Other BriefingsChina vs. US Economy: Comparative Analysis and 2025 Outlook
The China vs. US economy is gaining extra attention in 2025 with both countries navigating a turbulent landscape. This article compares key economic indicators, offering insights into the opportunities and challenges ahead for businesses, investors, and policymakers.
Capitalizing on China's Organic Boom: Certification, Trends, and Opportunities
China's organic product market is the third largest globally. Understanding the certification process and trends is crucial for stakeholders looking to capitalize on the lucrative opportunities.
China Monthly Tax Brief: February 2025
In this monthly China tax brief for February 2025, we spotlight policies and measures just announced or scheduled for implementation.
Conducting a Company Health Check in China 2025: Essential Steps and Checklists
Conducting a company health check in China in 2025 is essential for businesses to navigate the evolving economic, regulatory, and technological landscape. This article offers a comprehensive guide to help you through the process.
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China vs. US Economy: Comparative Analysis and 2025 Outlook
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The Policies Shaping China’s Industry Landscape in 2025
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EU-China Relations After the 2024 European Elections: A Timeline
Economy & Trade Mar 10 -
Exploring the Rise of Women in China's Workforce: Statistics and Progress in Gender Equality
Economy & Trade Mar 08 -
Unlocking Growth: China-Czech Republic Investment and Trade Opportunities
Economy & Trade Mar 07
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Economy & Trade
China vs. US Economy: Comparative Analysis and 2025 Outlook
Mar 11The China vs. US economy is gaining extra attention in 2025 with both countries navigating a turbulent landscape. This article compares key economic indicators, offering insights into the opportunities and challenges ahead for businesses, investors, and policymakers.
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The Policies Shaping China’s Industry Landscape in 2025
Economy & Trade Mar 10China’s policy-driven initiatives will shape its industrial trajectory in 2025, driving growth through domestic demand, innovation, and sustainability.
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EU-China Relations After the 2024 European Elections: A Timeline
Economy & Trade Mar 10Timeline tracking key developments affecting EU-China relations, including trade and business engagement, under the new European Parliament.
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Exploring the Rise of Women in China's Workforce: Statistics and Progress in Gender Equality
Economy & Trade Mar 08This article examines the significant progress made in gender equality across various dimensions of China’s labor market, as well as fair policies and best practices of female employee management in China.
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Unlocking Growth: China-Czech Republic Investment and Trade Opportunities
Economy & Trade Mar 07The economic and trade ties between China and the Czech Republic are both complementary and stable, with significant successes in the automotive, energy, and technology sectors.
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China Industries to Watch in 2025 Tapping into Growth Opportunities
Published: February 2025
China’s policy-driven initiatives will shape its industrial trajectory in 2025, driving growth thr... -
An Introduction to Doing Business in China 2025
Published: December 2024Doing Business in China 2025 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compil...
Tax & Accounting
China Monthly Tax Brief: February 2025
Mar 06In this monthly China tax brief for February 2025, we spotlight policies and measures just announced or scheduled for implementation.
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China Manufacturing Tracker: 2024-25
Tax & Accounting Feb 28Our tracker provides continuous updates on key economic and growth indicators in China’s manufacturing industry. The data for January 2025 has now been updated partially.
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The Annual IIT Reconciliation in China in 2025: Appointment Booking Opens February 21
Tax & Accounting Feb 24Individual income tax (IIT) taxpayers wishing to complete their annual IIT reconciliation between March 1 and 20 must schedule an appointment through the IIT app starting February 21, 2025.
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Managing Tax Compliance Risks in China: Fraudulent Invoicing and Misuse of Tax Incentives
Tax & Accounting Feb 19Companies in China must manage VAT invoices and tax incentives carefully to avoid compliance risks. Strong tax risk management and internal controls are essential to minimize liabilities and ensure regulatory compliance.
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Unlocking China's New VAT Law: Key Changes, Business Impacts, and Compliance Tips
Tax & Accounting Feb 13This article breaks down the key changes of China's New Value-Added Tax (VAT) Law, their implications for businesses operating in China, and what enterprises should do to adapt to the evolving tax landscape.
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Guide to Corporate Taxation and Compliance in China 2025
Published: December 2024Guide to Corporate Taxation and Compliance in China 2025 offers a comprehensive overview of the majo... -
An Introduction to Doing Business in China 2025
Published: December 2024Doing Business in China 2025 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compil...
Legal & Regulatory
The Policies Shaping China’s Industry Landscape in 2025
Mar 10China’s policy-driven initiatives will shape its industrial trajectory in 2025, driving growth through domestic demand, innovation, and sustainability.
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Shanghai Streamlines Data Export with New Data Negative List
Legal & Regulatory Mar 04Shanghai's new data export negative list facilitates cross-border data transfers for companies in reinsurance, shipping, and commerce in the Pilot Free Trade Zone and Lingang New Area.
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China Industries to Watch in 2025: Tapping into Growth Opportunities
Legal & Regulatory Mar 03In this issue of China Briefing Magazine, we explore the key policies likely to shape China’s industrial development in 2025, examine high-potential industries, and provide guidance to companies looking to position themselves for success in this dynamic environment.
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Conducting a Company Health Check in China 2025: Essential Steps and Checklists
Legal & Regulatory Feb 25Conducting a company health check in China in 2025 is essential for businesses to navigate the evolving economic, regulatory, and technological landscape. This article offers a comprehensive guide to help you through the process.
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China’s 2025 Foreign Investment Action Plan: Key Measures and Opportunities
Legal & Regulatory Feb 21In this article, we explore the key measures outlined in China's foreign investment action plan 2025, their impact on various sectors, and the broader implications for foreign investors.
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China Industries to Watch in 2025 Tapping into Growth Opportunities
Published: February 2025China’s policy-driven initiatives will shape its industrial trajectory in 2025, driving growth thr... -
Guide to Corporate Taxation and Compliance in China 2025
Published: December 2024Guide to Corporate Taxation and Compliance in China 2025 offers a comprehensive overview of the majo...
Industries
The Policies Shaping China’s Industry Landscape in 2025
Mar 10China’s policy-driven initiatives will shape its industrial trajectory in 2025, driving growth through domestic demand, innovation, and sustainability.
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China Industries to Watch in 2025: Tapping into Growth Opportunities
Industries Mar 03In this issue of China Briefing Magazine, we explore the key policies likely to shape China’s industrial development in 2025, examine high-potential industries, and provide guidance to companies looking to position themselves for success in this dynamic environment.
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China Manufacturing Tracker: 2024-25
Industries Feb 28Our tracker provides continuous updates on key economic and growth indicators in China’s manufacturing industry. The data for January 2025 has now been updated partially.
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China’s Fertility Services Market: Navigating Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities
Industries Feb 26China’s fertility sector is undergoing rapid transformation as birth rates decline and demand for reproductive services rises. With infertility affecting nearly one in six couples, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and egg freezing, have gained traction.
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Navigating China’s Industry Priorities: Insights from 2024 Tax Cuts and Incentives
Industries Feb 17China’s RMB 2.63 trillion tax relief initiative in 2024 serves as a clear indicator of the country’s industry policy priorities, underscoring the government’s determination to support innovation-driven development and industrial upgrading.
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Investing in China's Greater Bay Area: Tapping into Long-Term Opportunities
Published: April 2023Investing in China's Greater Bay Area: Tapping into Long-Term Opportunities is designed to introduce... -
Investing in China’s Healthcare Sector
Published: March 2023China is a highly promising market for the global healthcare industry, boasting immense size, divers...
HR & Payroll
Exploring the Rise of Women in China's Workforce: Statistics and Progress in Gender Equality
Mar 08This article examines the significant progress made in gender equality across various dimensions of China’s labor market, as well as fair policies and best practices of female employee management in China.
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Conducting a Company Health Check in China 2025: Essential Steps and Checklists
HR & Payroll Feb 25Conducting a company health check in China in 2025 is essential for businesses to navigate the evolving economic, regulatory, and technological landscape. This article offers a comprehensive guide to help you through the process.
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The Annual IIT Reconciliation in China in 2025: Appointment Booking Opens February 21
HR & Payroll Feb 24Individual income tax (IIT) taxpayers wishing to complete their annual IIT reconciliation between March 1 and 20 must schedule an appointment through the IIT app starting February 21, 2025.
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A Guide to Minimum Wages in China (As of February 18, 2025)
HR & Payroll Feb 18This article offers a guide to minimum wages in the Chinese Mainland and discuss how labor costs are affected by changes to the minimum wage levels. The data is current as of February 18, 2025.
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China’s Labor Law: Key Developments in 2024 and Trends to Watch in 2025
HR & Payroll Feb 11This article provides a review of China’s major labour law developments in 2024 and an outlook on what to expect in 2025.
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Guide to HR Compliance and Best Practices in China
Published: June 2024Within China’s changing business landscape, understanding effective recruitment and management pra... -
An Introduction to Doing Business in China 2025
Published: December 2024Doing Business in China 2025 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compil...
Technology
EU-China Relations After the 2024 European Elections: A Timeline
Mar 10Timeline tracking key developments affecting EU-China relations, including trade and business engagement, under the new European Parliament.
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Shanghai Streamlines Data Export with New Data Negative List
Technology Mar 04Shanghai's new data export negative list facilitates cross-border data transfers for companies in reinsurance, shipping, and commerce in the Pilot Free Trade Zone and Lingang New Area.
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Personal Information Protection Audits in China: Final Measures Effective May 1
Technology Feb 20China’s Cyberspace Administration has unveiled the final rules on conducting personal information protection audits. The new measures, which require fewer companies to conduct less frequent audits than the draft version, offer an opportunity for businesses to strengthen compliance.
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China’s Space Economy: Unlocking Opportunities in Aerospace and Commercial Space Industries
Technology Feb 04China’s aerospace and commercial space industries are rapidly growing, with the sector projected to be worth over US$900 billion by 2029.
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China Robotics Industry: What Are the Opportunities for Foreign Stakeholders
Technology Jan 30China has rapidly surpassed Germany and Japan in industrial robotics, leading the world with 470 robots per 10,000 employees in 2023. This figure eclipses Germany's 429 and Japan's 419, reflecting China's aggressive automation push.
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PIPL 2024: Cross-Border Data Transfer in China Handbook
Published: April 2024China’s PIPL and cross-border data transfer (CBDT) frameworks require that companies operating in ... -
Empowering Your China Business with Successful ERP Implementation
Published: August 20232023 might be a banner year for ERP deployment in China. Enterprises are emerging from the pandemic,...
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