foreign direct investment

Minimizing Taxes For Foreign Investors In China

Sheppard Mullin
December 30, 2008 21:58

Recent changes to Chinese tax law has dramatic tax implications for foreign investors in the People's Republic of China.  Despite the changing tax landscape, there are still opportunities to take advantage of current tax law.Background On January 1, 2008, the 2008 Enterprise Income Tax Law...

China and Singapore Sign Free Trade Agreement

Sheppard Mullin
December 30, 2008 00:57

On October 23, 2008, China and Singapore signed the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA), which is the first comprehensive bilateral Free Trade Agreement between China and an Asian country. The Agreement will come into effect on January 1, 2009, once both sides have completed the necessary...

An Analysis on Bankruptcy Wave of SMEs

Sheppard Mullin
December 29, 2008 17:52

The World is facing a financial crisis, as more than twenty percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam are on the edge of bankruptcy.  The SMEs in Korea are going bankrupt because of the increasing difficulties in obtaining loans from the banks that are haunted by unrecoverable...

Rescue or Pampering: the Alteration of Chinese Tariff Rebates

Sheppard Mullin
December 09, 2008 18:02

China is raising export tariff rebates for certain exports to help producers cope with smaller profit margins as a result of slacking market demand, the CNY’s appreciation and rising production costs.China Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation promulgated on November 19,...

An Analysis on Waves of Bankruptcy Involving SMEs

Sheppard Mullin
November 25, 2008 17:52

The world is facing a financial crisis, as large numbers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout Southeast Asia face bankruptcy.  More than 20% of SMEs in Vietnam are on the edge of bankruptcy, while SMEs in Korea are going bankrupt because of increasing difficulties in obtaining...