Alberto Vettoretti

Alberto Vettoretti - Managing Partner, China, Hong Kong and Vietnam

China / Hong Kong / Vietnam

Alberto was born in Italy and educated in the UK where he spent over 5 years obtaining a Bachelor Degree in Chinese, Economics and Management (Durham) and an MBA (Staffordshire). He has been a resident in China for over ten years and speaks and writes fluent Mandarin, Italian, English and Spanish.

Alberto is in charge of managing and developing operations for the firm in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam as well as consulting over investment, legal and tax issues in the different jurisdictions.

He is currently the Chairman of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China – Pearl River Delta Chapter after having served for 4 years on the national Board of Directors of the China Italy Chamber of Commerce with responsibility for South China. Alberto also served as investment advisor to the Guangzhou municipal government and is a former Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong, Shenzhen Sub Chamber. Alberto is experienced in corporate structuring, tax planning and legal and management issues affecting Foreign Invested Enterprises in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Alberto co-founded the Asia Briefing Ltd publications house in 1999, which now publishes a variety of different titles in several languages. These include China Briefing, India Briefing, Vietnam Briefing and 2point6billion. Asia Briefing produces five different monthly magazines, and has published over 50 different books on matters of foreign direct investment legal and tax issues.

Alberto’s comments regularly appear in international publications such as The Financial Times, The South China Morning Post, Il Sole 24 Ore, China Daily and a host of other internationally recognized as well as local publications. He often delivers lectures at Masters students courses in prestigious Universities in the UK and Italy and divides his time between South China, Vietnam and Europe. 
Since 2008 Alberto is also a member of YPO.

Contact Alberto at alberto@dezshira.com 

Alberto Vettoretti: In the Press

• Asian Games Magazine – Interview with Alberto Vettoretti
  
  
• Il Sole 24 Ore – Salari in corsa sul Fiume delle Perle
  
  
• Information Times – Euro's Depreciation – Problems over EU-China trade (Chinese)
  
  
• Spanish Chamber News - Interview with Alberto Vettoretti
  
  
• ItaliaOggi - Cina, una meravigliosa opportunita’ then add the attached PDF
   
• Shenzhen Daily - PRD still attracting European investors
   
• Yangcheng Evening News - European companies in China face three big barriers
  
  
• South China Morning Post -Guangdong to help foreign firms
   
• Shenzhen Daily - Venetian businessman hooked on Shenzhen
  
  
• Shenzhen Daily - Italian hails success in economic downturn
• Mattino di Padova/Tribuna di Treviso/Nuova Venezia -I manager veneti in Cina: "Dietro la tempesta qui c’ è ancora crescita"
  
  
• NEWSMERCATI - Cina: protezione della proprietà intellettuale nell'ambito delle fiere
  
  
• NEWSMERCATI - Aprire un Ufficio di rappresentanza in Cina
  
  
• Il Sole 24 Ore - Grande fuga dal "made in China"
   
• European Chamber Pearl River Delta Chapter Chairman Alberto Vettoretti with EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva
  
  
• FARE IMPRESA IN CINA - Due Diligence, una polizza contro le brutte sorprese.
   
• Beijing Review-Tax Calculations for Representative Offices by Alberto Vettoretti.
  Explanation of how to perform tax calculations for representative offices
  
  
• Syndication Eurobiz Magazine-The New Property Law by Alberto Vettoretti, Rosario Di Maggio, July 2007.
  Commentary on the new property law, active March, 2007
  
  
• Seattle Times- Visitors see both sides of bustling factory city by Alwyn Scott, December 1, 2005.
  Commentary on the developing zone of Shenzhen
  
  
• Seattle Times-City of Factories Showcase its Luxurious Side by Alwyn Scott, November. 30, 2005.
  Commentary on the developing economic zone of Shenzhen
  
  
• EuroBiz Magazine- Closer and Closer by Alberto Vettoretti, Rosario Di Maggio, Sept. 2005.
  Commentary on Hong Kong and the mainland's fourth extension of CEPA
  
  
• Financial Times-Chinese manufacturing hub toughens investor rules by Alexandra Harney, June 23, 2005.
  Commentary on the Dongguan¡¯s strategy for attracting higher value-added industries
  
  
• Beijing Review-Tax Calculation for Representative Offices by Alberto Vettoretti Beijing: May 12, 2005.
  
  
• Beijing Review-Legal-Ease: Tax Calculation for Representative Offices State of the Market by Alberto Vettoretti, May 2005.
  
  
• Italian Donna-Come Fare Business in China November 2004.
  
  
• EuroBiz Magazine- The New Property Law by Alberto Vettoretti, Rosario Di Maggio, July 2004.
  Commentary on the New Product law effective October, 2004
   
• BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific- Chinese City Cuts Crime by 30 Per Cent in Four Weeks November . 27, 2003.
  
  
• South China Morning Post-Crime in Shenzhen is Cut By 30pc in Four Weeks by Leu Siew, November 27, 2003.
  
  
• South China Morning Post-China falls short on tax rebates Shenzhen is Unable to Pay Foreign Exporters Money Owed to them Under a Policy that Saw Exports Leap by Tom Mitchell, March 21, 2003.
  
  
• South China Morning Post-Delta Braces for Sars Fallout as Foreign Buyers Weigh Options by Tom Mitchell, April 10, 2003.
  
  
• South China Morning Post-Power shortage hobbling delta's industrial machine Investors say the problem may damage Guangdong's ability to attract capital by Tom Mitchell, Jan 29, 2003.
  
  
• News Guangdong-Bringing opportunities to small companies by Wei Wei, April 3, 2002.
  Explanation of the nature of Dezan Shira & Associates
  
  
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