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What is the purpose of the New Silk Road Free Trade Area?

What is the purpose of the New Silk Road Free Trade Area?

The New Silk Road connects South and Central Asia with the Middle East and Europe much like China’s Han Dynasty Silk Road, established more than two thousand years ago. It is a demonstration of President Xi Jinping’s economic efforts to e...

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What are the difficulties in taking advantage of China?s Double Tax Agreements?

What are the difficulties in taking advantage of China?s Double Tax Agreements?

China has assertively entered into Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) with numerous nations. These agreements provide benefits for companies with a presence in both nations as well as companies that may not have a permanent presence in China but still char...

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What are some of the effects which can be seen from China?s Free Trade Agreement...

What are some of the effects which can be seen from China?s Free Trade Agreement...

China’s bilateral and multilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have been extremely influential in encouraging the direction of trade flow and the development of supply chains throughout Asia. The FTAs have been instrumental in aiding China&rsq...

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What are some of the trends which can be seen in China?s wage-labor market in 20...

What are some of the trends which can be seen in China?s wage-labor market in 20...

China has been a popular destination for foreign manufacturers because of its cost-effectiveness. Low wages and taxes combined with a well-constructed supply chain infrastructure have been attractive attributes of the Chinese wage-labor market. Howev...

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Business Now January 2015

Business Now January 2015

Business Now is the official monthly magazine of AmCham China. It reports on the chamber’s members, activities and current issues affecting China. This issue takes a look at the manufacturing sector. News about manufacturing in China lately has ...

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Top 10 Expat-Nationalitten in China

Top 10 Expat-Nationalitten in China

China ist aufgrund seiner Wirtschaft und großem Arbeitsmarkt sehr attraktiv für Expats. Die nachfolgende Grafik zeigt den Anteil der verschieden Länder in China an.

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Anzahl an Expats in den Stdten

Anzahl an Expats in den Stdten

Viele Expats leben in den Tier 1 Stadt wie Shanghai oder Peking, jedoch ist der größte Anteil in der Provinz Guangdong. Wie viele Expats in den verschiedene Provinzen entlang der Küste arbeiten, wird anhand dieser Grafik verdeutlicht.

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Using China’s Free Trade & Double Tax Agreements

Using China’s Free Trade & Double Tax Agreements

In this issue of China Briefing, we examine the role of Free Trade Agreements and the various regional blocs that China is either a member of or considering becoming so, as well as how these can be of significance to your China business. We also exam...

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What are some of the commonly encountered problems when hiring Vietnamese staff ...

What are some of the commonly encountered problems when hiring Vietnamese staff ...

The Vietnamese government is currently promoting English education but still many Vietnamese only have a basic level of English. They therefore encounter difficulties in conducting business negiotiations in the language. A lot of Vietnamese ha...

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How is overtime pay calculated in Vietnam?

How is overtime pay calculated in Vietnam?

Overtime is calculated based on the employee's current salary. For regular working days it is 150% of their salary, weekends 200% and paid leave days and holidays 300%.

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As a foreign worker in Vietnam, which kind of insurance do I need and how much i...

As a foreign worker in Vietnam, which kind of insurance do I need and how much i...

Foreign staff only need to pay for health insurance, whilst Vietnamese locals need to pay for social, unemployment and health insurance. The amount payable is based on the employee's salary as stated in the labour contract and is capped at 20 times t...

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Am I, as a foreign national, classified as a tax resident in Vietnam?

Am I, as a foreign national, classified as a tax resident in Vietnam?

 If you meet any of the following criteria, you are classified as a tax resident in Vietnam: You stay in Vietnam for over 183 days in one 12 month period You have permanent residence there You have a leased residence there (ie. hotel, hoste...

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