Other Briefings
Pro-Cantonese Protesters Rally in Guangdong
GUANGZHOU, Aug. 2 – Hundreds of people gathered in Guangzhou on Sunday in a show of support for the local Cantonese dialect, leading to scuffles with police and the brief detention of a small group of reporters and protesters. The gathering was sparked by a government proposal to switch local television programming from Cantonese to […]
Chris Devonshire-Ellis: In China, White Goods Become Red
Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Jul. 30 – As the central government encourages a re-balancing of the economy towards more domestic consumption, companies are finding subtleties of selling in China that will shape the way forward for foreign manufacturers doing business here. Gone are the days when a manufacturer would only sell within a region, now […]
Guangzhou Gov’t Clarifies VAT General Taxpayer Issues
Jul. 21 – The Guangzhou municipal tax bureau recently clarified some regulations affecting VAT general taxpayers during their guidance period. According to the notice, the tax registration office will approve the registered capital, which may refer to the total registered capital if it is the registered capital of a branch. For taxpayers who are not […]
Hong Kong Signs Double Tax Agreements with Eight Countries
HONG KONG, Jul. 12 – Hong Kong has signed comprehensive double tax agreements (DTAs) with eight countries since March. The special administrative region now has DTAs with Brunei, Indonesia, Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Kuwait, Ireland and the United Kingdom following the exchange of information model from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
New Shanghai-Nanjing High Speed Railway Cuts Travel Time
By Joyce Roque Jul. 5 – The new high speed train from Shanghai to Nanjing, which began operations on Jul. 1, has cut travel time between cities from at least three hours to about one hour and 40 minutes with prices 56 percent higher than regular trains. Ticket prices begin at RMB146 for a one […]
Guangdong Province Moves to Upgrade VAT Collection Software
Jun. 29 – The Guangdong provincial government recently moved to upgrade the means of collecting VAT offset invoices from enterprises. In a circular issued on June 24, the provincial government emphasized the importance of enterprises updating their VAT offset invoices collection software in accordance with the “Notice on the Security System Issues for Newly-Established General […]
Kashgar to Become Economic Development Zone
Jun. 25 – The ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar has been given state level approval to establish itself as an economic development zone, the first in Western China. Kashgar, in China’s far west Xinjiang Province, is close to borders with Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan and already hosts Central Asia’s largest market. The […]
Beijing Plans New International Airport
BEIJING, Jun. 22 – The Beijing municipal government has been assessing the district of Daxing to the south of the city as a potential location for a new international airport, municipal city planners have stated. Recognizing a capacity shortage in cargo and passenger facilities provided by Beijing Capital Airport in the next 10 years, the […]
