyu Square

This the news that I have been waiting for. Now passenger who landed in Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou can choose to ride with the Guangzhou Metro/Subway direct to the Guangzhou City Centre.

There are 5 interchange in between the route

1. Line 3 - Line 2 at Jiahewanggang
2. Line 3 - Line 1 at Guangzhou East Railway Station
3. Line 3 - Line 1  at Tiyu Xi Lu
4. Line 3 - Line 5 at Zhujiang New Town
5. Line 3 - Line 8 at Kecun

 I like to stay in Jinjiang Inn or Hanting Inn near the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. Using the fare calculator here, the ticket from the Airport South Metro Station to Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall costs me only RMB 12. And the time taken is only 37 minutes (I calculate it here )


Short comparison

Taxi Baiyun Airport - GZ City Centre = RMB 100 / taxi ; 45 minutes
Bus Baiyun Airport - GZ City Centre = from RMB 18 / person, 50 - 65 minutes

Where is the Metro Station in the Airport 

First you need to locate in which area you are. For international flight you will be most probably in the area A

How to find metro station in A area

If you are from international flight, you will either exit from E1 or E2. From this exit, proceed to elevator near Gate A4 (near the 7-11 convenient shop), walk 10 minute through underground channel, arrive at the metro station at floor -1. Metro line 3 starts from here.

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Alibaba Tips : Buying from Alibaba.com

Nowadays many trader small or big buy directly from China's supplier via B2B website like Alibaba and Made-In-China. The process is not that hard but sometimes little bit tricky.


Many times happen that some of us just fall into prey into scammer and cheater that sell nothing except advertising things that does not exist at all. 


Let me share my experience dealing with supplier in Alibaba.


The main question asked by many:

1. How could we trust a supplier in Alibaba
2. How to transfer money to the supplier in China. What measurement should I take?

Question # 1
How could we trust a supplier in Alibaba.

• Deal only with Gold Supplier.
• Cross check their profile with other B2B website
• Get in touch with the supplier first via Trade Manager (A firefox extension that enable chatting between you and supplier in Alibaba). Have some sort of ice breaking chat with them
• Before you place your order, ask for quotation. If you dont have shipping agent/warehouse in China, ask them to quote the shipping cost separately
• Upon agreeing with the quotation, ask for the invoice

Question # 2

How to transfer money to supplier in China.  The best and safest way is to use telegraphic transfer (TT) via local major bank. What measurement should I take?

•  Ask the supplier to give the final price in both RMB and USD
• Ask the supplier to give their personal details (Full name and ID #)
• Ask the supplier their bank details (Bank Address, SWIFT Code are compulsory)
• Fill in the TT form. Ask the bank officer to help you
• You will need to pay processing charge. So prepare extra money.
• Wait 15 minutes. And done
• Within 24 hours, check with the supplier if they have receive the money. Always keep your TT form copy with you for future reference.

So how about you? I believe many of us have used the B2B service for a long time. Share your tips and tricks. As the wiseman always said Guide others and you will be guided..Amen

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Video : Clothing & Garment Wholesale Plaza in Guangzhou

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Update Seminar dan Trip

Update terkini Seminar Memborong ke China 11 Disember 2010


Saya menerima banyak emel bertanyakan tentang seminar dan trip. Antara pertanyaan yang saya kerap terima

1. Adakah trip terdekat dalam bulan Disember ini?
2. Masih adakah tempat kekosongan utk seminar Disember ini? 
3. Bolehkah saya walk in semasa hari seminar?
4. Bolehkah saya berjumpa dengan tuan untuk berbincang lebih lanjut?
5. Bilakah trip pada bulan Mac 2011 akan diadakan?

Jawapannya

1. Saya akan adakan trip Disember 2010 sekiranya menerima 6 pendaftaran. (Trip tidak dapat dijalankan kerana kekangan waktu dan masa)
2. Masih ada 8 kekosongan. Sila daftar dan buat pembayaran bagi pengesahan tempat. Pendaftaran ditutup. Sila emel saya untuk mendaftar. Bayaran sebanyak RM 50 akan dikenakan.
3. Saya akan update jumlah akhir peserta 3 hari sebelum seminar. Sekiranya ada kekosongan walk in are welcome. (Bayaran walk in adalah RM 50)
4. Boleh. Tapi saya mengenakan bayaran konsultansi sebanyak RM 20 / 15 minit atau RM 30 / 30 minit
5. UPDATE!!! Trip bulan Mac akan diadakan pada 3-7 Mac 2011. Daftar segera dengan mengemail saya bezahra@gmail.com

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