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Issue 05, 2004 (01 May)
 Inside PRD
Breaking into Shenzhen Logistics Market under CEPA
Sharing a common river boundary with Hong Kong, Shenzhen is the mainland city with the closest economic ties with the SAR ... (full story)
 Inside YRD
Opportunities for Hong Kong Entertainment and Digital Games Industries in YRD
Entertainment and digital games are integral parts of the cultural industry. They are also sectors of China's cultural industry that are more open to foreign investors ... (full story)
 Leader
Unified Corporate Income Tax Likely by 2005
According to the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the relevant government authorities have completed the preparation work for implementing unified corporate income tax for domestic and foreign enterprises in 2005 ... (full story)

 Policy and Law
Enterprises Employing Laid-offs Can Borrow at 50% Interest Discount
According to the People's Bank of China (PBOC), upon State Council approval, the PBOC, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labour and Social Security have recently issued a circular ... (full story)
New Administrative Measures for Foreign-Invested Commercial Enterprises
On 16 April 2004, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Commercial Enterprises with Foreign Investment ... (full story)

 Local Policy
Export Interest Subsidy for Shenzhen Enterprises Raised
At an import-export enterprises and high-tech enterprises seminar recently convened by the Shenzhen Enterprise Association, it was revealed that the export interest subsidy would be increased from 20% to 40% ... (full story)
Zhongguancun To Permit JV between FIEs and Individuals
The restriction that foreign companies can only form joint ventures with Chinese economic organisations will soon be lifted in Beijing ... (full story)

 Emerging Opportunities
New Regulations For Secondhand Goods Industry
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has recently issued the Notice on Accelerating the Development of the Resale Goods Industry ... (full story)

 Industrial Policy
Exhibition Industry Opens To Foreign Investors
Foreign companies wishing to organise exhibitions in China no longer need to route through Hong Kong. Instead, they can register as wholly-owned companies in China and enjoy national treatment as their mainland counterparts ... (full story)
Guangdong Ranks Top in AV Industry
The China International Exposition of Audio-visual Industry, the first of its kind in the mainland, has selected Guangzhou as the host city. Well-known domestic and foreign audio-visual producers and distributors ... (full story)

 2008 Olympics
Sales Channels For Olympic Licensed Merchandise
The Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) has recently held the Seminar on the Licensing Business of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ... (full story)

 Services Sector
Administrative Provisions on Foreign-invested Advertising Enterprises
In March 2004, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated and implemented the Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-invested Advertising Enterprises ... (full story)
MOJ Standardises Law Firm Charges
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has recently promulgated the Rules on Law Firms in Setting Charges, effective on 1 May 2004 ... (full story)

 Human Resources
New Hourly Wage Standards Implemented
The Provisions on Minimum Wages introduced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, superseding the Provisions on Minimum Wages for Enterprises promulgated in 1993 ... (full story)
New Regulations on Collective Contracts Give Special Protection to Female Workers
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has recently promulgated the Regulations on Collective Contracts which for the first time contain provisions ... (full story)

 Key to Economy and Trade
FIEs Forming Alliance in Coastal Areas
According to a report by the Ministry of Commerce, the trend of alliance is evident among foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in the coastal areas of eastern China ... (full story)