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Hiring competent and qualified staff is an integral step in the establishment of any company, and this is particularly true for foreign enterprises. For companies planning to operate within China, employing Chinese nationals can be particularly useful in overcoming linguistic, legal, and cultural barriers.

In India, an individual’s income is taxed at graduated rates, depending on his/her duration of stay in India and income level. In this article, we outline the rates and calculation methods for both income sources, and summarize common deductions and inclusions in income for expatriates working in India.

A contributing factor to Singapore’s success is the government’s strong incentives program for foreign talent to commit to the country. One such incentive is the permanent residency (PR) scheme, with basic perks including the freedom to enter and exit the country, the right to purchase real estate, and a certain degree of job security.

Many foreign investors don’t know is that seconding employees to the Chinese subsidiary may result in the parent company being subject to a wide array of Chinese taxes. This may even be the case if the company already has a subsidiary in China. The HR department is best positioned to avoid this from happening.

Foreign investors are now allowed to establish wholly foreign owned enterprises in the e-commerce sector all across China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced, expanding the liberalization of China’s e-commerce sector beyond the Free Trade Zones.

Automobile manufacturing and production has skyrocketed in the past years, most notably in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. In this article, we outline the primary differences between the markets and their implications on foreign companies looking to invest in the industry.

Foreign companies establishing a presence in India will encounter a host of considerations that do not exist in their home country. Of these, interpreting and understanding India’s idiosyncratic system of accounting standards can be an especially difficult challenge. In this article, we compare these standards to international norms.

The Chinese government recently released a number of measures to encourage foreign investment in the healthcare sector, recognizing that the country in part relies on foreign companies to meet its demand for quality healthcare products.

By 2018, China is expected to become the top importer of foreign food products. In the aftermath of recent domestic food scandals, many middle class Chinese consumers have shown to be willing to shell out extra cash for organic food, creating a unique market opportunity for foreign companies.

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