Investing in China: New Treaty Increases Attractions of Using a UK Holding Company Structure
The UK and Chinese governments signed a new double tax treaty at the end of last month. With no dividend withholding tax, an exemption from tax for dividends and chargeable gains (subject to meeting the necessary conditions), a falling corporation ...   Read on

When is a mooncake a bribe?
Avoiding misconduct in Asia's culture of gift-giving and hospitality. For foreign multinationals, exchanging gifts and entertaining business associates without violating anti-corruption laws can be challenging. While a box of pastries might ...   Read on

China's Control Of Rare Earth Export Seeks Compromise With The West
Critics of China's trade have become more vocal in the past few months as Chinese exports exceed its imports from foreign countries.  However, what has irritated many is not China's excess in exporting, but rather, the reduction of it ...   Read on

China to expand high-end equipment manufacturing sector
China is looking to expand the sales revenue of its high-end equipment manufacturing sector to six trillion yuan ($951 billion) by 2015, according to the industry's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) published on Monday by the Ministry of Industry ...   Read on

China manufacturing shrinks again
China's manufacturing activity contracted for the sixth straight month this month, HSBC said yesterday, bolstering the case for the government to give a boost to the world's number two economy.HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) ...   Read on

China Embarks on a New Push for Quality
As its economy slows, China looks to Six Sigma and other quality efforts to mitigate potential weaknesses."When you drink water, remember the spring."This Chinese proverb reminds ...   Read on

Productivity for Lease: Machinery and Equipment Leasing in China
Foreign machinery and equipment players are failing to make full use of a particularly valuable yet overlooked financing method in China. We believe that financial leasing will help to expand sales reach and convince Chinese customers to purchase ...   Read on

China Manufacturing Monthly Recap
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Is your company struggling to understand the Chinese health care system, the spectrum of medical insurance in China and how the new Social Insurance Law affects your non-local employees? The recently launched ...   Read on

Employers Beware: The Changing Landscape of Assignments to Hong Kong
The Plaintiff brought proceedings against four former employees for alleged breaches of employment contracts, fiduciary and fidelity duties. The Court of First Instance dismissed the majority of the Plaintiffs' claims in a decision that contained some unexpected elements which may signal a changing landscape for employers and senior employees.   Read on

China labour market now favours workers
Gone are the days when Chinese companies had a plentiful labour pool to draw on."Today China is an employee's market, no longer an employer's market," according to Zheng Qinghao, China head of German company Rittal in Shanghai.   Read on


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