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Internet Use in China
China’s internet boom came later than in Europe and North America, but in the last decade China has rocketed into the number one position for internet user population. However, with an estimated 420 million users, the majority of China’s population, and especially its rural population, remain offline. For an article that gives a good overview of the current internet trends in China, please click here.
read moreChina’s Instant Cities
New York Times Photographer Christoph Gielen travels to the edges of China’s booming metropolises to take long exposure photography of the new construction taking place. An interesting look at the change we see around us in China every day. See the photos here.
read moreCNN International Haigui Article
Recently, this article was on the main page of CNN.com, International Edition Asia, underscoring how nuanced issues relating to Chinese economy and culture have entered into the global business conversation. Many of those in our network are in need of talent, or have recently returned to China after studying abroad. Sometimes this results in happy pairings of willing employers with foreign-educated students who bring fresh ideas and needed managerial skills. But sometimes, returnees are disappointed with their employment prospects and...
read moreCharity in China
LOVEQTRA, an on-the-ground Chinese NPO, runs a high-altitude school deep in the mountains of Qinghai. Taking in abandoned or abused girls, The Seng Girl’s Home educates and opens up opportunities for them that they would probably otherwise never encounter. Captivating International, which fund-raises for several similar on the ground projects, held their Seng Girl’s Home Annual Charity Event in conjunction with NetworkPRD on October 16th in Shenzhen. At the end of the night, 600,000RMB had been raised, donated by wealthy...
read moreOur August ’10 Networking Event
On Sunday August 1st in Angelo’s Restaurant in Futian, NetworkPRD hosted a Networking Seminar, designed to both establish valuable connections between guests and to give sponsors an opportunity to share their brands and networking strategies. The event was a great success, with an eclectic crowd of over 50 people from all different industries mingling, forming new friendships, and discovering the many valuable business connections that can be made just by taking some time to relax and interact with interesting people. The crowd was a...
read moreBecoming a Sea Turtle
Jack entered the NetworkPRD office with his laptop tucked under his arm, exchanging greetings and asking what the day’s tasks would be. As a 16 year old high school student, being a NetworkPRD intern is his first experience working professionally, and, as always, he arrived serious and ready to begin. When he walked in the door, I was busy researching the phenomenon of Chinese students pursuing, in rising numbers every year, Western Degrees. Eager to take a break from staring at newspaper articles and my laptop screen, I asked Jack...
read moreNetworkPRD Green Development Video
Have a look at our recently finished Green Development Promo Video!
read moreSustainable Shenzhen
The idea to hold an event on green energy is something that we at Network PRD have been thinking about for a long time. China is by far the most rapidly urbanizing country in the history of the world. In the next 25 years, China’s urban population will approach one billion, with all the accompanying skyscrapers, rail systems, manufacturing, airports, highways, shopping malls, and housing. A systematic and reasoned approached to sustainable, green development is essential to matching this urbanization with an equivalent rise in living...
read moreGreeting Shenzhen
For the first blog entry on this site, I wanted to discuss the city that I live and work in, Shenzhen, China. We founded NetworkPRD here in 2009 for numerous reasons. I personally believe this city has a bright future and the opportunities are endless. We wanted NetworkPRD to work with the people that have and will make Shenzhen great. Founding the company here not only offered opportunities in Shenzhen but also in the greater Pearl River Delta Region (PRD) including cities such as Guangzhou, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, and many more. ...
read moreUpcoming Events
2nd NetworkPRD Salon @ TBA
This event has been postponed until August – stay tuned for further details! For information on how you can participate, please contact network@networkprd.com.
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David has spent the last ten years of his career cooperating with Chinese companies in a number of different industries including trade, manufacturing, solar energy, and public relations.
Early in 2010 David Ho joined Network PRD as it’s IT director coordinating Network PRD’s utilization of technology and aiding in business development. He is the founder and managing director of 
Cedrick became the Strategic Develop -ment Director at the end of 2009. Prior to his NetworkPRD experience, he co-founded an international trade company, called Asia World Link, Ltd.