Wuhan To Grow Eight Breakfast Brand Chains In 2010

News from a commercial working meeting in Wuhan is that in 2010, the city will launch a series of measures to optimize its business functions, to improve the quality of consumable items for citizens, and to achieve over 15% growth of total retail sales.
News emanating from the meeting is that Wuhan will develop the city’s [...]

New Issue of China Briefing Magazine: Closing Down Representative Offices and Liquidating Businesses in China

Feb. 8 – In this new issue of China Briefing, we take a look at the procedures for closing down representative offices and liquidating businesses in China.
With the global financial crisis slowly beginning to ease and China’s economic growth in steady recovery, many foreign investors are again considering China. However, the chaos of the last [...]

China Briefing Magazine Moves to Pay For View

BEIJING, Feb. 8 – Following ten years of providing China Briefing Magazine on a complimentary basis – including printing of some 50,000 copies a month – the magazine along with the India Briefing and Vietnam Briefing magazines in the Asia Briefing roster is moving to a pay for view basis.
The move is explained by publisher [...]

Scope of Complaints for Tax Payment Services

Feb. 8 – The State Administration of Taxation has released new measures for tax payment services complaints effective January 1, 2010.
It explains the scope of complaints on tax payment services and protects taxpayers from abusive behavior from tax authorities including failing to provide the relevant services according to taxation regulations in terms of publicity, tax [...]

Female workers suffer salary discrimination: poll

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The average starting salary for female workers in Taiwan is about 18 percent lower than the average for their male counterparts, according to the results of a survey released Monday.

Taiwan launches tourism promotion blitz in Britain

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – British taxis, subway trains and news media have all become new vehicles to help attract visitors to Taiwan, as part of a massive tourism promotion blitz launched in the United Kingdom.

Spanish labor reform plan gets tepid welcome

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Spanish government proposals for labor reform, vital for reassuring investors that it can avoid a Greek-style budget crisis, got a tepid reception at home on Saturday after a pensions blueprint also fell flat.

U.S. book publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – United States (U.S.) book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.

Alarm spreads over European nations massive deficits

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The swelling public deficits in Portugal, Spain and Greece have plunged the eurozone into the biggest crisis in its 11-year life, presaging years of belt-tightening, analysts warn.

Taiwan has NT$37.8 billion exposure in Spain, Greece, Portugal

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Taiwan’s financial institutions have a total exposure of NT$37.8 billion (US$1.2 billion) to Spain, Greece and Portugal, the regulator said, citing a preliminary check.

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