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Fourth Edition of Insight China Held in Shanghai
On 25 June, three renowned academics presented their views on "China's Demographic Time Bomb".
Read moreBadminton Tournament 2013
The European Chamber held its 4th Annual Badminton Tournament at Nanjing International School (our venue sponsor)on the 22-23rd June.
Read moreFrench Film Festival in Nanjing
Chairman of European Chamber Nanjing Board Mr. Carlo D'Andrea and General Manager of European Chamber Nanjing Ms. Mirella Savegnago met the French General Consul Mr. Lenain during the opening of the French Film Festival in Nanjing in June 2013 for the opening of French Film Festival in Nanjing.
Read moreSome Interesting Changes of the New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province
New Labor Contract Regulation of Jiangsu Province (hereinafter referred to as “the New Regulation”), composed of 8 chapter and 60 articles, was implemented on May 1st, 2013: this is the first revision of the old regulation which was implemented for ten years and the first local legislation since the revision of Labor Contract Law of P.R.C. as well. The new regulation is considered as a big progress in relation to the protection of the legal interests of laborers and an improvement of the labor contract system. Four interesting changes will be illustrated below: suspension of contract, labor dispatch, interns, and high-temperature subsidy, which are different from the Labor Contract Law.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Shanghai Participation at the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium
On 7th-8th June, the European Chamber Shanghai was invited to attend the 15th China Zhejiang Investment & Trade Symposium in Ningbo.
Read moreSuzhou Appreciation Meeting
Mr. D’Andrea participated as speaker in the “Suzhou Appreciation Meeting”.
Read moreSAFE Specified Management on Foreign Invested Partnership
The Regulation of Establishment Foreign Entity or Person Invested Partnership provides that a Foreign Invested Partnership (FIP) is a partnership enterprise established by two or more foreign enterprises or individuals, as well as foreign enterprises or individuals jointly with Chinese natural persons, legal persons or other organizations. Besides the differences in investors’ liabilities, FIP is favored for its lower taxes and because it does not require MOFCOM’s approval.
Read moreProtection of intellectual property during the design, procurement, construction and operation of new production or R&D facilities in China
A half-day conference shared experiences and best practices about these sensitive topics with a highly practical spin. Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird, Anthony C. Chen, Jones Day and Neil Marshall, Hill & Associates (PRC) Ltd., focused on legal issues as well as information security while Oliver Lutze, Bayer China, Michael Maeder, Ward Howell International, and Elliot Papageorgiou, Rouse, presented new developments in HR related topics. Pascal Metivier, Chair of the R&D Forum, led the conference which was sponsored by Hill & Associates and supported by JonesDay as venue and catering sponsor.
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