Other Briefings
China Regional Focus: Cash Incentives for High-tech Companies in Guangdong Province
In October 2016, China’s Guangdong provincial government released measures to attract investment into the province’s tech industry, which include financial incentives for new high-tech enterprises (NHTEs). In this article, we look at the criteria and application procedure to obtain NHTE status and enjoy the incentives.
The Benefits of Cluster Manufacturing – China’s Advantage
While ASEAN is an increasing threat to Chinese production, manufacturing clusters still provide economic stability and are an effective means of optimizing supply chains. This article explores the benefit of cluster manufacture and how it has worked to China’s advantage.
China Based Foreign Manufacturers – Finding “Beyond China” Investment Intelligence
China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 4.7 percent in 2015, yet the form of investment is changing. Here, Chris Devonshire-Ellis takes a look at where foreign investment is currently being concentrated in the country and discusses FDI in other emerging economies in Asia.
China Outbound: Financial Integration in ASEAN & Emerging Opportunities in Vietnam
In this edition of China Outbound, we take a closer look at ASEAN nations’ financial integration progress, which has been on the regional agenda since the Asian financial crisis in 1997. From there, we move to a comparison between Singapore and Hong Kong as Asia’s financial hub.
Is China Getting More Difficult? Common Problems that Foreign Companies will Encounter
Just how difficult is it for a foreign company to succeed in China? When I started in China in the mid-1990’s, failure hung over the foreign business community like a thick fog. Times have changed. In many ways, particularly administratively, China is easier.
Almaty vs. Beijing for the Winter Olympics
Chris Devonshire-Ellis talks about the host of the Winter Olympics for 2022. Just Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, and Beijing, the capital city of China, are left in the running.
China Outbound: New Investment Trends in Asia, Moving Your Business from China to Vietnam
In this edition of China Outbound, we highlight Vietnam’s increasing attractiveness as an alternative to China, not only as a major manufacturing destination in Asia, but also a lucrative market for selling high-end products. We also provide a guide to employing foreign nationals across Asia.
The New Free Trade Zones Explained, Part I: Guangdong
China released the much-anticipated policy framework for the three new FTZs. In Part 1 of this article, we provide detailed information of the general plan of the Guangdong Free Trade Zone and discuss the lifted restrictions on foreign investment across a wide array of sectors such as tourism and financial industries.
