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Business Economics & Trade

Making provisions

New regulations clarify the rules on foreign investment in China and simplify the approval process, which should yield savings for investors.

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Business Economics & Trade

Show time

The key to participating in a successful exhibition lies in selecting the right event, says Brendan Jennings of Hong Kong Exhibition Services.

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Business Economics & Trade

Stirring up trouble

The sugar business carries a lot of political clout because of its importance as a labour-intensive industry. However, China’s impending membership of the World Trade Organisation is set to expose this heavily regulated sector to the free market.

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Banking & Finance

BOCI wins regulatory approval

China's regulators have agreed to let the Hong Kong-based Bank of China International (BOCI) go ahead with preparatory work for setting up a joint venture securities firm in China. BOCI is the investment banking arm of the state-owned Bank of China. However, as a Hong Kong-listed firm it is seen on the mainland as an […]

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Investment

Easing of investment controls

Chinese companies that invest abroad no longer need to give the government a guarantee that they repatriate all of their profits from overseas operations. The new rule introduced by the Foreign Exchange Control Bureau should make it easier for domestic firms to expand their activities overseas. Some 6,960 companies have registered with the Ministry of […]