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India and Japan Sign Free Trade Pact
India and Japan signed a free trade pact in Tokyo today which will see the two major Asian economies do away with tariffs on 94 percent of goods over the next decade.
Updated Rules for Small Business Loans to Take Effect February 25
The Prime Minister issued decision 03-2011-QD-TTg on January 10, regulating loan guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The decision attempts to standardize procedures for the Vietnam Development Bank to issue guarantees for commercial bank loans to SMEs.
Shenzhen Housing Fund Regulations to Impact Foreign Companies
The Shenzhen municipal government issued the Interim Measures on the Administration of Housing Funds (Shenfu [2010] No. 176) (“Interim Measures”).
China Issues Preferential Taxation Policies for Energy-Saving Service Sector
The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly promulgated the Circular on Issues Concerning the Value-Added Tax, Business Tax and Corporate Income Tax Policies for Promoting the Development of the Energy-Saving Service Sector, which came into effect on January 1, 2011.
New Changes to Wholesale Tobacco Licensing to Take Effect March 14
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) issued circular 02/0211/TT-BCT on January 3, changing licensing procedures for firms seeking to engage in the wholesale of tobacco products.
State Bank of Vietnam Devalues Dong By 9.3% Against U.S. Dollar
The State Bank of Vietnam decided to lower the Vietnamese dong by 9.3 percent to VND20,693 to a U.S. dollar. The decision came into effect February 11.
Shanghai Starts to Collect Regional Education Surcharge
After the Chinese government required all foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) to pay the urban construction tax and education surcharge beginning in December last year, a recent circular issued by the Shanghai local government announced that starting this year, enterprises (including FIEs) are also obligated to pay the local educational surcharge in addition to the current nationwide education surcharge payment charged at the rate of 3 percent of a company’s tax turnover.
China to Continue Preferential Tax Policy for Small-Scale and Low-Profit Enterprises
On January 27, 2011, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the Circular on the Continuous Implementation of the Preferential Policy on the Corporate Income Tax of Small-Scale and Low-Profit Enterprises (Caishui [2011] No. 4).
China to Establish Security Review System for Foreign Acquisition of Domestic Companies
The General Office of the State Council promulgated the Circular on the Establishment of a Security Review System for Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the Circular) on February 3, 2011.
Measures on Payments of Work Injury Insurance Fees for Enterprises in Certain Sectors Released
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security promulgated the Measures on Payments of Work Injury Insurance Fees for Enterprises in Certain Sectors (the “Measures”), which came into effect on January 1, 2011