Guides to 41 Chinese Cities

Pilot Program Allows Enterprises to Deposit Export Revenues Overseas

Sep 03, 2010 Comments (0)
Pilot Program Allows Enterprises to Deposit Export Revenues Overseas

Aug. 25 – The State Administration of Foreign Exchange is now allowing certain regions to deposit export revenues overseas, with the aim of improving the efficiency of fund use by domestic enterprises. Read More>>

Trade Deficit with Southeast Asia Balloons

Sep 02, 2010 Comments (0)
Trade Deficit with Southeast Asia Balloons

BEIJING - China's trade deficit with Southeast Asian nations ballooned to a record since the bilateral free trade agreement was put into force this year, sparking concerns that the agreement has become a catalyst for... Read More>>

China's Hotel Industry Eyes Sector Upgrading

Sep 01, 2010 Comments (0)
China's Hotel Industry Eyes Sector Upgrading

In the future five to ten years, hotel industry in China will step into a new round of golden development period, and the development pattern of the hotel industry featuring "large groups occupy the leading position,... Read More>>

Investing in Shenzhen, China’s Main Export Hub

Aug 31, 2010 Comments (0)
Investing in Shenzhen, China’s Main Export Hub

Aug. 26 – Shenzhen celebrates the thirtieth year of its unique status of being a Special Economic Zone today, a development that ushered the entire redevelopment, reform and opening up of the entire country. Read More>>

China Life has No Plan to Buy into AIG

Aug 30, 2010 Comments (0)
China Life has No Plan to Buy into AIG

China Life Insurance Co, the country's biggest life insurer, has no plan to buy a stake in American International Group's (AIG) Asian arm AIA prior to its imminent initial public offering in Hong Kong, the company's... Read More>>

Investment Tips for Xinjiang, Urumqi and Kashgar

Aug 28, 2010 Comments (0)
Investment Tips for Xinjiang, Urumqi and Kashgar

Aug. 16 – Xinjiang has been generating a fair amount of publicity recently as a potential destination for investment, driven by a variety of elements. Read More>>

3G Smart-Phone Market Has Huge Potential

Aug 27, 2010 Comments (0)
3G Smart-Phone Market Has Huge Potential

In the 3G era, China's three telecom operators stand on the same starting line. With the escalation of competition, users' choice becomes the key to the three operators' success in the mobile phone terminal market. Read More>>

Volvo's Shanghai Plant Gets Nod

Aug 26, 2010 Comments (0)
Volvo's Shanghai Plant Gets Nod

Volvo's plan to set up a manufacturing base in Jiading district, Shanghai was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission,... Read More>>

Joint Ventures the Only Way Ahead in China’s Media Market

Aug 25, 2010 Comments (0)
Joint Ventures the Only Way Ahead in China’s Media Market

Aug. 16 – With the news that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is selling its stakes in Chinese TV stations, the focus of attention for investing in China’s massive media market again concentrates on the joint venture as the... Read More>>

Carbon Capture Commercial Operation Gets One Step Closer

Aug 24, 2010 Comments (0)
Carbon Capture Commercial Operation Gets One Step Closer

One and a half years ago, at Huaneng Beijing Power Plant in a suburb east of Beijing, I took the first up-close look at China's first demonstration device for carbon dioxide capture used for exhaust fume from coal-fired... Read More>>

Overseas Investors to be Allowed to Invest in PE/VC Funds

Aug 23, 2010 Comments (0)
Overseas Investors to be Allowed to Invest in PE/VC Funds

Overseas institutional investors will be able to exchange their capital into renminbi and invest in domestic private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds by the end of this year,... Read More>>

The Tax Liabilities of China Business Trips

Aug 21, 2010 Comments (0)
The Tax Liabilities of China Business Trips

The SAT uses the so-called 90 or 183 day rule to determine whether a foreigner in China is required to pay IIT. For residents of countries that have signed a double tax treaty with China, an individual will be taxed if... Read More>>

Online Trade Boosts Enterprises' Profits

Aug 20, 2010 Comments (0)
Online Trade Boosts Enterprises' Profits

A long waiting line appeared in front of the Guangzhou Liuhua Exhibition & Trade Center where the site of 2010 Guangzhou Net Products Trade Fair is. Read More>>

Aug Anti-Trust Law Treats 'All Firms Equally'

Aug 19, 2010 Comments (0)
Aug Anti-Trust Law Treats 'All Firms Equally'

BEIJING - China has "never discriminated" against foreign companies by using different standards in handling cases of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving the anti-trust law since its implementation in... Read More>>

Dalian Restricts Work Permits for Foreigners

Aug 18, 2010 Comments (0)
Dalian Restricts Work Permits for Foreigners

Aug. 11 – Beginning August 1, the Dalian government introduced a new policy restricting the ability of foreign investors with a registered capital of under RMB3 million to obtain work permits for their foreign staff,... Read More>>

Domestic Auto Sector Maintains Steady Growth in H1

Aug 17, 2010 Comments (0)
Domestic Auto Sector Maintains Steady Growth in H1

In the first half of this year, China's automotive industry experienced steady and relative rapid growth, with average monthly output and sales volume hitting 1.5 million units, setting a new record. Read More>>

Power Struggle Weighs Down Gome

Aug 16, 2010 Comments (0)
Power Struggle Weighs Down Gome

BEIJING - Electrical appliance retail giant Gome will remain eclipsed by rival Suning until the ongoing power struggle between jailed former chairman Huang Guangyu and the company's current management is resolved,... Read More>>

Want China National Coverage? The JV Route Provides

Aug 14, 2010 Comments (0)
Want China National Coverage? The JV Route Provides

Aug. 5 – As China’s changing economic balance shifts the emphasis away from export manufacturing towards a more domestic consumer market, opportunities are now finally starting to appear from those who always dreamt of... Read More>>