Since announcing its withdrawal from the EU, the UK has successfully negotiated numerous trade agreements and continues to actively engage in trade negotiations. As the UK will no longer benefit from trade agreements between the EU and third countries after 31 December 2020, it is working to reproduce the effects of such agreements in order to ensure the continuity of trading arrangements for UK businesses. More
After eight years of negotiation, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed on 15 November 2020 by 15 member countries including 10 ASEAN countries, as well as China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The RCEP Agreement will enter into force 60 days after six ASEAN member states and three non-ASEAN member states have ratified the agreement, as early as in the second half of 2021. More
Leaders of 15 Asia-Pacific nations signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal on 15 November. The wide-ranging treaty establishes a trade area that extends across a third of the world’s population and economic output. More
On 15 November, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attended, via video link, the fourth summit of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) comprised of China, 10 ASEAN nations, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. More
Given the economic, social, scientific and political issues that continue to dominate news agendas it is perhaps no surprise that the six‑month anniversary of the implementation of the Hong Kong Australia Free Trade and Investment Agreement has largely gone unacknowledged. More
Changes brought by Industry 4.0, fresh economic priorities in Mainland China, the Sino-United States trade dispute and the COVID-19 outbreak have brought rapid and profound changes to supply chains, trade and investment environments worldwide. More
Relocating operations has been a perennial theme for businesses in Hong Kong. From the 1950s to 1970s manufacturers flocked to the city, turning it into the factory of the world for everything from textiles and toys to semiconductors. More
The COVID-19 outbreak is impacting many sectors across the world, not least education. Travel restrictions mean many students cannot attend overseas universities at present. More
Hong Kong-based flexible working space provider Compass Offices, established in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, found its first decade of operation challenging, but the company remains bullish on its prospects. More
In a networked world, many businesses straddle borders and boundaries, finding themselves working in several jurisdictions, each with a unique economic, legal and social environment. More
