The Chinese aren’t known for being the toughest negotiators in the world for nothing. Their ruthless attitude to newcomers is legendary. Listen. When you talk prices with most people there’s usually a bit of room to move. But not with the Chinese. They name their...

If someone held a gun to your head and TOLD you to start a business in 10 days, do you think you could? It’s not likely to happen. But sometimes life has a funny habit of kicking you when you least expect it. And you’re forced to respond. People have turned up at work...

Imagine being on your feet all day, marching at double pace being roughed up and finishing up nursing blisters and aching legs. Must be one of those brutal 20 mile military bootcamp marches, right? Actually it’s probably worse. It’s the world famous Canton Fair, which...

Imagine if you got into your car in January and were forced to sit there until December. And in that time you missed your kids get a year older, you couldn’t see your partner and you got unfit and unhealthy. Seems crazy that anyone would do it, right? Perhaps not....

Have you ever seen this on TV? Someone rich and influential rocks up to a ‘fully booked out’ restaurant … and somehow gets a table in the house while everyone else is turned away? Or goes to a casino and gets shown a special door where the real high-rollers play. Or...