Other Briefings
Intellectual Property Rights for SMEs in China’s ICT Industry
While some IPR issues are common to all types of European companies doing business in China, others are specific to the ICT industry. In this article, we outline appropriate patent and trade secret strategies, the type of patents particularly relevant to ICT companies, and suitable IPR enforcement measures.
Living to Fight Another Day: Putting a Chinese Company in “Dormancy”
What happens when a company enters the China market, fails in its initial efforts, but plans to come back later and try again? Even if the product is identical, business success in China often requires differing strategies to what was successful in the Western world.
China Regulatory Brief: Catalogue of Codes on Tax Reduction & Exemption Policies
In this week’s China regulatory brief, we discuss the Catalogue of Tax Reduction and Exemption Policy Codes, the simplified registration procedure for foreign-invested enterprises, the recent APEC CEO Summit held in Manila and China’s plan to boost domestic consumption.
China Regulatory Brief: Simplified Registration Procedure for Foreign Investors in China’s Real Estate Market
In this week’s China Regulatory Brief, we talk about the simplified registration procedure for foreign-invested real estate companies in China, the free trade agreement between China and Singapore, as well as the Beijing local rules on medicine advertisement.
Understanding Business Models When Trading with China
There are several different approaches that foreign companies can take when importing from or exporting to China. Not all of these require the foreign investor to set up an entity in China. In this article, we discuss some of the options a company that exports products to China might want to use.
China Regulatory Brief: Zero VAT Rate for Exporting Services, New Seed Law Released
In this week’s China Regulatory Brief, we discuss the zero-rated VAT for services export, the newly announced negative list regime for foreign investment, the 2016 new seed law, as well as the VAT benefits for coal mining companies in China.
China Regulatory Brief: Incentives for Foreign-invested R&D Centers and the End of One-Child Policy in China
In this week’s China Regulatory Brief, we take a closer look at the incentives offered to foreign-invested R&D centers in Shanghai, China’s one-child policy, the new foreign investment rules in Beijing, and the housing fund contribution rules for foreign employees.
China Regulatory Brief: Financial Reform in the Shanghai FTZ, Upcoming 13th Five-Year Plan
In this week’s China Regulatory Brief, we talk about the new value-added tax rate applicable to vegetable washing machine, the pilot program of RMB convertibility in the Shanghai FTZ, the nation’s upcoming 13th five-year plan and the maternity insurance policy in Tianjin.
