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Pearl River Delta’s Hengqin Island to Enjoy Free Trade Zone Treatment
By Vivian Ni Aug. 5 – Hengqin, the largest island in South China’s Zhuhai Special Economic Zone, is going to become a free trade zone modeled on Hong Kong. A report by Shanghai Securities News says Beijing has agreed to offer the area policies even more “special” than those given to special economic zones and […]
Fujian’s Entertainment Industry to Enjoy Lower Business Tax Rates
A majority of Fujian Province’s entertainment enterprises will be paying a lower amount of business tax starting from this month, thanks to a newly released provincial document that made adjustments to business tax rates for the region’s entertainment industry.
Citizens Question Rail Safety after Train Wreck in Wenzhou, China
By Julia Gu Jul. 25 – A rail accident has left at least 43 dead and more than 200 injured after two high-speed trains collided at approximately 8:27 p.m. on Saturday near the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province. The accident has intensified concern and criticism of the country’s powerful Ministry of Railways, […]
Shenzhen Announces Public Holidays for Universiade
Jul. 25 – The Shenzhen government has issued public holiday arrangements for the 26th Summer Universiade (August 12-23, 2011), which applies to all governmental departments and institutions, schools and non-government organizations in Shenzhen. Other enterprises and groups can make relevant arrangements at their discretion. The seven-day holiday is broken down into two parts, four days […]
China Chamber Warns Beijing of Mass Bankruptcies
Jul. 22 – The All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the official chamber for non-state-owned enterprises in China, has urged the central government to take action concerning what it regards as a serious likelihood of major bankruptcies among small to medium-sized businesses in China. In a strongly worded warning, the chamber said that 7.5 […]
Shenzhen to Collect Local Education Surcharge
New circular requires entities and individuals that are subject to value-added tax, business tax and consumption tax to also pay a local education surcharge retroactively from January 1, 2011.
Complimentary Doing Business in East China Download
Free 122 page guide to Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Jul. 7 – China Briefing’s recent “Doing Business in East China” book has just been made available for complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore. Covering the regions of Shanghai, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province, the 122-page guide contains city overviews of Changzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, […]
New Complimentary China City Guides Available from Asia Briefing
Asia Briefing has just revised and updated its China City Guide series – offering readers a brief and easy to read, yet immensely informative, introduction to the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, and Zhongshan. All city guides are now available for complimentary PDF download.
