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China SME and Manufacturing Summer Book Promo
Summer’s here! And with it – China Briefing’s special summer book promotions packaging together two related brand new titles of our best selling technical guides. CHINA SME BOOK PROMOTION A combined package of two of our recent books, “The China Small-Medium Enterprise China Business Bible” – packed full of everything the China SME needs to […]
China to Cut Import Tax on Food, Medicine
May 30 – China is set to cut import taxes on food and medicine to help reduce inflation and aid those affected by the earthquake. Pork tariffs will be slashed by half to six percent beginning from June 1 to December 31 along with taxes on cod fish and baby food to two percent from […]
Upgraded Dezan Shira & Associates Website Now Online
May 28 – Dezan Shira & Associates, the Asian foreign direct investment practice behind China Briefing, India Briefing, Vietnam Briefing and 2point6billion has just re-launched their main practice website. “The previous site dealt mainly with our China operations and was not structured to cater for an Asian regional platform,” said Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the firm’s senior […]
Russian President Looks to China for Economic Ties
May 27 – It is telling that for the new Russian president’s first foreign trip he chooses to visit nearby countries, Kazakhstan and China. The decision reflects Russia’s shift of nurturing ties with the East as a counterpoint to its strained relations with the West. China was the president’s first destination outside the former Soviet […]
Report: State of Business in South China Strong
May 27 – AmCham South China released their annual report business conditions in the Greater Pearl River Delta region last month, stating that business in South China remains excellent (click on picture to download report). The reports, conducted by AmCham South China in partnership with Hewitt Associates and Dezan Shira & Associates, collected the experiences […]
China Invests in Central Asia Stability Through Tajikistan
This is the ninth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Tajikistan. By Joyce Roque May 22 – Tajikistan belongs to the […]
Good China Workforce Practice During The Beijing Olympics
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis During the build up to the Olympics – now little more than 12 weeks away – much has been discussed – except good business and morale practice in the treatment of Chinese employees across China while the Olympics take place. The national pride the Chinese feel in hosting such an event is […]
Ma Ying-Jeou Sworn In as Taiwan’s New President
May 20 – Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated Tuesday as Taiwan’s new president, ending eight years of rule by the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party and pledging to ease almost six decades of tensions with China. A former mayor of Taipei and Harvard graduate, Ma, 57, is the Nationalist Party leader and his appointment marks the return […]
