Category: Top Story
Talent in China: Find it, grow it, keep it
What do multinational companies operating in China look for when hiring top executives, and how do they develop those executives’ leadership expertise? Eric Dieny of DHR International and Jennifer Lawrence of Cambridge Corporate Training recently provided hiring insight to US-China...
TRADE FACTS: The US Trade Deficit with China
According to polling by the Pew Research Center, more than half of Americans are concerned about the US trade deficit with China. A few facts offer important context — and suggest a course of action. We have a large bilateral...
China Plugs Cross-border E-commerce Import Tax Loophole
The Chinese government has for the first time clarified tax policies for goods imported under the cross-border e-commerce model in an effort to regain control of the loosely regulated market. This new policy can enable foreign merchants to sell imported...
Drop in China’s social insurance rates could cut labor costs
Rising labor costs in China are setting off alarms with foreign investors because of increasing minimum wages and living standards, as well as the extensively developed social security system. However, as the central government exerts pressure to maintain economic growth...
Life Services Companies Catch a Break
A new value-added tax (VAT) reform has recently been implemented in China that could fundamentally alter the accounting systems of small and medium enterprises doing business within the country.
Companies seeking executives who are adaptable
The Morgan Philips Talent Survey explores employers’ hiring challenges in 2016 and employees’ intentions and motivations. This proprietary industry-leading barometer for the talent sector—now in its sixth year—includes probing perceptions into how digital platforms are currently supporting the challenges of...
Extending Your Web Business Into China
The explosive growth of Chinese online consumers provide tremendous market potential, however companies must learn to navigate the country’s spotty network inter-connectivity, dispersion of consumers across vast geographies, and daunting rules and regulations for delivering online content into China.
Obtaining a Certificate of Origin in China: Application Procedure and Administrative Measures
For enterprises lawfully established in China and those which enjoy the right to engage in foreign trade, it is important for an exporter to know the requirements of the target country in order to avoid obstacles when exporting goods.
Is China a ‘Market Economy?’ It doesn’t matter.
The key to the current discussion is in what comes next. Many have argued over whether China meets the criteria under U.S. law to be treated as a market economy. A closer reading of China’s WTO accession protocol reveals that...
China’s Agricultural Policy and the Urban Labor Shortage
Chinese policymakers’ aim to modernize the country’s agriculture industry and land ownership system could have drastic consequences on the landscape of the workforce.