Other Briefings
CCH Asia Tax Summit 2010 – Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Oct. 13 – CCH, the global tax media business and publisher, are hosting their important Asia Tax Summit in Shanghai next week for three days from October 19-21. The event, being held at the Gran Meliá Hotel Shanghai, is titled “Doing Cross Border Business and Getting an Internationalized Vision.” It is the first time […]
Shanghai’s New Qingcaosha Reservoir to Open this December
SHANGHAI, Oct. 12 – Shanghai has invested RMB17 billion (US$2.53 billion) into building a new water reservoir in an effort to improve its water infrastructure while combating water shortages and quality problems. The Qingcaosha Reservoir will open on a trial basis this coming December and, when fully operational, will provide 10 million people in the […]
Trade Jumps 60% in Suzhou Industrial Park
Sept. 8 – The value of traded goods processed through Customs at the Suzhou Industrial Park reached US$66.3 billion in the first eight months of 2010 for an increase of 60 percent over the same period last year, according to figures released by the park on Monday. There are currently over 1,000 high-tech enterprises present […]
Qingdao Tax Bureau Releases New Notice on Corporate Income Tax
QINGDAO, Aug. 4 – The local Qingdao taxation bureau recently issued a notice regarding the management approach of corporate income tax for financial funds, effective September 1, 2010. The notice, issued July 21, applies to enterprises which both obtain financial funds and pay corporate income tax in Qingdao. Financial funds are defined as capital obtained […]
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 […]
China-India Investment Seminars a Big Hit
May 28 – The China-India seminars held this week by Dezan Shira & Associates in Shanghai and Beijing made a mark in their respective cities with over two hundred people attending each. The fully booked seminar section was divided between three speakers.
China Joint Venture Success “A Mindset” Rather Than A Legal Structure
May 26 – The Asian CEO forum took place this morning at the Grand Hyatt in Shanghai, where guest speaker Chris Devonshire-Ellis tabled the notion “China Joint Ventures – A Mindset or A Legal Structure?” in a two hour think tank session with some of China’s top multinational CEOs. The event, organized by IMA Asia, […]
Shanghai Expo 2010: The New Zealand Pavilion
The 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai is the first registered one in a developing country. Officially known as “Expo Shanghai 2010,” it will last 184 days and provide China an opportunity to show off its remarkable economic growth. The expo will also give foreign nations and companies a chance to further develop business partnerships with […]
