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By Bob Savic, Advisor to Dezan Shira & Associates  As the world emerges from an unprecedented pandemic-induced economic slump, Asia is once again garnering the attention of international investors and multinational corporations in the form of large-scale inflows of portfolio and direct investments into strategic economic sectors.

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis and Bob Savic  The NATO communique issued yesterday (see here) addresses China as a security threat to the West for the first time. However, within the text there is relatively little on China (vs Russia) other than reference to it being a “systemic rival”, mirroring earlier EU wording on its relations with […]

Chris Devonshire-Ellis is the Founding Partner and Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, and visiting lecturer at the Russian Higher School of Economics. Dezan Shira & Associates handles foreign direct investment into Asia, has 28 offices across China, India, ASEAN, and Russia, and last year celebrated its 25th anniversary of operations. Over the years, the […]

While North Korea has been taking up the headlines of US Vice-President Pence’s trip to South Korea and Japan, a little noticed meeting is taking place tomorrow in Tokyo that could spark the re-ignition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that new President Trump ditched almost immediately after coming into office. It is worth remembering that […]

The cash-strapped Mongolian government has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and sovereign nation funds from Japan, South Korea, and China to bail out its stricken economy. A US$5.5 billion bailout has been agreed to, part of which includes a US$440 million loan package.

China’s State Administration of Taxation has issued new regulations that fundamentally change how China treats transfer pricing, while India has recently announced its intent to establish a National Education Policy that will affect FDI into its education industry.

The Chinese government has issued new dietary guidelines that aim to cut meat consumption in half by 2030. Meanwhile, the Bar Council of India last week drafted rules to allow foreign lawyers to practice in India, and Malaysia raised its minimum wage.

India’s Union cabinet recently approved a bill that will allow commercial establishments to operate for 24 hours a day. Elsewhere, the Philippines is set to lower its CIT under new President Duterte, and China’s electronic waste problems continue to worsen.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently announced regulations barring FDI in the country’s enormous tobacco industry. In contrast, India’s government has opened up new sectors to what it terms ‘automatic’ foreign investment. further liberalizing the Indian market.

Times Higher Education (THE) released their annual Asia University Rankings today, awarding the National University of Singapore (NUS) the top spot in Asia. Here, we take a look at the 2016 Asia University Rankings, and focus on the increased government investment in the education sector.