Wednesday, September 26, 2018

1st China-Europe Talent Forum opens to boost exchange, cooperation

The first China-Europe Talent Forum was jointly hosted in Zurich, Switzerland, on Sept 25 by the Chinese embassy in Switzerland and the Swiss Adecco Group.

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Australia - Don’t make extra income a tax time headache

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is increasing its efforts to identify taxpayers who fail to report all their income this tax time, as it strives to recover an annual tax shortfall of nearly $1.4 billion caused by individuals who leave income out of their return.

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Hong Kong - Immigration policy on entry of dependants revised

Under the revised Policy, the Director of Immigration (Director) will favourably consider an application from a person who is the other party to one of the above relationships for entry for residence as a dependant in Hong Kong if the person meets the normal immigration requirements

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Sunday, September 16, 2018

‘Startup visa’ lures expats to Shanghai

Since 2015, Shanghai has launched 25 pilot visa policies to streamline and simplify the foreigner visa application process and to diversify the visa types to better fit the demand, said Cai Baodi, chief of the foreigner visa management division at the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

China to further streamline approval procedures for businesses

China will further push reforms that aim to streamline the approval process for companies, a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Sept 12.

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Arrangement on automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters between Mainland and HKSAR in force

An arrangement between the Mainland and Hong Kong for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI) came into effect on September 6, 2018. 

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Third estimated tax payment due Sept. 17; Tools are available to help people pay right amount following law changes

WASHINGTON – With tax reform bringing major changes for the current tax year, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded small businesses, self-employed individuals, retirees, investors and others who need to pay their taxes quarterly that the third estimated tax payment for 2018 is due on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

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Saturday, September 01, 2018

China adopts e-commerce law to improve market regulation

China’s top legislators passed an e-commerce law aimed at improving regulation of the flourishing market on Aug 31.

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New Growth Opportunities in Africas Digital Economy and Manufacturing Industry

Enterprise Singapore has successfully facilitated close to 50 projects for Singapore companies in Africa in the last two years[1]. 80% of these projects were undertaken by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). 

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Changes on statutory requirements for AGM and filing of AR

As part of on-going efforts to keep Singapore business friendly and competitive, legislative changes relating to Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and Annual Returns (ARs) timelines that will reduce the regulatory burden of companies took effect on 31 Aug 2018. In addition, the process for Solvent EPCs and dormant private relevant companies to file Annual Returns has also been simplified.

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China - A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates launched in the WeChat mini program of the State Council app

State Council  jointly with the Ministry of Commerce, have launched A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates (2024 Edi...