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China is planning to bring in new regulations aimed at tightening up its magazine and periodicals market as part of a general tidy-up by the General Administration of Press and Publishing (GAPP) ahead of the 2008 Olympics.

It appears the Chinese government has decreed that companies going public need to pass environmental regulations. And guess what? This affects Chinese companies.

On the last working day of 2007, China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) jointly issued the Administrative Provision on Internet Audio-Visual Program Services. According to the Provision, online video business operators have to obtain programming permits from the authority or perform required procedures. Companies applying for internet audio-visual service permits must be "legal persons, fully state-owned or state ownership-controlled, with no law breaching records in the prior three years".

Internet censor in China

he last 3 months have been a nightmare for anyone with a Made in China sticker on their goods, and for China as a whole.
Through this process, one of the things I keep coming back to is “what level of product failure is acceptable?”. For consumers, the first response is none. But is that reasonable?

Jet Li talked to a blogger privately about his idea on One Foundation recently. He shared the current China NGO regulations and status with some interest numbers.

In an effort to reduce the trade deficit and curb energy intensive exports, China has announced that they will reduce VAT rebates in nearly 3000 categories.

I have discussed this in length on All Roads Lead to China for the last week, and have the entire VAT reduction tariff on there as well.

If you are manufacturing in China for export, this will impact your bottom line.

When traveling in to China, it’s important to understand the customs regulations, so that you do not bring in any forbidden items. Though these things may be illegal, common sense alone should help you avoid any legal trouble, with the greatest fear being only that you could forfeit your goods upon entry to the country.

That is a famous quote by PT Barnum, and perhaps it is a phrase that best sums up how a foreigner can find himself paying 675USD for coffee on Nanjing Road.