{"id":10165,"date":"2006-12-04T14:48:23","date_gmt":"2006-12-04T21:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/12\/04\/china-grants-us-firms-direct-selling-licenses-mei-fong\/"},"modified":"2006-12-04T14:48:23","modified_gmt":"2006-12-04T21:48:23","slug":"china-grants-us-firms-direct-selling-licenses-mei-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/12\/china-grants-us-firms-direct-selling-licenses-mei-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"China Grants U.S. Firms Direct-Selling Licenses &#8211; Mei Fong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From The Wall Street Journal:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chinese authorities have granted <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amway\">Amway Corp.<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Kay\">Mary Kay<\/a> Inc. direct-selling licenses, ending a years-long wait by the two U.S. companies.<\/p>\n<p>The licenses were granted Friday, according to a statement posted on the Ministry of Commerce Web site. An Amway China representative confirmed the approval. A spokesman for Mary Kay in China couldn&#8217;t be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The approvals extend a relaxation of curbs on direct sales that Beijing began last year as part of its obligations for joining the World Trade Organization five years ago. Other direct-sales competitors, including Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., were granted official approval earlier this year. Avon Products Inc. the world&#8217;s largest direct-sales company by sales, was granted approval in February.<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB116525673526640182.html?mod=rss_whats_news_asia\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Wall Street Journal: Chinese authorities have granted Amway Corp. and Mary Kay Inc. direct-selling licenses, ending a years-long wait by the two U.S. companies. The licenses were granted Friday, according to a statement posted on the Ministry of Commerce Web site. An Amway China representative confirmed the approval. 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