Industry

Legal challenges to online and offline retail in China

China’s huge consumer market is now attracting more and more foreign companies to take control of their distribution and manage their own retail sales. China has historically been an ideal destination for outsourcing manufacturing operations. Rogier van Bijnen and Maarten Roos of R&P China Lawyers discuss the…

Going global with education: Internationalising the Chinese curriculum and what it means for European businesses

In the several decades since China’s opening and reform in the late 1970s, China’s education system has evolved in an unprecedented manner.

Food for thought: investing in China’s F&B industry

China’s obsession with food makes its food and beverage industry a particularly appetising prospect for potential foreign investors. However, although China has a huge consumer base—many of whom are already turned on to foreign cuisine—Rosario Di Maggio, Associate Director of Vistra says that this lucrative…

It’s all about the people: professional services in China

Launched in Beijing over 22 years ago with a staff of just two, KPMG China now employ around 9,000 people.

Digital tourism

With China’s outbound tourism ready to shake global tourism trends, European nations need to reinvent strategies to reach out to young Chinese consumers

Are you being served?

China’s serviced office market is the largest in Asia, with a network of more than 150 quality serviced offices across 12 cities.

On the move: changes in logistics legislation

Logistics legislation and regulations are changing inside the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ or Zone).

Galloping towards telecoms liberalisation

International investors looking to take advantage of China’s vast telecoms market are faced with a multitude of regulatory restrictions.

Phoning it in: telecommunications in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

The opening up of telecommunications value-added services within the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ) is an important development for foreign companies.

First-tier forecast

Demand for commercial real estate in China’s first-tier cities started to flag in 2013.