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Entries from June 2009

Employers, be fair to employees

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

In this economy, China is very aware of people losing their job and not being happy.  If you are employer of people here in China, play by the rules and make sure your administration department has all their paper work in line . Here is a titbit of the article.

Employers almost certain to lose at [...]

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Tags: Labor · Uncategorized

Breach of Contract, Let the Fun Begin!

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

When you find yourself in a situation where you think you are in the mist of a breach of contract situation, it is more complicated than you think.
China PRC contract law,Art 107: Where a party fails to perform his contractual obligations or where his performance of the contractual obligations is not in the conformity with [...]

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Tags: Contracts

Little Shenzhen keeps close to big brother Hong Kong

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

When I first came here,  Hong Kong was a far off land that I skip to on weekends.  Anymore, I enjoy lying low in Shenzhen but every year the line between Hong Kong and Shenzhen blurs more and more.

Shenzhen Continues to Boost Ties with Hong Kong
(2009-06-25)
by: ISinolaw(news)
Wang Rong, Acting Mayor of South China’s Shenzhen City, [...]

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Tags: Shenzhen exclusive · Uncategorized

Driving in Shenzhen

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

I am adding this for people who need some clear direction on how to get this done. I had to go through it and  i might as well share  the info.
Whether you live in the fair city of Shenzhen or coming to do business, transportation will be a concern. While taxis are convenient if you [...]

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Tags: Shenzhen exclusive

Contract law and small business

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments

On June 18th, I had the pleasure of attending a hosted event by the French and German Chamber of Commerce with Henry Liao , a managing partner from Schinders law, Guangzhou. He talked about Chinese contract law, specifically, and take a big breath here, Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Certain Issues concerning the Application of [...]

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Tags: Contracts

Judgment debtors

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

People who have not conformed to judgments handed down to them. Dr. Donald Clarke makes an interesting point:
“The database serves two purposes. First, it is intended to put pressure on defendants to perform judgments. This might function through a kind of public shaming, although it’s not very public. More effective, I think, is the way [...]

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Tags: New issues

Enter the Dragon, Enter China

June 21st, 2009 · No Comments

With cost going up and margins going down, the buzz word of China comes into play. Amazingly enough, not everyone is doing it. Many reasons come into account. Trust, lack of experience, bad experiences or just plainly never considered it.
What might sound like an obvious statement, “Business in China is not the same as Western [...]

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