When a foreign company in China has to close or downsize, its management will need to see to a range of matters such as compensation of laid-off staff, taxes, inventory and so…
In the past three years the JC Mandarin Hotel on Nanjing Xi Lu, the Galaxy Hotel on Yan An Xi Lu, and the Lansheng Hotel on Quyang Lu have all…
The Shanghai retail scene continues its ongoing makeover in 2017 as another host of new malls opens for business and long-established retailers reinvent themselves in order to survive in an…
Shanghai’s office market continues to be seen as an attractive investment for major foreign and domestic firms. Large scale deals have marked recent months and seem set tocontinue into the…
On 18 August, this year the Chinese government rolled out its latest restrictions on overseas direct investments. Much has been made of the recent changes to regulations on investments abroad, with the results…
In all areas of modern business, globalization can be conducive to progress. In order to provide seamless cross-border services worldwide, NAI firms conduct monthly conference calls and meet in person…
BackgroundIn 2014, the year Xi Jinping declared war on pollution, China introduced radical new legislation on environmental protection. This was followed up in July 2016 with a nationwide inspection initiative that has…
In December 2017, China’s Finance Minister Mr. Xiao Jie, published an article discussing the prospect of a new property tax. Recent reports have confirmed that this is not something that…
The central government in Beijing has long been working to manage the ongoing residential property predicament. Recent developments indicate that a push towards encouraging renting over buying lies at the…
Less available land, stringent requirements and higher prices lead to a challenging situation for Shanghai industry.As is the case with much of China, Shanghai is in a period of intense, fast-moving change…
