Time Sensitivity 

Crossing cultures for business can be frustrating when it interferes with getting the job done. Most Western are very time sensitive when it comes to meetings and deadlines. If the meeting was to commence at 2:00, then all parties are to be present at that time. The Asian do not view time as an absolute but more as a suggestion. Concern is not expressed for a meeting starting late or ending at a different time. The same can be applied to deadlines. If a report is due on Friday, an American(western) would be waiting for that report to be received before end of business day. The Chinese(Asian) would not worry if it showed up several days later.

Reference: Sandbox 2015; Asia population, culture and economy. Available at; http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/asia-population-culture-economy.html