Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China/USA: Unemployment rate falls
Official data shows that 3 …
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China: Reform of ‘green card’ for foreigners
The foreign national’s permanent residence card, known as the Chinese ‘green card’, is to be renamed as the ‘foreigner’s permanent residence identity card’ …
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China: The foreign work license permit
The hiring of foreign experts is being simplified with the introduction of a single document called ‘the foreign work license permit’ …
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China: New anti-extremism legislation
New anti-extremism legislation has just come into force in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang …
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China: Changes in work permit process in Shanghai
All employers in Shanghai are from this week onwards required to apply for employment permits via the the new online management system for foreign workers …
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China/Canada: Free trade agreement
Negotiations remain at their early stage on a proposed free trade agreement between Canada and China …
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China: Unemployment insurance
Unemployment insurance in many provinces of China has been lowered from 1 …
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China: Work breaks for women
The Guangdong province of China has issued a new regulation concerning the ‘protection of female staff and workers’ …
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China: Most rates remain unaltered
According to the data from the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), only nine of China’s 31 provincial-level regions have raised minimum wage rates this year …
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China: Employment law update
New rules on employer labour violations will be introduced in China on January 1st 2017 …
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China: Sharing tax data
The days when high net worth individuals in China could hide overseas income from their tax authorities will soon be over …
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China/USA: Visa obligation
Currently thousands of businesses in China and the USA depend on individual holders of 10-year B-1/B-2 multiple-entry visas to allow Chinese staff to enter the USA when required …
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China: Minimum wage hikes (September 2016)
Nine provinces and cities in China, namely Jiangsu, Tianjin, Shandong, Chongqing, Hainan, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, and Beijing have increased their minimum wage rates during September 2016 …
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China: Unified work permit
In order to attract more talent from overseas, the Chinese immigration authorities intend to pilot a programme from April 1st 2017 that unifies two existing types of work permit – an employment licence for foreign employees and a foreign expert work permit …
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China: Relaxation of residential rules
The city authorities in Beijing, China’s capital city, are relaxing residency rules for certain foreign workers and non-local Chinese workers – especially if they are hired by companies in Zhongguancun Technology Park …
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