Detailed Rules for Implementing the Interim Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Business Tax

Since January 1, 2009, China＇s taxation on value-added tax, consumption tax and business tax are adjusted by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation.     

Detailed Rules for Implementing the Interim Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Consumption Tax

Since January 1, 2009, China＇s taxation on value-added tax, consumption tax and business tax have been adjusted by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation.     

Review of Taxation Work in 2005 and Plans for 2006

In 2005.China＇s total tax revenue topped 3.11866 trillion Yuan （excluding tariffs and agrictlttural taxus）. up 20% and 514,8 billion Yuan over 2004 and exceeding 3 trillion Yuan for the first time. During the 10th five-year plan period, the total tax revenue remitted into tile state coffer amounts to 10.9217 trillion Yuan, with an average annual increase of 19.5%： and the revenue in Ihe fifth year more than doubles that in the first year.The fast and steady growth of the tax revenue in pace with the economic growth has greatly enhanced the country＇s financial strengthe and provided solid financial guarantee for the country＇s efforts to build a well-off society in an all-round way.     

Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

The Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights discussed and passed at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Customs（GAC） on Feb.17,2009 is hereby promulgated,which take effects on July 1,2009.The Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights promulgated by No.114 Decree of the GAC on May 25,2004 shall be repealed simultaneously.     

Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights （Part Ⅱ）

The Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Repubfic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights discussed and passed at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Customs （GAC） on Feb. 17, 2009 is hereby promulgated, which take effects on July 1, 2009. The Measures of the General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for Implementing the Regulations of the People＇s Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights promulgated by No. 114 Decree of the GAC on May 25, 2004 shall be repealed simultaneously.     

Measures of the Customs of the People＇s Republic of China for the Administration of Centralized Declaration of Import and Export Goods

In addition, new measures of centralized declaration of import and export goods in China＇s Customs will be taken from this May. Therefore, China＇s Foreign Trade offers you the latest information.     

China Customs Tariff Revenue Exceeds RMB460 Bilion in the First Three Seasons

The General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China recently promulgates that the national customs levied tariff revenue and import linkage tax RMB461.945 billion in the first three seasons, increasing by 19.17%; among which the tariff is RMB4,1 billion; the import linkage tax is RMB357.114 billion; the net revenue is RMB74.302 billion more than the previous year.     

Will China Continue to be the Engine of the World＇ s Economy？.

No one has an answer as to whether China＇ s economy will keep chugging along and remain the engine of the world＇ s economy. I for one am very optimistic as to the country＇ s growth prospects
With economic data consisting of mixed signals, it＇ s really a challenge to definitively know how China＇ s economy is really performing, and where it s headed.     

Anti-monopoly Law of the People＇s Republic of China

Anti-monopoly Law of the People＇s Repubfic of China was adopted at the 29th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People＇s Congress on August 30, 2007 and took effect as of August 1, 2008.     

China＇s Reaulation on the Amount of Registered Capital and the Period of. Investment for the Foreign Investors

China has specific regulations on the minimum registered capital and period of investment for the foreign investors to set up enterprises within the territory of the People＇s Republic of China.     

Circular on Several Issues concerning Tax Policy for Supporting the Development of Cultural Enterprises

Financial departments （bureaus）, and state and local tax bureaus of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Financial Bureau of Xinjiang Production ＆ Construction Corp., Guangdong Sub-Administration of China Customs, Special Commissioner＇s Offices in Tianjin and Shanghai and Customs directly under the Central Government.     

Interim Measures for the Tax Preservation and Enforcement Measures of the Customs of the People＇s Republic of China

The Interim Measures for the Tax Preservation and Enforcement Measures of the Customs of the People＇s Republic of China, which was deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Customs on August 13, 2009 entered into effort as of September 1, 2009.     

Italy and China： Trade, Culture and History——An Interview with Antonino Laspina, Commissioner of the Italian Trade Commission＇s Beijing office

Italy is a modern, industrialized nation which has managed to preserve its traditional culture intact. It is China＇s old friend, and its long-time trade partner. In 2006, the Year of Italy in China, various measures were taken to broaden the scope of China and Italy＇s relationship, not only in terms of economic cooperation and trade, but also concerning historical and cultural awareness. What sort of new opportunities for cooperation will we be seeing in the new year？ China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Antonino Laspina, Commissioner of the Italian Trade Commission＇s Beijing office, about this question and more.     

Interim Measures for the Tax Preservation .and Enforcement Measures of the Customs of the People＇s Republic of China

The Interim Measures for the Tax Preservation and Enforcement Measures of the Customs of the People＇s Repubfic of China, which was deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the General Administration of Customs on August 13, 2009, entered into effect as of September 1, 2009.     

LISIA： flooding in China＇s products hurt indonesian steel industry

Indonesian Iron Steel Industry Association （LISIA） has proposed the Trade and Industry Ministry as well as Finance Ministry to postpone the duty free agreements to 2018 from the designed effective date of January 2010, saying the flooding in China＇s steel products would largely injure the country＇s steel industry. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has imposed safeguard tax on imports of steel nails and wire from China and Malaysia. The duties will last for three years, applicable from 1 October to 30 Sept 2012, with the rate of 145%, 115% and 85% of import value for eachof three years.     

Congratulatory Messages For the New Year

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Beijing wishes a happy and a prosperous New Year in 2007 to the People and Government of the People＇s Republic of China. In the year of 2007, we look forward to strengthening the relationships between the two countries and further cooperation between the Government of the People＇s Republic of China and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in various fields.     

The Export-Import Bank of China：A Bridge Linking China and the World

The Bank currently is rated by Moody＇s Investors Service and Standard ＆ Poor＇s. The ratings on the Bank are the same as those assigned to the People＇s Republic of China.     

More Open to the Global World ——On the 7th Anniversary of China＇s Entry into the WTO

The newly passed 2008 marked the 7th anniversary of China＇s entry into the WTO. Embracing the change we prepared and matured to the challenge of becoming WTO member, an act which opened numerous opportunities to our country. Looking back on the past seven years, we realise the significant positive changes that had taken place ——China＇s values changed, our economic strengths increased, we adapted to and embraced WTO rules and economic mechanism, transformative steps which fostered our reform of＂opening-up＂ policy.     

Investment Returns of the Shanghai World Expo？

For China, Shanghai World Expo is the biggest international carnival after Beijing Olympic Games. It was nearly 150 years ago when the first World Expo was held in United Kingdom in 1851, and now it＇s China＇s turn to be the host country to exhibit the future development of mankind. However the large-scale investment of World Expo 2010 is controversial so far, followed by a question： what is the return of investment of the Shanghai World Expo？     

World Bank： The Value of China＇s Economy Has Surpassed That of the U.K.

According to the survey by World Bank, China has become the fourth largest economy in the world. According to the two countries＇ economic aggregate data released by China and the U. K., the value of china＇s economy has surpassed that of the U. K.