Retail Trade and Distribution

Hong Kong signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with the mainland in June. What kind of "arrangement" does CEPA call for? And what will change with the new opportunities?

Understanding tax assessment is among the most important issues for foreign-invested companies working in China. The state tax bureau has recently revamped the rules for the tax liability of foreign companies' representative offices in China.

Promulgated: June 18 2003Effective: January 1 2003Interpreting authority: National Development and Reform CommissionApplicability: "Price monopoly acts"…

Customs compliance and tax planning for cross-border transactions are becoming more important and complex. Payments between different links in a cross-border supply chain must be structured carefully to avoid high customs value and possible double taxation.

Customs compliance and tax planning for cross-border transactions are becoming more important and complex. Payments between different links in a cross-border supply chain must be structured carefully to avoid high customs value and possible double taxation.

Issued: March 27 2003Main contents: The Official Reply clarifies that if an operator, without authorization, uses the unique packaging and trade dress…

Since 1990, the PRC has established 15 Free Trade Zones, in Shanghai Waigaoqiao, Tianjin Tanggu, Dalian, Qingdao, Zhangjiagang, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Shantou,…

Foreign-invested holding companies in the PRC have had a chequered history. Among MOFTEC's last big pieces of legislation are rules that make some positive changes in this area.

Protecting intellectual property rights is one of the most important aspects of staging the Olympics. Today a substantial portion of the Games' financing stems from marketing Olympic symbols. What measures has Beijing taken to regulate IPR in anticipation of the 2008 Games?