Choy's podcast - Life and business in Asia

Today's guest is my friend and client Long Au. Long's family escaped Vietnam in 1979 as boat refugees when he was just a baby. Now in his early 40's, he is a successful entrepreneur who started his business in the automotive industry in Qinhuangdao, Hebei. After 10 years, he sold his shares, started new ventures and moved back to Canada with his family (he is married to my long time friend Alina). His China adventure is still not over as he is going to start a new project again in Tianjin. Always traveling, always super alert and energetic, always focused: I am curious to learn from Long how he managed to build his business and what mentality you need to succeed. 

Would be happy to receive your comment, feedback or questions! You can reach me through [email protected] or on Linkedin. 

Thank you so much for listening!

Choy Yiu Chan

Hi everyone, 

In this podcast I will talk about Hong Kong and its future. A lot has happened in the past year here and people ask me what to expect. I discussed this with 3 people separately who were born and raised here: Andrew Tsang is a young lawyer, Jackson Lam is a serial entrepreneur with a daughter and Suki Ng is currently studying in London. How do they see the future in Hong Kong and will that influence their decision to stay in Hong Kong? Listen to find out more!

You can always contact me through [email protected] or https://www.linkedin.com/in/choyyiuchan.

Thank you for listening and also grateful if you leave me any comments or remarks. 

Choy Yiu Chan

In the entrepreneurs series, my today's guest is Valérie Hoeks. Valérie and I go way back as we met in Shanghai in 2006. Fast forwarding to 2020 where Valérie is a seasoned sinologist with 20+ years experience, helping her clients with their China strategy through her company, China Inroads. I find Valérie very inspiring because she is passionate, knowledgeable and adventurous with so much respect for people and the Chinese culture. So I want to share her wisdom as entrepreneur and as person with as many people as possible. I hope you enjoy the interview! 

You can connect with Valérie through https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriehoeks or [email protected] and her company website is https://chinainroads.com/nl. 

You can connect with me through [email protected] or FollowChoy on Facebook.

Thank you so much for listening! 

Choy Yiu Chan

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to my show. In this episode I will talk about reasons to set up a company in China. Incorporating a company in China is not easily done so the process should only be started for the right reasons. Listen for my take on this. 

You can always reach out to me if you have any questions!

[email protected]

In the entrepreneurs series, my next guest is Samson Ngov. French architect and now an entrepreneur who is working relentlessly on his invention Onigiri with the aim to help families live a better and healthier life. As the launch of Onigiri will be this year, I am witnessing Samson working non stop on his passion project. We talk about what we can expect from Onigiri and how Samson targets his goals which enables him to be part of exciting projects in different countries in Asia.

Samson also gives the listeners of the podcast discount on Onigiri! From 1 June to 1 August, you can get a pre-sale discount of 30% on your first Onigiri on www.onigiri.store with the coupon code “Choypodcast”. You can reach out to Samson through Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samson-ngov-6b11b839

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One of my goals with the podcast is to connect, share and inspire and with this interview with my amazing colleague Diogo Garcês Reis I nailed it. Look, listen and learn from him. What seems impossible is possible as Diogo is a Portuguese lawyer and a professional boxer in China. We talk about his boxing experience in Portugal and China in combination with his work as a lawyer and his upbringing and values. 

You can connect with Diogo on IG: @diogogarcesreis and linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogo-garc%C3%AAs-reis-231b55b8

Thank you for listening and I would be happy to receive your comments, remarks and/or questions!

Contact me: [email protected]

Episode 5 is online! In this podcast I inform you about the employment agreement in China - what are the things to pay attention to when you are hiring staff.

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Thank you for listening and you can always reach out to me if you have any labour issues in China. 

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Messages from friends over the world with an update how Covid19 affected their lives. 

With thanks to:

Stay safe and stay healthy!

Hello everyone! 

Today’s guest is Dutch entrepreneur Jaap Pees. Although Jaap is relatively young, he is experienced in different industries. He imports fruit into China and he is an oil broker in Rotterdam. I will talk to him about his life while living between the Netherlands and China, cultural differences and his experiences as an entrepreneur. 

Inspiring books and people Jaap mentions:

For more information about Jaap: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaap-pees-493b611/and fruitmaxchina.com  

For more information about me and my organizations: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choyyiuchan, bonnard-lawson.com and equasia-group.com 

Disclaimer 

Please note that the information in this show is to share general information and can not be considered as professional advice

Hello everyone! 

In this podcast I give you 5 do's and don'ts of doing business in China. I hope you apply them because it is better to prevent problems then to have to solve them..   I realize that tip 1 (traveling to China) is not possible at the moment as China closed its borders for foreigners due to Covid19 and it is uncertain how long this situation will last. Instead, you can make use of the opportunity to build through online channels or engage people in China who you trust to check for you. Stay safe and healthy!   

If you like the podcast, leave a review and subscribe please! You can also always reach out to me.  

You can contact me through [email protected]. Please see our websites of my 2 organizations: 1. bonnard-lawson.com - the law firm (Shanghai) and 2. equasia-group.com - the corporate advisory firm (Hong Kong and Shanghai). For more information about me you can check out https://www.linkedin.com/in/choyyiuchan 

Disclaimer 

Please note that the information in this show is to share general information and can not be considered as professional advice.