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What company type is good for foreign investors in Vietnam?
- March 2013
- Members Access
Wholly foreign-owned enterprises can be established in Vietnam in one of the following forms: 1. Limited liability company - If foreign investors wish to use limited liability company, the advantages would be: Members are only liable for the amo...
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What are the main pros and cons of using partnership for joint venture in Vietna...
- March 2013
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The main advantages of using a partnership are that: Persons investing in the partnership can be limited partner, i.e.: partners that are of limited liability. The downsides of partnership is that: Two or more general partners are required t...
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What are the advantages and problems of using representative offices in Vietnam?
- March 2013
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The most important feature of a representative office in Vietnam is the ease of registration. Also, it can hire staff directly and act as a liaison office with the overseas headquarter or quality control stronghold for products. However, it is not a...
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What is a project office in India?
- March 2013
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A project office in India is a branch office set up with a limited goal for a specific project. It permits the company to establish a presence for a certain period of time. The project of a project company is crucial to its existence. The project ha...
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What are the advantages of using wholly owned subsidiary or joint venture compan...
- March 2013
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Both solutions will take form of a limited liability company, which will have a separate legal personality, from the parent company. This will effectively provide the foreign company total control, limited liability and much less restrictions on the ...
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What are the advantages of using Hong Kong or Singapore as a holding company?
- March 2013
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Given the number of tax treaties that Hong Kong and Singapore signed with the neighbouring emerging economies, they are ideal location for setting up a holding company because of: • Minimal exposure to corporate income tax • Options for f...
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Are there requirements to set up a holding company in Hong Kong for Chinese busi...
- March 2013
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With the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, Hong Kong companies that pass certain threshold may receive preferential treatment in operating in China. This is particularly true for service industry. However, these treatments may be time dependent ...
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Why is Singapore a better place for reaching out into Asia?
- March 2013
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Since Singapore is a member of the ASEAN countries, a foreign-owned domestic company will automatically qualify for the duty free treatments across ASEAN countries. Also, Singapore has double tax agreements with India and China, this provides the ext...
webinar
Payroll in South China - Key Points to Understand the Chinese System
- February 2013
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Sisi Xu, Senior Manager in Dezan Shira and Associates Shenzhen office, and Penny Li, Manager of Business Advisory Services in Shenzhen, introduce payroll from a financial and legal perspective.
podcast
Asia Briefing Magazine, January 2013 Issue: "Are you ready for ASEAN 2015?"
- January 2013
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Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Founder of Dezan Shira & Associates, discusses the new dawn that ASEAN free trade brings to the entire region.
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What is ASEAN?
- January 2013
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ASEAN is an acronym for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The Association is founded in 1967 and is comprised of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In recent years, the regi...
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What is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?
- January 2013
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) scheme includes ASEAN bloc, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The aim of this partnership is, when being implemented, to lower customs duties and trade barriers between the...
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