MAINLAND CHINA

China’s Catering Market (1): Consumption Upgrading Trends

22 November 2018

Restaurants with special themes and those offering unique consumer experiences have become one of the major attractions offered by retail districts and shopping malls looking to bring in more consumers. Focus group discussions conducted by HKTDC on the mainland catering market indicate that consumers are becoming increasingly demanding about their food and their appetite for high-end catering continues to grow. More

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Guangdong’s Medical Device Registration System Gets State Assent

20 November 2018

Guangdong’s new medical device registration system has now been given official approval. In line with this, enterprises will be permitted to register, manufacture, market and sell such devices without having to apply for a specific business permit or having to file additional records or registration details. More

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Clarification Issued on Use of “Guangdong” Designation Within Company Names

19 November 2018

As of 20 August, any Guangdong-based enterprise looking to incorporate the name of its home province into its company name has been able to secure the required approval from the appropriate industry and commerce administration department or market regulation department, whether at the province, city or county level. More

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China Announces Three-Year RMB10 Billion SME Development Initiative

16 November 2018

China’s central government has announced plans to allocate RMB10 billion from its special fund for the development of SMEs over the next three years. More

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China Issues Clarification on Taxable Pollutants Regime

15 November 2018

The level of Environmental Protection Tax payable with regard to particulate matter in combustion exhausts will be calculated using the same methodology currently applied to soot particles. More

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China’s Catering Sector (3): How Diversification Helped Guangzhou Restaurants Breakthrough

15 November 2018

Established in 1995, the Guangzhou Restaurant and Catering Association is the most influential catering industry association in Guangzhou. It has served as a bridge between government and business operators since its inception and is instrumental in promoting the city’s catering trade and building up Guangzhou’s reputation as a gastronomic centre. Its president Qin Jianhong and secretary-general Fu Bo analyzed the catering trade in Guangzhou and how it is developing. More

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Shanghai Streamlines Enterprise De-Registration System

14 November 2018

De-registering a Shanghai-based business is to be made easier and cheaper thanks to a new initiative launched by the Shanghai local government. More

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China Announces 2019 Fertiliser Import Tariff Quotas

13 November 2018

The total quantity of import tariff quotas on fertilisers for 2019 has been set at 13.65 million tons, including 3.3 million tons for urea, 6.9 million tons for diammonium phosphate and 3.45 million tons for compound fertilisers. More

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China Revises Classification and Dutiable Value of Imported Goods

12 November 2018

China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) has issued revised editions of the Table of Imported Goods of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Table of Dutiable Values of Imported Goods of the PRC, both of which superseded any earlier version as of 1 November. More

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State Council Announces Plan to Optimise Business Environment at Checkpoints

09 November 2018

The State Council issued the Work Plan on Optimising Business Environment at Customs Checkpoints to Promote Cross-border Trade Facilitation on 19 October. More

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