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Hong Kong Company Set Up and Annual Compliance
One of the key advantages that Hong Kong holds over other holding company jurisdictions is its Closer Economic Partnership Agreement with Mainland China. Set up in 2002 after China’s accession to the WTO, it is essentially a free trade agreement. Also Supplement VIII, signed in December 2011 and implemented from April 2012, deepened liberalization of trade in services. Continue reading →
Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Single and Multi-Brand Retail
As India has liberalized its single brand retail industry to permit 100 percent foreign investment, we take a look at the regulatory issues and legal structures pertinent to establishing operations in this new dynamic market. Continue reading →
Asia Briefing Releases New Doing Business in Vietnam Guide
Asia Briefing has just released the inaugural edition of its regional business guide "Doing Business in Vietnam" - offering business-minded individuals an up-to-date reference source for all of the key issues concerning setting up and successfully operating a business in the country. Continue reading →
Welcome to Mongolia Briefing!
We welcome new and existing readers to our new Mongolia Briefing web site. Founded on the back of increased interest in the economic and business development of the country, we aim this site to be a major source of updated Mongolian commercial news, foreign investment and legal, regulatory, tax and financial updates about this exciting new emerging Asian economy. Continue reading →
India Set to Overtake China, Vietnam and Thailand as World's Top Rice Exporter
India is expected to overtake China as the world’s largest rice exporter this year as the Indian harvest has had a major boost from both the weather and the government, pushing prices to record highs. Continue reading →


China Releases 12th Five-Year Plan for Oceanic Affairs Chinese Outward Foreign Investments in Europe China Orders ‘Big Four’ Auditors to Restructure China-Japan-South Korea Sign Trilateral Agreement and Launch FTA Talks China’s PBC to Cut Reserve Rate Requirement by 0.5 Percentage Points Discussion Group News Channel RSS Feed


Foreign Workers Permitted to Withdraw from Provident Fund India Issues Re-Assurances over Tax and Retroactive Legislation India’s Medical Technology Industry India Issues Ruling on Transfer Pricing Aspect of Royalty Payments Small Firms and Individuals May Be Exempt from GAAR, Postponement Also Possible Discussion Group News Channel RSS Feed


Report: Vietnam 2nd Most Attractive Market in Southeast Asia Credit Institutions in Vietnam Now Offering Foreign Currency Loans Attracting Investment in the Mekong River Delta Important Changes to Vietnam’s Tax Regulations Vietnam Establishes Mong Cai Economic Zone on Chinese Border Discussion Group News Channel RSS Feed


Mongolia’s Trade Statistics for Q1 2012 Entities with Middle-Aged Personnel to be Free from Social Insurance Tax Trans-Mongolian Railway to Boost Cargo Volume Mongolia Outranks China and Russia in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2012’ Report Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi Copper-Gold Mine on Track for 2012 Start Discussion Group News Channel RSS Feed


India Set to Overtake China, Vietnam and Thailand as World’s Top Rice Exporter Myanmar to Lift Global Payment Restrictions Report: Economic and Social Survey of Asia-Pacific Region 2012 China-Philippines Standoff: Territorial Tension in the South China Sea Exit China, Enter India – Expat Transitions: Part IV Discussion Group News Channel RSS Feed

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Hong Kong Company Set Up and Annual Compliance

Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Single and Multi-Brand Retail

Asia Briefing Releases New Doing Business in Vietnam Guide

Welcome to Mongolia Briefing!

India Set to Overtake China, Vietnam and Thailand as World's Top Rice Exporter

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