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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.
China Briefing
China Policy Change on Expatriates’ Tax-Exempt Benefits: Case Study and FAQs
11/25/2021We explain how the individual income tax burden in China could increase in 2022 for expats and how to prepare for the policy change.
Vietnam Briefing
Foreign Employees Subject to Increased Social Insurance Rates from January 2022
11/25/2021Employers and foreign employees in Vietnam should plan for January 2022 when social insurance rates increase in line with the same rates as local staff.
China Briefing
China Green Cards: Guangzhou Mulls New Scheme for High-Level Talent
11/24/2021Guangzhou is considering implementing a new green card system that will make it easier for high-level talent to relocate and conduct business in the city.
India Briefing
Cryptocurrency Regulation in India: Is a Total Ban on Cards?
11/24/2021India is working on a cryptocurrency bill as key stakeholders want clarity from the government on issues of definition, tax treatment, and regulation.
ASEAN Briefing
China Sustains Huge Ecommerce Development Investment Flows into ASEAN
11/23/2021China continued to pour money into ASEAN in Q3 this year, with the region attracting 15 percent of all China’s outbound investment flows.
China Briefing
Belt and Road Investor Intelligence #56
11/23/2021This week we look at investment prospects in China's EV market, the Vietnamese manufacturing sector, and Bangladesh and Russia outlook towards EAEU.