A milestone agreement between Taiwan and mainland China will buoy Taiwan exports as customs duties are wiped out for over 500 products and services covered in a special “early harvest” list. But more than just saving on tariffs, the pact offers a greater profile for Taiwan as a launch pad for investors wishing to enter the Chinese market
Companies in Taiwan are advised to re-visit their personal data collection policies to ensure compliance with the new Personal Data Protection Act. The new law is very detailed and provides a boost to the protection of privacy and personality rights
Beijing-based Bin Zhou, vice president and general counsel at Sony China, speaks with CLP about his company's experiences with the anti-monopoly law (AML)
Netherlands-based bank Rabobank Group has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) to form a strategic partnership.…
PRC state-owned Sinochem Group has purchased a 40% share in a Brazilian oil field for US$3.07 billion cash from Statoil, a Norway-based oil and natural…
Thomas Albrecht has relocated from the firm's Chicago base to its Hong Kong office to take up his appointment as the new Asia-Pacific managing partner.…
Taiwan banks have entered a new era with the amended cross-strait banking rules allowing them to set up branches in China and directly make equity investments in Chinese banks. Future prospects appear even brighter since the signing of the ECFA, as further relaxations of cross-strait restriction are expected by the Taiwanese banking community
China has been making a very conspicuous push towards implementing greener policies that will affect manufacturing industries. Here, three specialists provide insight and advice into what regulations to pay particular attention to, and how foreign companies can remain compliant and possibly beneft from these new environmentally-friendly policies.