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 New Rule Allows Online Transfer of Textile Export Quotas
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated the Measures on the Administration of Textile Exports (Provisional) on 18 September to replace the interim measures ... (full story)

 State Council Bans Illegal Land Transfers in the Form of Land Renting
The State Council has recently issued new rules banning the unauthorised expansion of construction land by converting agricultural land collectively owned by farmers ... (full story)

 SAT Modifies Tax Deduction Standards for Advertising Expenses of Garment Manufacturing Enterprises
The State Administration of Taxation recently issued a Circular on the Modification of Pre-Tax Deduction Standards for ... (full story)

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Issue 08, 2006 (01 August)
 Leader
Ministry of Culture Cracks Down on Illegal AV Products
The Ministry of Culture (MOC) launched a major campaign on 20 July 2006 to rectify, investigate and punish, in accordance with the law ... (full story)

 Policy and Law
Foreign Investors Must Use Real Names in Property Purchase
Six ministries including the Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Commerce have jointly issued a set of opinions on regulating and managing foreign investors' ... (full story)
China Steps Up Regulation of Tender Market
China is in the process of drafting the Implementing Regulations for the Law on Tenders and Bids with a view to establishing a new order for a regulated ... (full story)

 Local Policy
Guangdong Implements Paperless Export Tax Rebate Procedures
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Guangdong bureau earlier revealed that all export enterprises in Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Meizhou ... (full story)
China's First One-Stop International Exhibits Service Centre in Shanghai
Shanghai has recently set up China's first one-stop international exhibits entry-exit administration and service centre to provide more efficient services to international exhibitors ... (full story)

 Industrial Policy
New Hygiene Standards for Tea Leaves
According to a source in the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the new mandatory Hygiene Standards ... (full story)

 Services Sector
New Service Quality Assessment System to Take Effect in October
Starting from 1 October, a new Assessment System for Commodities After-Sale Service drawn up by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) ... (full story)
25% of Zero-Tariff Goods Enter Mainland through Shanghai
29 June this year marks the third anniversary of the signing of the Mainland-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ... (full story)

 Market Development
Changsha to See Opening of Two Big Department Stores in September
The business environment in Changsha is constantly swayed by even the slightest changes in the city's May 1 Square. This shopping area visited by at least 20,000 people daily ... (full story)
200 Wuhan Children's Wear Shops Close Down in the Heat of Summer
In Hanzheng Street, one of the busiest shopping areas in Wuhan, many shops are closing down this summer due to poor business caused by the sizzling heat ... (full story)

 Human Resources
Guangdong Raises Minimum Wage to Rmb780
The Guangdong authorities have promulgated new minimum wage standards for enterprise workers. After the new standards take effect on 1 September 2006 ... (full story)

 Key to Economy and Trade
What Brands Are Favoured by Chinese Executives?
The World Executive magazine has recently published its 2006 list of Top 10 Executive Brands in China after a two-month survey. The 10 names most esteemed by Chinese executives are ... (full story)