Day 1: Arrival in Beijing
The ZHAW study trip started with a welcome drink in the hotel lobby. Everybody was really excited for the upcoming days. All the participants arrived safely except for two pieces of luggage which arrived two days later.
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The ZHAW study trip started with a welcome drink in the hotel lobby. Everybody was really excited for the upcoming days. All the participants arrived safely except for two pieces of luggage which arrived two days later.
China is situated in Eastern Asia on the Western shore of the Pacific Ocean and encompasses an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. China’s continental coastline extends along 18,000 kilometers, and its vast sea surface is studded with more than 5,000 islands. More than 1.4 billion people live in China. In 1949, the Communist Party […]
SML Emerging Market Fieldtrip 2018 to China and Vietnam 30th June to 14th July 2018 After fifteen days of travelling 2’600 km from Beijing to Hanoi on buses, trains, ships and in airplanes, we look back with great gratitude on a challenging, but highly rewarding journey. It was a unique experience to meet so many […]
After 15 days, 6 cities and more than 11,000 km, the SML Emerging Markets Field Trip 2018 officially ended on Saturday evening in Hanoi. While for some early risers our last day started with a swim in the sea, many took advantage of the rainy weather to enjoy our comfortable rooms on board of the ship […]
After a short night, we started with the most relaxing part of the fieldtrip: The Halong Bay Cruise. But before we could embark the Emeraude Cruise ship, a 5 hour bus ride had to be faced. A short stop at a pearl farm gave us an idea of how pearls can be bred and how expensive pearl […]
The day started with a presentation about the RCMA Group hold by Jeanpaul Hässig Head of Cotton Asia, Member of RCMA Group and Swiss Business Association Vietnam and his Team Daniel Ghilardi, Assistant Trader and Brett Edgz, Assistant Trader. He gave us some (deep) insights about the Business Modell of RCMA as well as the […]
Macau is a huge casino town, no question. As Macau, unlike Las Vegas, is not a big party city at the same time, the whole group of students started the day well rested. Due to a change in our timetable we had to leave two hours earlier. The planned sightseeing was cancelled, which was of […]
The day started with the journey from Hong Kong to Macau with the speed ferry. After the arrival in Macau we checked-in at the hotel where we had a short period of time to prepare us for the visit of the Galaxy hotel and casino. The Transfer from our hotel to the Galaxy was quite […]
After one week of China it was time to change the scenery and go to Hong Kong for 2 days. We arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday evening and most of the people had a bright smile on their face. No hot pots, no chicken feet – finally more western food again. After a night […]
Dear Blog readers from all around the world 🌍 Big, Bigger, Chongqing! Chongqing is the world’s largest municipality, with a population of about 30 million people, is surely enough to make anyone sit up and take notice. Everything about Chongqing is hot and spicy: the weather, the people and most notably, the cuisine. The city […]