Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: Digital yuan tests leap forward in Shenzhen
The People’s Bank of China is backing a new law to introduce the digital yuan and ban other forms of digital currency …
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China: Government beefs up laws to handle epidemics, protect whistleblowers
The country’s top legislative body has just passed a new biosecurity law to protect whistleblowing when information about public health emergencies is disclosed …
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China: Government passes new law restricting sensitive exports
Local and foreign-owned employers need to have in place a body of internal regulations that clearly place accountability for corporate contraventions on specified senior employees …
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China: Xiaomi vice president ordered to pay RMB 5.25 million to Lenovo for violation of non-compete agreement
A former Lenovo vice-president left the company for “family reasons” in December 2019 …
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China: Compulsory apportionment
Reports in the publication “Southern Industry News” have recently examined what they identify as an increasing problem of companies introducing “compulsory apportionment”, i …
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China: Workplace relocation
A recently reported court case deals with the situation where an employer changed an employee’s workplace and thus extended their commuting time …
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China: ByteDance gives bonuses to staff after TikTok turbulence
Full-time employees in ByteDance (a Chinese multinational internet technology company and owner of TikTok) who have worked for 26 or more working days between July to August 2020 will receive a special bonus amounting to half of their August 2020 base salary …
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China: New Civil Code cracks down on sexual harassment
Employers are gradually taking stock of China’s new Civil Code, especially Article 1010 that concerns “harassment” …
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China: One-off maternity payment in Hunan province
Unemployed female employees receiving state insurance benefits in Hunan province now qualify for a one-off maternity payment (3,548 yuan/US$518) from the Maternity Insurance Fund after they give birth …
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China: Draft Data Security Law
The public consultation period for the Draft Data Security Law will end on 16th August 2020 …
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China: Airlines plug ‘all you can fly’ deals to pierce coronavirus clouds
The Chinese airline industry is now seeking to stimulate a recovery of demand through cheap “go-as-you-like” fares giving unlimited travel for a month or more …
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China (Macau): Changes to maternity/paternity leave
In this small Special Administrative Region within the People’s Republic of China, employer-paid maternity leave has been increased from 56 to 70 days …
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China: Tax cuts in Hainan
With effect, retroactively, from 1st January 2020 until 31st December 2024, corporate income tax rates will be lowered from 25% to 15% for eligible Hainan-registered companies in certain sectors …
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China: Hunan encourages enterprises to implement work-based training
SMEs in Hunan province that are carrying out work-based training for employees may now apply for a subsidy of 500 yuan (US$71) per employee per month for up to 6 months …
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China: Yangtze delta zone to speed up permits for foreigners
Foreign applicants will now enjoy quicker approval of work and residence permits in the Yangtze River Delta economic zone – by submitting the necessary documents at one single administrative window …
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