China labor compliance amid extreme heat is increasingly regulated. Learn how foreign companies can meet legal obligations in ...

In our Asia Transfer Pricing Brief for Q1 2025, we present the latest updates on transfer pricing in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and ...

The law decentralizes quality oversight by giving commune-level People’s Committees the authority to manage product quality ...

On May 21, 2025, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the Stablecoins Bill (hereinafter, the “Bill”), marking a decisive shift toward a regulated stablecoin ecosystem in Asia’s premier ...

China ODI in numbers In the first five months of 2025, China’s total outbound direct investment (ODI) reached RMB 492.02 billion, a 1.2 percent drop year-on-year in yuan terms (US$68.47 billion in ...

Da Nang has received approval to develop a free trade zone, which is part of Vietnam's ambitious plan to establish multiple ...

China’s labor market – the largest in the world – is undergoing a period of rapid change. As the population ages, the working-age population shrinks, and new forms of employment become more prevalent, ...

Understanding new quality productive forces The term NQPFs denotes an innovation-led economic growth model wherein emerging and disruptive technologies give rise to a new array of industries, economic ...

According to the Hurun 2018 China New Middle-Class Report, there were over 33.2 million middle-class households as of August 2018. The “middle class” is defined by Hurun as “Urban residents with an ...

China is home to the second-largest medical device market in the world after the US, according to research from management consulting firm Roland Berger, as quoted by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) ...

China’s anti-aging market overview The anti-aging market covers products, services, and technologies geared towards counteracting the signs and impacts of aging on the human body. It spans skincare ...