The State Council decided at its executive meeting on 11 November to deepen reform in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and test the “one integrated licence” for market access in Pudong New Area. More
The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council recently issued two technical guidelines for cold chain food works and the venues concerned. More
Brazilian exporter Mercosul International has been doing business in Hong Kong and mainland China for more than two decades. The man driving its business here and across the Asia-Pacific region believes the Greater Bay Area Initiative has the potential to deliver positive economic results in uncertain times. More
The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued a circular on 8 November requiring all localities to steadfastly conduct coronavirus tests on imported cold chain food and guard against the risks of Covid-19 spread in imported cold chain food (including edible agricultural products). More
On 14 October, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly issued a circular outlining an “Industrial Internet+ Work Safety” action plan for 2021-23 (Gong Xin Bu Lian Xin Fa No. 157 [2020]) to implement the State Council’s guideline on deepening the integration of new-generation information technology with manufacturing. More
A circular issued by the General Office of the State Council on 9 November asks all provincial and municipal governments, and all ministries and commissions, to optimise its trade blueprints based on a new development model dubbed “dual circulation”, under which the domestic economy plays a leading role and the domestic and international economic cycles complement each other. More
To spur the growth of the innovation and technology (I&T) industry, the Hong Kong government has increased investment in hardware facilities such as the Hong Kong Science Park and Cyberport. Having consolidated the insights and comments given by senior business executives in various sectors in the GBA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited (PwC) has put together a raft of proposed measures for enhancing Hong Kong’s status as an innovation and technology interchange. 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
The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other authorities recently released new guidance supporting private enterprises in accelerating reforms, development, transformation and upgrades (Fa Gai Ti Gai No. 1566 [2020]). More
