Tag: ASEAN

February 28, 2015
Foreign firms and industry associations struggle to determine how to deal with Chinese regulators. Foreign information technology firms lose place on China’s official list of approved products. Despite political challenges, Google salivates over China opportunities created by massive Android user base. China’s anti-corruption campaign and other factors disrupt payback from…
January 7, 2015
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) expects stable inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. Qualcomm taking steps to address National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) concerns, but still at risk of serious NDRC actions against it. Subway gets bitten over reports of doctored food expiration dates at a Beijing franchise. Chinese car…
June 2, 2014
China has been at the center of business strategy for Japanese firms, which is not surprising given that China overtook the US as the largest market for Japan’s exports in 2006.  The first decade of the century was dubbed “the third wave” of Japanese FDI flows to China.  Even if...