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Amway’s Made In America Is In High Demand In China

 
Wall Street Journal reports: Amway Corp. is betting that a “Made in the U.S.A.” label will hold its appeal with consumers in Asia.
The direct seller is spending $200 million on four new factories and a new research lab in the U.S., including a new plant in its home state that will make soft-gel casings for dietary supplements and other pill products. 
The investment comes even as the company sees some of its fastest growth in emerging markets far from its headquarters in Ada, Mich. Manufacturing in the U.S. for buyers in Asia adds costs to Amway’s supply chain and up to three weeks to the time it takes to bring a product to market. That can make it difficult to respond to fast-changing consumer tastes. 
But the company hopes those disadvantages will be outweighed

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QNET Contributes Survivor Kits For Flood Victims In Myanmar

 
In the wake of flooding that has devastated vast swathes of Myanmar, Asian direct selling company QNET has collaborated with its distributors and its local partner to donate survivor kits worth USD20,000.
The company brought the emergency supply to one of the worst-affected area of Ingapu Village/Hinthada area in the Irrawaddy district recently. The contribution by QNET and supported by its strong network members, brought cheers and some relief to the flood victims there as they have been enduring historic flooding for the past weeks.
Led by QNET’s Myanmar Agency Head, Kyi Min Han, QNET Corporate staff and 100 QNET IRs, they  waded  in deep-knee waters and distributed the survivor kits which among others contained basic necessities such as rice, instant noodle, bread, milk powder, mineral water, basic healing medicine, mosquito nets and torchlights  to

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