What’s the Value of a CSR Report?
By Yang Dongning It's become a mainstream practice in business to create Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports. But the contents of CSR reports are highly diversified and how much they can serve…
AmCham Delivers White Paper to MOFCOM
A delegation of AmCham China members led by Chairman James Zimmerman on May 24 visited Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy China International Trade Representative at the Ministry of Commerce, to deliver this year’s White…
Foreign NGO Management Law: What We Know So Far
The Foreign NGO Management Law ([境外非政府组织境内活动管理法]) that passed in April has left many with questions. Foreign NGOs and other organizations doing CSR work in China are eager to learn how this new…
13FYP Paints a Gloomy Picture for Healthcare MNCs
By Olalla Pruneda and Kelly Gao This year’s National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, ratified the 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP), the country’s highest-level policy planning document and the first developed under President Xi…
Building Chinese Society After the Foreign NGO Law
Editor's note: AmCham China is hosting an event about the Foreign NGO Management Law on May 19, featuring speakers from the Ford Foundation, the Conference Board, Wilmer Hale, and moderated by Jim…
Been in China 5 Years? Read this.
The China Five-Year Tax Rule threshold and its application is a pertinent and often misunderstood issue that affects all expatriates (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwanese nationals) residing in the PRC. In…
Another Measure to Reel in Offshore Accounts
By Jonathan Sykes Virtually hidden in the Fix America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST), signed in December 2015, is the new 7345 section to the Internal Revenue Code. This new provision gives the…
In-Depth Interview:Elizabeth Knup, Ford Foundation
Few know China's NGOs as well as Elizabeth Knup. As the Ford Foundation's China Representative, she leads a team of 17 that in the past year directed $16 million in grants to…
Finding the ROI of Event Marketing
By Kiran Patel Editor's note: Kiran Patel will speak further on this topic at the Beijing event “Generating Return on Investment Through Effective Event Marketing” on April 25, 2016. Events can be…
New Visa Policies Bring China and US Closer
Editor's note: AmCham China will host a lunchtime event (in Chinese only) on April 25, 2016, about changes to regulations on work permits for foreigners. Register today. By Becky Xia, Jenny Wang…