In the latest in our series on importing from China to the UK, Mark Davison and Jonathan Christy from law firm Mills & Reeve discuss how businesses can protect themselves from legal issues when importing from China so they can get the best out of the market relationship Importing from China provides huge opportunities for UK businesses. As FOCUS readers will no doubt be aware, China replaced Germany as the …
New Oriental has been in the news for its hit Douyin live streaming channel, which combines product sales with language learning. Could this strategy have the potential to open new doors for China’s struggling private education sector, asks Qing Na from Dao Insights In mid-2021, China’s private education sector – particularly after-school tutoring – took a blow from the government’s ‘double reduction’ policy, which aims to reduce the intense stress …
During a critical decade for carbon emissions reduction, how can UK and Chinese industries cooperate to accelerate the deployment of floating offshore wind? A new report sheds light on the challenges and opportunities Floating offshore wind is a key emerging technology that is at an early stage of commercialisation in the UK and Europe. According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the technology will triple the size of the …
Over the years, outlandish fake products from China have often made the headlines, leaving many with an impression that China is a nation of copycat producers. But in reality, China has been beavering away for years, coming up with innovative ideas that are changing the way people live, consume and market, writes Mark Tanner from The China Skinny In 2019, China surpassed the US for number of patents registered, with patents for inventions …
The much-anticipated 7th edition of the Design Intelligence Award – DIA 2022 – is now accepting entries. For the second year running, CBBC is partnering with DIA to showcase the best design and innovation that the UK has to offer Over the years, the Design Intelligence Award has rapidly developed into one of the world’s most prestigious award programmes. Celebrating global design, entrepreneurship and business success, it represents an opportunity …
Despite a dip in sales in 2019 and the impact of the pandemic in early 2020, China’s electric vehicle (EV) market is recovering at full throttle, writes Juliette Pitt. But with previously generous subsidies on the decline, how big can China’s electric vehicle market really get? Sales of China’s so-called new energy vehicles (NEVs) more than doubled between November and December of 2021. According to the China Passenger Car Association …
From ubiquitous mobile payments and online insurance to carbon neutrality and rural revitalisation, China’s 2022-2025 Fintech Development Plan has some very lofty ambitions. Qian Zhou from China Briefing reviews the main contents of the new fintech plan The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) recently released its Fintech Development Plan for 2022-2025, which seeks to further develop China’s fintech sector and drive the digital transformation of finance in the country over …
China has finally launched an app for its digital currency, the e-CNY, which is even available to athletes attending the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. But does the digital yuan app have the potential to replace WeChat and Alipay? 2022 kicked off with a major leap forward for the e-CNY, also known as the digital yuan, as the beta version of the digital yuan app was officially launched on iOS …
China offers a range of tax incentives to encourage the growth of industries and technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence and biopharmaceuticals. But what kind of companies qualify for these innovation tax incentives? As China endeavours to shift from a low-end mass manufacturer to a high-end producer, the government has doubled down on encouraging targeted investments in R&D and technological innovation. The ongoing technology confrontation with the US is another …
China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into effect on November 1 and is now one of the strictest in the world governing what businesses can do with Chinese people’s personal information. So what do China’s new data privacy laws mean for your company in practice? And how can you make sure you’re compliant with the new regulations? In this article, first published in China Briefing, Thomas Zhang, Dezan Shira …