China's Outbound Non-financial Direct Investment Increased 18.8% YoY

Chinese Jewelry's Enterprises Journey to Go Global

26-year-old Xiaolin plans to marry his girlfriend of five years, and purchasing gold and silver jewelry is an essential part of the wedding preparations. When he went shopping, he was shocked to find that the prices of gold and silver jewelry had skyrocketed. A ring he liked last year had already increased in price by 17% this year.

Access Group Launches APAC Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Aiming to Create Over 1,000 High-Value Job

By Philip Elijah, November 14, 2024. The Access Group, a leading UK-based business management software provider with £480 million in revenue in 2023, officially inaugurated its Global Operations Centre (GOC) in Kuala Lumpur on November 11. This new hub is a cornerstone of the company’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) expansion strategy, complementing existing innovation centres in Loughborough, UK, and Timisoara, Romania. It will focus on product engineering, customer success, and operat

Doubt Cast on Singapore’s Effort to Preserve Hawker Culture

A new initiative allowing certain foreigners to work as food stall assistants in Singapore’s hawker trade may face challenges in attracting applicants due to the physically demanding nature of the job and its relatively low wages, policy experts suggest.

Argentina's wave of SME closures continues, with a bleak recovery outlook

New Import Tax Regulations in Brazil: Cross-Border Shopping to Enjoy Tax Discounts from Au

EqualOcean reports that starting August 1, 2024, under Brazil's newly passed Law No. 914/2024, purchases over USD 50 on international cross-border shopping platforms that are part of the "Conforme Remessa" import tax compliance program will benefit from reduced import taxes.