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2026-05-16Accelerating the Opening-up of the Service Sector: China's High-Level Opening-up as Seen Through Shanghai's ExperienceAt a recent press briefing held in Shanghai on the expansion of high-level opening-up, relevant officials from the Shanghai municipal government stated that openness is Shanghai’s greatest strength. In accordance with central government directives and wit
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2026-04-23Major Changes to Notarisation of Hong Kong Companies: Directors Must Attend In Person, Flexibility TightenedOn 20 March 2026, the China Notary Association Limited issued Circular No. 1599, introducing significant changes to the notarisation of Hong Kong company documents, particularly regarding the use of “authorised persons” to sign company resolutions on beha
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2026-03-11Sinobravo Observation | Two-Way Cross-Border Capital Amidst Geopolitical TurbulenceFrom the 2026 Two Sessions Government Work Report to the Escalation of the Iran Situation: Analyzing the New Logic Behind Foreign Investment in China and Chinese Enterprises "Going Global"
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2026-03-11Important Notice! Hong Kong Company Registration Fees to Increase Soon!According to the 2026-2027 Budget of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the fee for the Hong Kong Business Registration Certificate (BR) will be adjusted effective April 1, 2026. This adjustment will directly impact the incorporation
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2025-01-14OFFSHORE SERIES | BVI Introduces New Regulations, Impacting All Companies from 2025!
With the increasing global demand for corporate compliance and transparency, the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has recently issued new regulatory requirements. These new regulations came into effect on January 1, 2025, and pertain to the
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2025-01-08Tax and Finance Series: The Impact of Special Relationships on the Assessed Customs Value of Imported Goods (Part Two)
For cross-border related goods trade within multinational corporate groups, in addition to the tax risks associated with transfer pricing, it is also essential to pay attention to the impact of customs' price review on imported goods. Among these, confirm
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2024-12-30Tax and Finance Series: The Impact of Special Relationships on the Assessed Customs Value of Imported Goods (Part One)
On July 12, 2024, the General Administration of Customs released foreign trade data for the first half of 2024. The relevant data indicates a continuous positive trend in the scale of China's import and export trade. In terms of imports, the first half of
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2024-11-21Foreign Exchange Series | Facilitating the Cross-Border Allocation of Funds for Research Institutions, Ke Huitong is Here!
On October 31, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced the expansion of three pilot programs aimed at facilitating cross-border investment in regions including decentralized foreign debt registration to banks, exemption from registra