China’s evolving tax system is reshaping compliance for foreign firms. Learn why tax health is now a strategic priority amid fiscal pressure and digital oversight.
The investigation into Dior’s handling of personal information exposed gaps in consent, cross-border transfer compliance, and security safeguards, offering valuable lessons for businesses navigating China’s Personal Information Protection Law.
In this article, we explore 23 key matters that can be freely customized in a company’s Articles of Association (AOA) in China. This is Part I of a three-part series.
China's October Golden Week 2025 runs from October 1 to 8, combining the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Employers must prepare for compliance, overtime pay, workforce planning, and cultural sensitivities to minimize disruptions.
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          This timeline was created on January 21, 2025, and was last updated on July 30, 2025. Most recently, the US-China tariff truce got extended for another 90 days until November 10, 2025.
Timeline tracking key developments affecting EU-China relations, including trade and business engagement, under the new European Parliament.
CIIE 2025 is China’s largest import-focused trade event to date, featuring expanded exhibition areas and upgraded facilitation measures.
In 2024, China’s ODI rose to US$192.2 billion, with a clear pivot toward high-tech, green energy, and digital infrastructure, reflecting a strategy of innovation-driven, sustainable global expansion.
As interest in sports and fitness grows across China, the government is harnessing the industry's potential as a driver of new domestic consumption. We look at the latest trends, policy initiatives, and investment opportunities in the burgeoning sector.
China’s evolving tax system is reshaping compliance for foreign firms. Learn why tax health is now a strategic priority amid fiscal pressure and digital oversight.
China’s STA Announcement [2025] No.17 introduces sweeping changes to export tax filing, targeting non-compliant practices like third-party export document use. Learn how the new rules will affect your business and what steps you should take to prepare.
In this monthly China tax brief for August 2025, we spotlight significant taxation policies and measures for businesses.
China has narrowed VAT rebate eligibility in 2025 to boost fiscal revenue. Learn which industries qualify and how the changes impact businesses.
The 2025 GBA IIT subsidy application in Guangzhou is live. Find out how foreign talents can claim rebates before the October 20 deadline.
China's FX regulator has lifted barriers on property purchases and ease reinvestment rules in a new set of measures streamlining cross-border financing and investment.
The investigation into Dior’s handling of personal information exposed gaps in consent, cross-border transfer compliance, and security safeguards, offering valuable lessons for businesses navigating China’s Personal Information Protection Law.
New nonmandatory standards provide useful clarity on how to legally process senstive personal data throughout the entire lifecycle, facilitating compliance with regulations.
A landmark lawsuit brought under the PIPL highlights how Chinese courts interpret consent, necessity, and compliance in data processing, offering key insights for foreign businesses and MNCs.
China’s Supreme People’s Court has clarified employer liability in subcontracting, outsourcing, and affiliating arrangements in its recent judicial interpretation. For foreign investors, it stresses the need for qualification checks, strong contracts, and proactive compliance to mitigate risks.
As interest in sports and fitness grows across China, the government is harnessing the industry's potential as a driver of new domestic consumption. We look at the latest trends, policy initiatives, and investment opportunities in the burgeoning sector.
China’s biopharma industry clusters form a solid base for the industry's research, commercialization, and global integration, while offering growing opportunities for foreign firms.
China’s AI + Manufacturing initiative is transforming production across sectors, enabling flexible, data-driven, and precision operations.
Hong Kong food and beverage market remains a dynamic and competitive hub, driven by tourism recovery, demand for quality and wellness products, and evolving e-commerce channels.
China is investing heavily in brain-computer interface technology, opening up vast new frontiers in healthcare, rehabilitation, and entertainment.
This 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 September 17, 2025.
China's October Golden Week 2025 runs from October 1 to 8, combining the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Employers must prepare for compliance, overtime pay, workforce planning, and cultural sensitivities to minimize disruptions.
Following the launch of Hong Kong’s eMPF platform, this guide helps employers navigate the transition with practical steps for registration, data review, and compliance.
Explore the Shenzhen-Hong Kong 72-Hour Experience Pass: a program for global talent to discover careers, innovation, and opportunities in the GBA.
This article looks at all of the China visa-free policies that are currently in place. Most recently on September 2, China expands visa-free entry for Russian citizens starting September 15, 2025.
Timeline tracking key developments affecting EU-China relations, including trade and business engagement, under the new European Parliament.
New nonmandatory standards provide useful clarity on how to legally process senstive personal data throughout the entire lifecycle, facilitating compliance with regulations.
China’s AI + Manufacturing initiative is transforming production across sectors, enabling flexible, data-driven, and precision operations.
A landmark lawsuit brought under the PIPL highlights how Chinese courts interpret consent, necessity, and compliance in data processing, offering key insights for foreign businesses and MNCs.
China is establishing a state-led framework recognizing processed data as a new form of intellectual property (IP), enabling its registration, licensing, and commercialization through formal exchanges.
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