Crucial Moment for Reforms
International companies have a lot to gain from cleaned-up laws on foreign investment in China. So when on Jan. 19, China’s Ministry of Commerce released a draft of China’s Foreign Investment Law…
Keeping Up with Moving Assets
By Christopher Xing and Conrad Turley Companies working on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, take note. A new set of Chinese tax rules for offshore indirect disposals of Chinese taxable properties went into…
No Executive Left Behind
The Penn Wharton China Center opened its doors with a fanfare of events last month. Crowds gawked at the lofty location in the World Financial Center overlooking the neighboring towers of Beijing’s…
Reexamining the Gaokao
If the most recent AmCham China Business Climate Survey is anything to go by, China’s education system is struggling to keep up with the needs of a rapidly developing economy. Shortages of…
Florence Fang Celebrates her 81st Birthday
On Wednesday, April 1, the Women's Professional Committee celebrated Florence Fang's 81st birthday and all she has contributed to the US-China relationship. Fang, an intrepid entrepreneur, was the publisher of several influential…
AmCham’s Chinese Outbound Investment Workshop
Last month, AmCham China hosted a Chinese Outbound Investment Workshop for a select audience of Chinese corporate representatives. The workshop focused on four sectors presented by our member companies: insurance by AON;…
Ian Betts Gives the Top Global Risks for 2015
By Jared Mazzanti Risks to one country's safety and security can affect everything from personal travel to business investments worldwide. Ian Betts, Global Head of Risk Analysis for G4S Risk Consulting, spoke at…
How Market Forces Contribute to Clearing the Air
By Jared Mazzanti Anders Hove and several of his colleagues from the Paulson Institute spoke at the AmCham China Conference Center on Wednesday, April 8, to discuss how market forces can help…
Helicopter Training Turns into Industry Symposium
Last week, the hard-working team of the Aviation Cooperation Program planned for about 60 people to attend its three-day helicopter workshop. But on the morning of the first day, over 200 people…
Green Practices in Asia and Where it Needs to Move
On Monday, Executive Director of the Asia Business Council Mark Clifford shared what green practices he's seeing in Asia, and where the region could still improve. His spoke about his book, The…