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Restructuring Your China Business To Outperform In The New Normal 2020 challenged businesses around the world with the breakout of Covid-19. Companies will need to make difficult decisions going into 2021, exploring strategies to bolster their operational sustainability, such as by restructuring their companies. In this issue of China Briefing magazine, we walk foreign investors through the different considerations when restructuring their China businesses.   Doing Business In ASEAN 2021 This publication is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in ASEAN, and provides market overviews of each of the ten ASEAN nations, coupled with corporate establishment, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, due diligence and financial overviews to multinationals looking at investing in the region.     Planning Your 2021 Budget: Opportunities In India Multinational firms planning their 2021 investment budgets should consider India with its large competitive work force and massive middle class consumer market. We provide cost comparisons and market analysis.   Vietnam As An Alternative Destination For US Investors Vietnam has emerged as an ideal alternative manufacturing destination to China for US businesses, in part due to the US-China trade war and disrupted supply chains due to the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss trends in the Vietnam-US relationship, growing economic ties, and how US businesses can leverage and benefit from moving their production to Vietnam.   Steps To Protect Your Company Against Phishing Attacks Phishing email attacks have become a major cause of data breaches and is one of the most dangerous security threats to companies. With 30% of phishing emails able to bypass default security measures and another 30% being opened by target users, what can you do to keep your company protected?   Is Hainan Island Possibly The Best Place In China For Foreign Expat CEOs To Be Based? Tax incentives kick in for foreign investors from January 2021, with the entire island to become a Free Trade Port. Hainan is being positioned as an alternative Singapore, with huge opportunities in medical tourism, and offers free trade agreements with ASEAN & RCEP, horse racing, golf clubs, and an attractive climate, while branch offices of Hainan WFOEs can establish branches across China.   Understanding Labuan's New Tax Framework Labuan, an island off Malaysia popular with Singaporean manufacturers, has issued a new tax framework which positively impacts upon various tax requirements, and is designed to increase Labuan's competitiveness in ASEAN.   China-Europe Rail Freight Doubled In 2020. These Are 44 Emerging European Freight Hubs To Watch The number of China-Europe freight trains hit a record high of 1,247 in August this year, up 62% over 2019 figures, transporting 113,000 TEUs of goods, itself an increase of 66% over the year. New transport and distribution hubs are emerging: we examine these.

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN THIS MONTH     Managing Your Profits: Service Fee and Royalty Contracts Webinar | December 2, 2020 | 1:00 PM New York Time   Individual Income Tax for Expats 2020: Resolving Compliance Issues Webinar | December 8, 2020 | 4:00 PM China Time   Protect Your Intellectual Property in ASEAN and China - Key Legal Considerations by Country Webinar | December 9, 2020 | 4:00 PM Singapore Time   How to Control Risks in Your China Joint Venture Webinar | December 9, 2020 | 2:30 PM China   Understanding China's New Accounting Standards: Key Changes and Impacts Webinar | December 10, 2020 | 4:00 PM China Time   [EVFTA Series] Automotive in EVFTA: How foreign investors can qualify for the preferential tariffs Webinar | December 16, 2020 | 3:00 PM Vietnam Time

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