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China Briefing
China Sets Up New Anti-Monopoly Bureau
11/30/2021China has strengthened the capacity of its market regulator SAMR’s antitrust investigative unit with the creation of the new Anti-Monopoly Bureau.
India Briefing
Selling Merchandise Online in India: Market Entry Strategy, Tax Liability, Regulations
11/29/2021We address key concerns about selling merchandise to India’s online market, including choosing the right business model, compliance, and tax liability.
ASEAN Briefing
Why Use Singapore as a Base for ASEAN Expansion
11/29/2021Singapore has long been a preeminent destination for setting up a regional headquarter to pursue business opportunities across ASEAN and Asia.
Vietnam Briefing
Tay Ninh Province: Promising for Investors in the Greater Mekong Subregion
11/29/2021Vietnam's Tay Ninh province is one of the major industrial hubs in the southern key economic region and a competitive alternative to neighboring provinces.
China Briefing
The Chinese Tech Whitelist - Is China Trying to Replace Foreign Technology?
11/29/2021A Bloomberg report says China is formulating a Chinese tech whitelist to replace foreign tech, which China denies. We discuss what we know so far.
India Briefing
Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing, R&D Gets Boost with New Mega Facility in Maharashtra
11/26/2021Global pharmaceutical industry supplier ACG recently announced its plans to set up Asia’s largest capsule manufacturing unit in India.
India Briefing
Why Are We Paying Close Attention to the 2021 Winter Session of India's Parliament? A Look at Key Bills
11/26/2021We list the bills expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of India's parliament (Nov 29 to Dec 23, 2021), including regulation of cryptocurrency.
Vietnam Briefing
Transfer Pricing in Vietnam - An Overview
11/26/2021Foreign businesses need to be aware of new transfer pricing regulations, compliance issues, and tax obligations vital for operating or investing in Vietnam.
China Briefing
Learning from China’s Double 11 Shopping Festival: Marketing, Retail, Consumption Trends
11/26/2021The Double 11 shopping festival, as the largest and most popular annual global shopping festival in the world – now overshadowing Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined – serves as a window to observe China’s latest consumer trends.
China Briefing
Russia-China Bilateral Trade Up 30.9% in 2021
11/26/2021Russo-Chinese trade turnover from January to October 2021 grew by 30.9% year on year, indicating a total trade turnover of about US$140 billion in 2021
ASEAN Briefing
GST Treatment of Media Sales in Singapore: Changes from January 2022
11/25/2021Singapore’s Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has underlined the basis for which the supply of media sales will be subject to zero percent goods and services tax.
China Briefing
Shanghai Extends Maternity Leave and Grants Childcare Leave
11/25/2021Shanghai has decided to extend local extra maternity leave from 30 days to 60 days and begun offering childcare leave to couples with children under the age of three for the first time.