Talking Points | Wine

In today’s talking points, the Australian wine industry is seeing accelerated growth in the Chinese market coupled by an increased demand for more exclusive wine. This is all supported by a $50M Australian grant for local Australian wine exports, a recent touring wine exhibition throughout China and the ongoing effects of the continued roll out …

Talking Points | How the US-China Trade War is Affecting Australia

In today’s talking points, as the trade war between China and the US continues, Australia tries to navigate its position between two important allies. Following the G20 Summit in Osaka last weekend, Australia reaffirms its loyalty to both the United States and China despite struggling trade negotiations.   PM Scott Morrison: Australia will not ‘sit …

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News Feeds | The 7 Habits of Elite International Schools in Asia – Part 2

Firstly, many thanks to all the readers and stakeholders who have ‘reached out’ and given valuable feedback after the first installment –The 7 Habits of Elite International Schools in Asia Part 1 – of my series on the habits of EliteInternational Schools in Asia. It was very pleasing to see that my observations resonated with so many and …

Talking Points | Chinese Tourism Market

Key points: Worldwide tourism is the largest and fastest-growing industry in the global economy China National Tourism Administration (CNTA): Tourism is booming in China Tourism Australia: China is Australia’s most valuable Tourism market The South China Tourism market is promising Tourism is an important channel for communication and mutual learning between different countries and cultures, and is an effective means of …

News Feeds | Covenant-not-to-compete is important in job market

Covenant not to compete refers to the clause in the labor contract that prohibits the employee doing competitive work during a certain period and range after he leaves the work. Such agreement can protect trade secrets of the employer and restrain potential competition. However, there’s lots of misunderstanding and confusion about this non competition clause when …

News Feeds | Covenant-not-to-compete is important in job market

                                              Covenant not to compete refers to the clause in the labor contract that prohibits the employee doing competitive work during a certain period and range after he leaves the work.  Such agreement can …

News Feeds | Policy Updates of China’s Cross-border E-Commerce Retail Import

China’s first e-Commerce Law was published on August 31st, 2018, and came into effect on January 1st of this year. This heralds a new era for the cross-border e-commerce industry. Other than this e-Commerce Law, a huge quantity of favorable policies regarding cross-border e-commerce have been issued by the State Council, the Standing Committee of …

News Feeds | New Judicial Interpretation of the Corporate Law

The Supreme People’s Court of PRC issued the most update judicial interpretation of the the Corporate Law on 28th April, 2019 and would implement these new rules the very next day. This new interpretation will have huge impact on the business environment of China. It is necessary for all businessmen to understand it. There are six articles in this …

News Feeds | 5 Big Changes to China’s VAT in 2019

By Amber Liu, China Briefing, Dezan Shira & Associates Reading time: 6 minutes Following the announcements made in the annual Work Report delivered at the Two Sessions, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration, and General Administration of Customs have jointly issued a series of new policies on value-added tax (VAT). The new polices, which took effect on …