Do anyone know any agency to help apply business visa ?

Business visa is easy. You can apply it yourself
http://www.visarite.com/china_business_visa.htm

I'm having an interview with a china company (I think from Hong Kong, but if get the job will stationed in mainland) soon, it is a company partnered with my university that offer a 36 month apprentice program.

The company is one of the largest garment manufacturer for big companies. I'm planning to venture out of Malaysia and have been searching for jobs in SG for few months yet there's no suitable one yet, now thinking if China is a good place for me to go or not.

Initially I'm planning to work few years SG then move over to Aussie as PR if possible, now I'm thinking China as my alternative for SG if I managed to score the interview and get a job offer from them. How's the life quality in China? As in comparison for pros and cons to life in Malaysia vs SG vs other countries from experienced peoples.

Which part of China are you gonna be stationed at?
I'm in Guangzhou and can't speak the same for other cities

Not sure yet, but i think their main factory will be in Guangzhou as well, meanwhile HQ stationed in HK. How's life there? Similar to KL? I heard the living cost there is quite low and can easily save quite some money

Not sure about Guangzhou, but Shanghai is on par, if not more expensive than Singapore. If you are posted to Shanghai, please make sure you are adequately compensated. Also the tax rate here is higher than Malaysia

will non chinese ppl able to adapt and work in China ... just our of curiosity... there seems to be a lot of oppurtunity in the manufacturing sector...

There are tons of expats in shanghai. The last tally was amount 2 million of non Chinese nationals here. Malaysians in shanghai is easily above 10 thousand

Bro, please share a bit more of your life in China and the super awesome company. Thanks.

Bro, please share a bit more of your life in China and the super awesome company. Thanks.

Just an update, went for the interview and found that the factory is located in both Dongguan and Zhongshan instead of Guangzhou as I thought, any info about these working places?

The offered salary is around 20k HKD with free accommodations & food at all time. 2 round trip back to Malaysia per year. This offer seemed really good from my point of view especially for a freshie (their target) while I'm with some working experience. The only problem now is the lifestyle there that I don't really have much info about.

This post has been edited by LovelyPotato: Apr 7 2016, 05:33 PM

Dongguan

lol, red light city/district?

If you're gonna be based in Guangzhou roger me! Haha.
Life in Guangzhou in terms of living costs is similar to Malaysia.

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but for comparison, take a McDonald's lunch set for instance:
Spicy Chicken McDeluxe is RMB22 which is about RM11.
500ml Bottled Water is RMB2 which is about RM1.
Rent for single room depending on location but I would say RMB2000 would bag you a nice single room apartment with good environment.
Transport wise, 1000x better than Malaysia. You have buses and trains that connect you throughout the ENTIRE city. People tend to say that you'll never ever get lost in Guangzhou as long as you can locate the nearest bus/train station. Rides are cheap as hell too. Buses are RMB2 whilst trains can go up to RMB10 if you take it to the airport.

This post has been edited by evilbun: Apr 7 2016, 07:48 PM

Oops. Just saw this.
Costs should be the same in terms of food (see previous post).
Rent may be more expensive in Dongguan and less expensive in Zhongshan.
I've never been to Dongguan. As for Zhongshan, it's a nice little city that isn't as hectic as Guangzhou.
20K HKD is pretty good IMO. I'm only on 5K RMB lol

lol i think as far as the company goes, the great thing is we attend many tech shows globally so you get to travel alot. I'm currently in London and will be back in GZ at the end of this month.

As for life in China, maybe I should post some pictures soon

Haha yeah, the salary is so tempting and free accommodation & food for the entire contract period. Problem now is it takes another 1-2 months to process to know if i'm passed for 2nd phase. During this period if I get any offer in SG I will stuck in between 2 ship lol.

After did some research China actually seemed like a good place to venture for my career path.

In my opinion, another advantage that working in China offers aside from working experience and career path is the chance to live and experience an entirely different environment and culture.

In the beginning, when I just arrived in China, I hated the country. I had the impression that people spit everywhere, skies are always foggy, counterfeit items will be sold to you at all times, the typical thoughts one may have for China. But since living here for 3 years now, it really changed my perspective of the country. I'm not saying that doesn't happen anymore, it's just not as rampant as we read in the news. Plus there are great sides to this country as well.
For instances, the country has great parks, plenty of tourists attractions (if you're into nature and that kinda thing), nice people, etc.

This post has been edited by evilbun: Apr 7 2016, 08:28 PM

How are the working culture over there? Does people try hard and OT all the time? Or relaxing most of the time? How's the food over there? I heard the fish there are full of bones. lol

Thanks.