China’s longevity market is emerging as a powerful new growth frontier as the country enters a rapidly aging demographic era.

China's rare earth export controls have expanded to cover more products, affecting global supply chains and critical ...

China’s new government procurement policy favors domestic products but offers foreign firms clearer rules and fairer ...

China Briefing has developed into a premium source for insight on doing business in China. It publishes business news concerning foreign direct investment into China, including the most important tax, ...

Foreign companies supplying goods or services to Singapore customers are subject to specific obligations under the country’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. The extension of GST to overseas ...

Multinationals should consolidate all filing schedules including corporate income tax, VAT, payroll, and any sector specific ...

The minimum wages in China continue to rise. We offer a guide to minimum wages in the Chinese Mainland and discuss how labor costs are affected by changes to the minimum wage levels. The minimum wages ...

As of September 2025, Shanghai has the highest monthly minimum wage among 31 provinces (RMB 2,740/US$378 per month), and Beijing has the highest hourly minimum wage (RMB 27.7/US$3.7 per hour). 31 ...

Vietnam aspires to attain upper-middle-income status by 2030 and to achieve high-income country status by 2050. The middle class in Vietnam is expected to expand to 26 percent of the population by ...

Although China is not the biggest coffee market worldwide, the demand for coffee products and year-on-year sales continue to increase. Coffee reportedly made its initial appearance in China when a ...

China’s imports in the first seven months of 2025 reveal shifting demand across energy commodities, high-tech inputs, and consumer goods. For global exporters and investors, the data provides insights ...