{"id":1466,"date":"2022-02-01T21:33:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bsicorp.net\/wp\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:39:52","slug":"gift-giving-customs-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bsicorp.net\/articles\/keys-to-success\/gift-giving-customs-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift Giving Customs in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Depending on the country you visit and the nature of your business there, you may want to take a number of appropriate gifts for the people you will see. Here are the countries in which gifts are especially appropriate, ranked in order of gift giving significance:<\/p>\n

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  1. Japan<\/li>\n
  2. South Korea<\/li>\n
  3. Thailand<\/li>\n
  4. Indonesia<\/li>\n
  5. Malaysia<\/li>\n
  6. The Philippines<\/li>\n
  7. China<\/li>\n
  8. Taiwan<\/li>\n
  9. Hong Kong<\/li>\n
  10. Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The placement of Chinese cultures at the end of the list is not because gift giving is unimportant in those countries but because business entertaining is considered more appropriate than a gift. It is often desirable for a visitor to host a dinner \u2014 or even a large banquet \u2014 for a business counterpart, sometimes in reciprocation for a dinner or banquet previously hosted by the counterpart.<\/p>\n

    Here are a few culture-specific tips on gift giving:<\/p>\n