What is involved in setting up a business entity? How much time is required to get through the total approval process?

How are the government developing local suppliers?

How skilled is the labor force and how fast is it growing?

What emphasis do schools put on high-tech education?

Where are the best universities/technical schools located?

Are graduates and managers willing to work on shifts?

Retention rate of the workforce in high-tech industry?

How mobile is the workforce and where does it cluster?

What emphasis is placed on security/safety of product shipments/workers?

From a cultural and quality of life viewpoint, where would professionals want to live?

What type of schooling is available for expats?

Are there requirements or restrictions on work weeks, holidays, or vacations?

Number of technical universities and colleges with engineering degree?

How is the English competency level of vocational or technical school students?

Transportation – to work, do companies provide shuttle, or public transportation – opening hours?

Are there specific issues around the female workforce? Do females stop working after getting married or entering motherhood?

What are the maximum daily/weekly working hours in the labor law?

Are there compulsory break times within a shift?

Can I employ contract workers?

What is the Law on termination of employees?

What are the labor rulings around 12 hr shifts/compressed work weeks? Overtime treatment for shift workers on rest days and holidays?

Are public holidays fixed?

Where are the international airports located?

Are there serviced by UPS, FEDEX, etc?

How is the quality of the telecommunications service? Are ISDN lines available?

How is the quality of medical and emergency resources?

Are there requirements/restrictions on location, quantity, development timing?

How quickly must construction/development begin after purchase?

How much of the total "site" purchased must be developed at all?