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On 24th February 2019, Dezan Shira & Associates’ HR and Payroll team hosted a half day seminar discussing China’s new individual income tax (IIT) law reform at our Shanghai office. Interpreting China’s New IIT Law Fuki Fu, HR & Payroll Assistant Manager and Susan Ma, Corporate Accounting Services Manager, delivered a presentation discussing the latest […]

Dezan Shira & Associates was a supporting partner for the 8th edition of the Australia China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS 8) held in Shanghai on the January 24-27, 2019. Dezan Shira’s Australian Desk was actively involved the organization of the summit and gave a keynote speech on the topic of Sino-Australia Business Relationship. The Summit […]

On 23 January 2019, Daisy Zang, Manager of our Outbound Direct Investment (ODI) service, presented at the Vietnam Investment Conference organized by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce in Guangzhou. During the conference, Daisy explained ODI policies in Vietnam, and shared her professional knowledge regarding the China plus One Strategy in Vietnam as well as client experiences in the region. […]

On January 9th 2019, employees at the Dezan Shira & Associates, Beijing Office, celebrated the new year with the first ‘Employee Engagement’ activity of 2019. How to Act in an Emergency In this first session, volunteers from the Red Cross Society of China trained our staff to perform professional first aid. The training lasted two […]

Two members of our International Business Advisory team, Valeria Manunza and Juan Manuel Rojas Cardenas, gave a presentation entitled, “Trade War- How to Ensure Your Business is Not a Trade War Casualty”, with the Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China on 17 and 18 December in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. During the presentation, Valeria and Juan shared insights and advice on the Trade War, reviewing multiple angles […]

Giovanni Lovisetti, Manager of the Dezan Shira & Associates Milan branch, was invited as a special guest of “40 Years, 40 Witnesses”. The program aims to view the vast reform and opening up of China through the eyes forty foreigners. In the video, Giovanni shares his experience of living and working in China since 2013. […]

On November 21, 2018, Dezan Shira & Associates’ Assistant Manager for HR & Payroll, Ellen Yin, gave a speech to the HR committee members of EU Chamber Shanghai. In the presentation, Ellen explained the importance of HR audits for foreign invested companies in China and how to conduct a HR audit to successfully improve HR […]

In autumn of 2018, Dezan Shira & Associates hosted a series of training sessions for the EU Chamber (Nanjing Chapter) on HR related topics. These sessions particularly focused on HR management for foreign invested companies in second tier cities throughout the Yangtze River Delta. On September 18, David Niu, Senior Manager of Dezan Shira’s HR […]

Earlier this month, our Managing Partner, Alberto Vettoretti, featured on a podcast by Marketplace which examined the impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on China. Under the new agreement, members of the USMCA are encouraged to source manufacturing parts from member countries to avoid penalties. “I don’t have a single client that looked at […]

Our Chairman and Founder, Chris Devonshire-Ellis, recently spoke with Eldad Shashua on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in China, more than 25 years since establishing Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA). During the interview, Devonshire-Ellis sheds light on the challenges businesses may face in China, particularly around new technologies and global warming. It would […]