The Pan-Asia Indicator
Chris Devonshire-Ellis, founding partner of Dezan Shira & Associates, has spent close to 30 years in Asia and travels extensively around the region looking at where the new opportunities for foreign investments lie. Here is his annual quick round up concerning Asian nations and their immediate opportunities and problems.
Singapore Tightens Employment Rules for Foreigners
Sept. 24 – The Singapore government today announced rules that will require companies operating in the country to consider Singaporeans for skilled job vacancies before turning to candidates from abroad. Commencing August 2014, firms with more than 25 employees must advertise a vacancy for professional or managerial jobs paying less than S$12,000 (US$9,605) a month […]
Asian Economies ‘Need Structural Change’
Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong singles out China as most in need of reform and “the hardest of all” The Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stated at the Second Singapore Summit that Asia’s major economies have “reached a point where existing growth strategies have run their course” and that “major structural change must […]
Singapore and the EU Finalize Free Trade Agreement Draft
Singapore and the European Union (EU) have finalized the draft for their free trade agreement, the first such agreement between the EU and any Southeast Asian nation. The agreement seeks to increase market access between the two nations by liberalizing trade through the removal of tariff and technical barriers.
Asia Pacific Attracts Clinical Research, Drug Development
Sept. 23 – The Asia market represents a significant opportunity for clinical research organizations (CROs) – organizations that provide outsourced medical-related research on a contract basis – after about 30 percent of total Asia Pacific clinical expenditures having been outsourced to such organizations over the past year. Over the next five years, the CRO industry […]
Singapore-Jakarta World’s Fastest Growing Air Route
Sept. 23 – With Singapore the financial and services hub of Asia, and Indonesia one of the fastest growing and largest economies in the region, the Singapore-Jakarta air route has become the fastest growing route internationally in terms of passenger growth and demand. The flight – which takes just 80 minutes – is the only […]
Obtenir un visa de travail et un permis de séjour en Chine
En 2013, la Chine a introduit une nouvelle série de règles régissant l’entrée et la sortie des personnes de nationalité étrangères, nommée les “Réglementations Administratives de la République Populaire de Chine sur l’Entrée et la Sortie des Etrangers” (que nous nommerons par la suite “les Réglementations”). Les Réglementations, qui sont entrées en vigueur le 1er […]
Sri Lanka Reopens Northern Rail Line After 23 Years
Sept. 18 – Sri Lanka has reopened its Northern “Yal Devi” rail line for the first time in 23 years in the aftermath of the civil war with the Tamil Tigers. With the line rebuild costing some US$185 million, the route once again opens up routes to Jaffna and the adjacent cities and towns, as […]
La nuova legge sui marchi cinese in vigore dal 1 maggio 2014
In seguito a discussioni e consultazioni durate quasi 10 anni, L’Assemblea Nazionale Cinese ha approvato la “Decisione sulla revisione della Legge sui Marchi Commerciali della Repubblica Popolare Cinese (di seguito riportata come “Decisione”)” il 30 di Agosto, con la quale viene adottato il terzo emendamento alla legge nazionale sui marchi commerciali. Si prevede che la […]
Establishing a Trading Company in India
By Dezan Shira & Associates, Delhi Office Sept. 17 – India is fast emerging as a global trade dynamo with its vast natural resources and huge supply of skilled labor. Undertaking considerable industrial deregulation and other structural reforms, regulators in India recognizes that strong exports are critical for overall economic growth and poverty reduction. As […]