Other Briefings
China Law Deskbook – New Monthly Updates
Feb. 28 – The China Law Deskbook is published by the American Bar Association, and written by James Zimmerman, managing partner in Beijing with Squire Sanders Dempsey. It is the definitive bible on China law and should be on every in-house legal counsel desk concerned with business in China. The book is now being augmented […]
Dalian Sees Outsourcing Industry Boom
Feb. 28 – As one of China’s “21 outsourcing model cities,” Dalian’s software and service industry reported total sales revenues of US$8.1 billion and export revenues of US$1.8 billion last year, a respective 33.75 percent and 28.6 percent increase from a year earlier. The industry is also providing over 100,000 jobs in the northeastern Chinese […]
China Allows Zhongguancun High-tech Enterprises to Take Enhanced Deductions for R&D Expenses
Jan. 17 – In order to promote the construction of the Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone (NIDZ), a major technology hub in Beijing known as “China’s Silicon Valley,” China has issued pilot policies that allow high-and-new-technology enterprises (HNTEs) located in the zone to take an enhanced deduction for research and development (R&D) costs.
Beijing to Get Third Commercial Airport by 2015
Jan. 11 – As China Briefing revealed back in June last year, Beijing is to have a third airport built at Daxing, to the south of the capital. The plan has been approved by the Central Government and is to be included as a key project in the forthcoming Five-Year-Plan due for release in March. […]
Complimentary Reports Available from China Briefing
Dec. 24 – Over the past year we’ve released a number of complimentary reports. As its the festive season and we know our readers have been very good this year, we provide a one stop shop to each of them, complete with complimentary downloads just in case you missed them the first time around. They […]
Hebei Province Urges More FDI Attraction
Dec. 21 – China’s Hebei Province, the northeastern coastal province that completely surrounds Beijing and Tianjin, has recently issued a new document that encourages the acceleration of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the region. The document promises the implementation of related fiscal measures, land use policies and favorable systems for FDI inducement in the next […]
China’s Fastest Growing Provinces: The Demographics
Nov. 8 – At the recent Economist China Summit, Michael Koenig and Christophe Bezu, of Bayer and Adidas respectively, emphasized that Central China would experience renewed growth and development as per capita GDP and household disposable income increased at the same time that the coastal areas experienced a slowdown. Last week, we featured the top […]
China’s Leaders Approve Next Five Year Plan
October 19 – China’s leaders met in Beijing over the weekend to discuss the country’s 12th five-year plan, which will focus on developing more sustainable economic growth. After concluding the four-day meeting, the Chinese government announced on Monday that it had successfully drafted and approved the new plan, but the complete text will likely not […]
